The defendant was a member of the Original North End street gang, according to prosecutors.
The veteran officer was arrested in connection with a domestic violence investigation, according to the Bridgeport Police Department.
At the time of his federal arrest, the defendant tried to run from law enforcement, and was struck by a car, according to prosecutors.
The fire was reported early Monday on Stratford Avenue, according to authorities.
He had previously escaped from a Department of Corrections halfway house, police said.
The motorcyclist was 36-years-old.
The defendant was on supervised release from prison when authorities discovered he had a gun with an extended magazine in his possession.
Charges against the suspect will be upgraded to murder, according to authorities.
Police said the man, who worked as a bus aide, assaulted a 9-year-old student in Darien while the bus was heading from Stamford to Trumbull.
The shooting occurred Monday night at the PT Barnum Housing complex.
Three teens accused of taking items from vehicles parked in Trumbull were arrested after fleeing in a stolen car, according to police.
The fire was reported Sunday afternoon on Mountain Grove Avenue.
The suspect, who was taken into custody Wednesday morning, is accused of shooting a 24-year-old Bridgeport man, according to authorities.
The 3-year-old was found unresponsive in a small, children's pool on Saturday night.
The defendant was accused of trafficking firearms from Georgia to Connecticut.
The child was taken to Bridgeport Hospital and pronounced dead, authorities said.
"There is no viable reason to believe this occurrence was associated with terrorism." — Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran
Bridgeport police said the three were involved in a shooting at the "In the City" lounge on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport.
A Bridgeport City Councilman and a Bridgeport Democratic Party leader are among the suspects.
Officials found that the carbon monoxide levels inside the building were nearly twice the level considered toxic to humans.
The shooting occurred early Friday on Park Avenue in Bridgeport, according to authorities.
No injuries were reported in the Tuesday incident.
A Bridgeport man accused of fleeing from a traffic stop on Route 8 in Shelton last month was arrested this week, according to state police.
Steven Bailey, 43, had been charged with violation of his probation on a prior conviction of obscenity with a minor, a report says.
A double-fatal shooting occurred at the club in March, according to authorities.
The four are among a group of 11 Fairfield County suspects charged in connection with the federal case.
Several people were injured in multiple shootings Saturday and early Sunday, according to police.
The woman was traveling in a car when she was shot, police said, noting the attack came from another vehicle in the area.
The incident, which led to the woman's arrest, occurred in Westport.
The incident occurred Thursday afternoon on Lafayette Boulevard in Bridgeport, according to authorities.
Many people reported the scent to Bridgeport's Emergency Communications Center, according to officials. But there is no need to fear.
The department is currently accepting applications for officer candidates.
Police responded to several reports of gunfire in the neighborhood around a house party in Bridgeport. Suspects remained at large Saturday.
The defendant was accused of being in an organization that distributed fentanyl and heroin in and around Bridgeport.
The victim’s remains were found buried under a garage eight years after he was reported missing.
The incident occurred early Thursday on Birdseye Street in Bridgeport, according to authorities. UPDATE
The defendant was accused of supplying fentanyl to a New York woman who died of an overdose.
The defendant was accused of obtaining guns in Georgia and supplying them to people in Connecticut, according to prosecutors.
The two are known to frequent the East End of Bridgeport, and should be considered armed and dangerous, according to authorities.
The suspect tried to flee from police on a scooter, and then on foot, before he was caught.