East Hartford Man Arrested for Vernon Burglary

VERNON, CT — An East Hartford Man is one of three suspects were in custody on Monday for an armed robbery at a Vernon bowling center, police said.

At 10:57 p.m. on Sunday, Vernon police received a 911 call about an armed robbery involving a handgun in the parking lot of the Spare Time bowling center.

Three suspects were seen fleeing the area in a vehicle headed south on Route 83, police said.
Police converged on the area and a state trooper located the vehicle on Route 30 in the area of Dobson Road and followed it, police said.
The vehicle proceeded onto I-84 westbound at exit 66 and the trooper attempted to stop it, police said.

The vehicle made it to the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, where it eventually crashed near Webster Street, police said.

Two suspects were detained and one fled on foot, police said. Vernon officers arrested the two and brought them back to town, police said.

State troopers and officers from Wethersfield, Newington and Berlin searched for the third suspect with a dog unit and the suspect was located on Monday morning by Newington officers and was being transported back to Vernon, police said.

The two arrested in connection with the incident have been identified as Joshua Dionne, 19, of Hartford and Jerris Holloway, 18, of Hartford. They were being held on $250,000 surety bonds for first-degree robbery, fourth-degree larceny, first-degree forgery, marijuana possession and second-degree threatening, police said.

The third suspect in the robbery was identified on Monday afternoon as Charles J. Rivard, 22, of East Hartford. Rivard is being held on a $250,000.00 bond. He was on parole at the time of the offense and has been remanded to custody of the Department of Corrections as well. His local charges are the same as those for Dionne and Holloway, police said.

Police were still investigating the incident on Monday morning and said anyone with information on it can contact the Vernon Police Department at 860-872-9126.

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