Teen Fugitive Caught, Woman Arrested For Drugs In Vernon Incident

VERNON, CT — What began as police catching up with a 17-year-old wanted by the court system turned out to be a drug arrest for a 48-year-old woman whose car the boy fled from, police said.

The incident took place at 3:48 p.m. on Wednesday, police said. The teen had re-arrest warrants issued for him for skipping out on court dates and an officer spotted him in a car pulling into a driveway on Brooklyn Street, police said.

The boy saw the officer, abandoned the car, and ran off, police said.

Meanwhile, the woman who owned the car came over to it and was found with crack cocaine and marijuana in her purse, police said. The exact amount of crack was not specified, but the pot totaled 14.8 grams, police said.

The woman, Tammy Royster, of Coventry, was charged with the use of drug paraphernalia and posessing a controlled substance, according to an arrest log.

The teen was found on West Main Street and also had crack on him, police said. He was remanded to the juvenile court system, police said.

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