Crime & Safety
Woman Charged After Mop Fight at Vernon Condo Complex
A woman went after someone with a mop during a dispute, police said.
VERNON, CT – A Vernon woman is facing a criminal charge for what police are describing as a mop fight at a local condominium complex, police said.
Police released the details of the Jan. 23 case on Friday.
The incident broke out at 1:44 p.m. at 1134 Hartford Turnpike, thew local name for state Route 30, according to an arrest report.
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Venice Bawl-Harris 43, was charged with second-degree breach of peace, police said. According to an arrest report, she was upset with her boyfriend's son and tried to hit him with a mop.
The son then blocked the mop and wrested it away from Bawl-Harris, according to an arrest report. During the scuffle, the son was scratched in the face, according to an arrest report.
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