Crime & Safety
The Latest State Police Logs From Troop C - Tolland
Police log entries reflect charges only and not convictions.

April 8
WILLINGTON, CT - Damien Dickerson, 33, of 26 Mount Vernon Drive, Vernon, was charged with possession of a controlled substance at 5:57 p.m. after being pulled over at a speed check on Route 74, state police said. Heroin was found in the car, state police said.
April 10
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SOMERS, CT - At 11:23 p.m., state troopers were dispatched to a home on Shaker Road for a burglary residents said took place between 7 and 8:45 that night, state police said, The homeowners were not at the dwelling at the time and several items were stolen, state police said. State police are asking anyone with information about the incident call 860-896-3222, ext. 8022.
MANSFIELD, CT - Mark Violette, 19, of 81 Stagecoach Road, Woodbury, was charged with interfering and second-degree forgery after attempting to flee a house party state police were breaking up on Pinney Hill Road, state police said. He had fake identification on him, state police said.
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VERNON, CT - Christopher Muir, of 114 Windsorville Road, East Windsor, was charged with reckless driving and narcotics possession for an incident at 9:48 p.m. on Interstate-84, state police said. He sped past a speed trap at 91 mph and was found with drugs after he was stopped, state police said. Read the full story here.
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