To graduate, the police dog had to successfully complete a "rigorous 14-week training program."
The blaze was reported Saturday night on Pixlee Place.
The defendant still faces two other charges of animal cruelty in connection with the case.
The 68-year-old victim from Bridgeport was discovered in his home in February.
The victim suffered a wound that is not considered to be life-threatening.
The man appeared to have been targeted in the attack, according to police.
The suspect is also accused of murder in New Haven, and robbery in West Haven, according to authorities.
The four suspects are accused of breaking into an apartment on Ridgefield Avenue, according to Bridgeport police.
The incident, one of two allegedly involving the suspect, occurred Thursday near Central High School in Bridgeport.
The victim was discovered Thursday morning on Denver Avenue; he had been shot Wednesday night.
The man may have ties to Stamford or the lower Fairfield County area, according to police.
The defendant's primary role was transporting the criminal organization's cash proceeds to money launderers, according to prosecutors.
Derrick Francis, also known as Ainsley Forbes, was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Brianna Destiny McKoy.
One Bridgeport police officer was injured during the pursuit of the suspects, according to authorities.
Thomas Laporte is accused of shooting a man in the leg several times during an altercation last month.
The victim was discovered just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday on East Main and Arctic streets in Bridgeport.
Derrick Francis is wanted in connection with the April 6 murder of 23-year-old Bridgeport resident Brianna Destiny McKoy.
The woman's body was discovered Thursday morning.
Stamford police said they arrested a 37-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon.
The shooting occurred late Tuesday on Trumbull Avenue in Bridgeport, according to police.
The suspect is a 14-year-old juvenile, according to Bridgeport police.
Prosecutors said the defendant drove a stolen vehicle that was used during the December 2019 killing of Ty’Quess Moore in Bridgeport.
The victim had contacted the suspects over Snapchat about buying an iPhone, according to police.
The victim, Thomas Asbury, was shot in March 2022 and died two months later.
Tomas Elias Laporte is wanted by Bridgeport police in connection with a March 8 shooting on Iranistan Avenue. Click to see photo.
Authorities said they found marijuana during a raid this week of the Moon Rock and Roll smoke shop on Main Street.
The suspects are accused of defacing the headstone with a hammer and screwdriver, according to authorities.
The suspect is accused of illegally selling handguns to undercover federal agents, according to prosecutors.
The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon near the intersection of State Street and Iranistan Avenue, according to authorities.
Bridgeport police are asking for the public's help in identifying two people who were with the accused killer of delivery driver Jiabin Lin.
Jiabin Lin, 36, was shot multiple times and killed Saturday while delivering food on Boston Avenue, according to authorities.
A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing.
The fatal shooting occurred Saturday night near Boston and Palisades avenues in Bridgeport, according to police.
The shooting occurred early Monday on Howard Avenue, according to Bridgeport police.
Police said the accused "had gotten close to the victims and in several instances, touched the victims causing them alarm."
The accused was given a $70,000 bond, police said.
The shooting occurred Monday afternoon on William Street, according to police.
The defendant was found in possession of kilos of a substance containing fentanyl, cocaine and heroin, according to federal prosecutors.
The suspect led authorities on a high-speed chase from Bridgeport to Higganum, with the victim in the vehicle, before he was captured.
The shooting occurred near the intersection of Federal Street and Madison Avenue in Bridgeport, during the early morning hours of Jan. 1.