Crime & Safety
Man Threatened To Shoot People At Stop & Shop In Vernon: Police
A potentially violent altercation at a supermarket in Vernon led to an arrest, police said.
VERNON, CT — A man was arrested after a potentially violent incident at a supermarket in Vernon over the weekend, police said.
The incident took place Sunday at the Stop & Shop Supermarket on Pitkin Road, according to an arrest report.
Police were told that a man inside the store, later identified as 41-year-old Robert Hazelton, was screaming in general, yelling racial slurs at employees and threatening to shoot people inside, according to an arrest report.
Find out what's happening in Vernonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Hazelton was arrested and charged with first-degree threatening with an attempt to create a hazard or terrorize, threatening to intimidate with bigotry or bias, second-degree breach of peace and second-degree threatening, records show.
He was held overnight on a $10,000 bond and was to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Monday, police said.
Find out what's happening in Vernonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
