Arrest Made In Vernon Stabbing Incident

VERNON, CT — Vernon police have made an arrest related to a stabbing incident late Tuesday morning on Bellevue Avenue.

Whitney Baldwin, 32, of Terrace Drive in Vernon surrendered to state police at the Troop K barracks Wednesday morning and was brought back to Vernon police headquarters, police said.

According to a report, Baldwin was in an argument with another woman on the street in the area of 3 Bellevue Avenue shortly before 10 a.m. The argument escalated and it seems the woman was stabbed in the thigh by Baldwin with a folding knife, according to a report.

Baldwin discarded the knife and it was later recovered by police, a report states.

The woman suffered a "serious injury" and had "significant blood loss" at the scene, police said.

Initial responding officers applied a tourniquet to her leg to stop the bleeding. The woman was not breathing and did not have a pulse and CPR was initiated by police officers. The resuscitative efforts were continued by ambulance personnel, a report states.

The woman was transported to Rockville General Hospital by Vernon EMS and was then transferred to Hartford Hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery, police said.

She remained in critical condition with "life-threatening injuries" Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The woman is a Vernon resident, but police are not identifyng her, citing an active investigation. She and Baldwin knew each other, according to a report, and police do not believe it was a random act.

Baldwin has been charged with first-degree assault and tampering with evidence. She posted a $125,000 court-set bond and is due to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Aug. 22.

Anyone with information or anyone who witnessed the incident is being being asked to contact Vernon Detective Mike Patrizz at 860-872-9126. Callers may remain anonymous, police said.