Crime & Safety
Hotel, Booking Room Altercations Lead To Charges In Vernon
A man was charged in Vernon aftrer altercations at a hotel and at the police department, a report says.
VERNON, CT — A Manchester man was arrested by Vernon police early Wednesday morning for altercations at a local hotel and inside the police booking room, a report indicates.
At 3:11 a.m., police received a complaint about 59-year-old Gregory Buchanan being at the Red Roof Inn, 453 Hartford Turnpike, in vciolation of a court-issued protective order, according to a report. Buchanan also had on him crack cocaine and heroin, according to a report.
After he was arrested, Buchanan refused to be fingerprinted and to have his picture taken, according to a report.
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He was charged with failure to comly with fingerprint requirements, posession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and violating a peotective order.
He was held overnight on a $50,000 bond and was to appear in Rockville Superior Court Wednesday, police said.
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