Crime & Safety
Vernon Cops Make Gun, Drug Arrest At Motel
Drugs and a weapon were located in a vehicle at motel on the Vernon-Manchester line, police said.
VERNON, CT — Vernon police have arrested a suspected dealer on narcotics and weapons charges in a notorious motel parking lot.
Details of the May 16 incident were released Wednesday.
At 5:14 p.m. that day, police stopped a vehicle in the lot of the Travelodge at 51 Hartford Turnpike after a reckless driving incident, according to an arrest report. The hotel sits on the Vernon-Manchester line.
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Drugs and a doctored gun were then located in the vehicle, an arrest report indicates.
Vernon police arrested 33-year-old Hartford resident Brian Evan Dudley and charged him with:
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- Possession of a controlled substance
- Possession of narcotics with intent to sell
- Operating a drug factory
- Criminal possession of a pistol
- Illegal alteration of a firearm
- Illegal possession of a weapon on a motor vehicle
- Reckless driving
- Driving an unregistered motor vehicle
He was released on a $100,000 bond and is expected in court on May 30.
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