Trespasser Tried To Set Fire At Rockville General Hospital: Police

VERNON, CT — An altercation at Rockville General Hospital led to an unruly man trying to set a fire, police said.

Vernon police released a report on the incident Monday.

The scene unraveled art 3:08 a.m. Friday, when officers were summoned to the hospital for a disturbance involving a 26-year-old Hartford man, considered to be trespassing, according to an arrest report.

The man threatened RGH staff members and "partially" started a fire on the premises, according to an arrest report.

Officers caught up to him on adjacent Village Street, where he became combative, according to an arrest report. He was eventually taken into custody and charged with interfering with police.