Crime & Safety

Knife Incident Lands Vernon Woman With Charges

A Saturday night incident with a knife in Vernon left a 32-year-old woman with eight charges, police said.

VERNON, CT — A Saturday night incident with a knife on North Park Street left a 32-year-old woman with eight charges and a Monday date in a courtroom.

The incident took place at 6:58 p.m., according to a report.

The call came in intially as a disorderly complaint. Brittany Randle is accused of threatening a family member with a knife and then assaulting her, according to a report.

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She was charged with:

  • Attempted first-degree assault
  • Second-degree breach of peace
  • Second-degree reckless endangerment (three counts)
  • Second-degree threatening (three counts)

She was held over the weekend on a $35,000 bond, according to a report.

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