Fleeing Suspect Revived By Vernon, Manchester Cops After Dog Track

VERNON, CT — A state police dog teamed up with officers from Vernon, Manchester and South Windsor Wednesday night to quickly end a pursuit — and revive a suspect.

Troop C canine officer Viper entered the fray after Vernon police alerted state police that a vehicle had failed to stop for them and was headed toward Manchester on Interstate 84, state police said.

It was 9:05 p.m. when the call came in.

As state troopers were responding, the vehicle subsequently stopped and two suspects fled on foot, according to an incident report. One suspect was captured quickly by Vernon Police and the other headed into a wooded area near Exit 63, according to an inc ident report.

As a perimeter was being set up by Manchester, South Windsor and Vernon units, Viper located the suspect after about an hour unresponsive with shallow breathing, according to an incident report.

State troopers and officers from Vernon and Manchester began medical aid and the suspect became conscious after several minutes ands was eventually handed over to emergency medical crews.

The suspect was later taken into custody by Vernon Police.