Vernon Community Cop Nabs 2 Dealers In 2 Weeks: Report

VERNON, CT — The Vernon community police officer assigned to the VPD Rockville Substation has now arrested two suspected drug dealers in as many weeks on West Main Street, a report shows.

The latest arrest took place at 9:51 p.m. Wednesday. The community police officer was on patrol and noticed a woman known by the cops to be a "known drug user" climb into a Nissan Sedan driven by David Sims, 40, of Vernon, according to a report.

The officer noticed both equipment and moving violations and pulled the vehicle over, according to a report.

Sims, who had a large amount of cash on him plus several phones, seemed to have swallowed crack cocaine after being pulled over and then did not grant consent for a search, so a state police narcotics dog unit was called to the scene, according to a report.

The dog located heroin hidden behind a panel underneath the car's dashboard, a report indicates.

Sims was charged with possession of narcotics, possession with the intent to sell, a pair of lane violations, and failure to illuminate a registration plate, according to a report.

.He was to appear in court Thursday, police said.

Last week, the same officer arrested two teens on drug charges after about a half-pound of marijuana was located in a vehicle after a traffic stop On West Main, police said.