The veteran firefighter was a longtime Plantsville resident and served in the Southington FD since 1977.
Both men will appear in New Britain Superior Court next week in two separate child pornography possession cases.
The incident happened last month at the Southington CVS store on Queen Street, with the suspect being taken into custody earlier this week.
All information is provided by the Southington Police Department. Charges are allegations, not convictions.
The operation dates back to 2022 and involved the use of Facebook Marketplace to lure his victim.
The battalion chief retired on Saturday, June 21, after multiple decades of service in Southington.
Police said the suspect was in traffic as the ceremony let out before driving on the grass, a sidewalk, then nearly hit police at the site.
Federal officials Thursday released additional information about an ICE raid at a Southington car wash Monday, but not any names or charges.
The veteran police detective who also served as a mentor for Southington's youth officially retired from service last week.
They are believed to be U.S. immigrants and, according to reports, may have been targeted by federal ICE agents.
The crackdown is ongoing and will continue until Sunday, June 15, with violators of handicap parking laws targeted.
The longtime member of the Southington Fire Department has been a battalion chief since 2022.
The 2024 Southington Police Department 'Officer of the Year Award' was handed out recently by the local American Legion chapter.
The smoke shop was one of nine subject to a compliance check last week to determine if they sold tobacco/vapes to minors.
Southington police are investigating a collision on Saturday between a vehicle and a moped.
The Southington police and fire departments are going against each other in an epic pizza-eating contest this Saturday, May 24.
The Southington Fire Department this week urged parents to talk to their teens about the troubling 'short-circuit challenge.'
The juveniles are believed to have been influenced by a viral TikTok trend challenging people to cause their laptops to burn, police said.
The Southington Police Department recently issued a short video on the topic of safety on the Southington Linear Trail.
The Southington Fire Department last week announced multiple promotions, as well as the swearing in of two new firefighters.
Bristol police are asking for the public's help as they investigate the accident.
The Southington Police Department did very well over the weekend in the 'Battle of the Badges' weightlifting competition.
A New Britain Superior Court judge handed down a ruling Tuesday to the killer of Southington resident and Trooper Aaron Pelletier last May.
A Newington resident and a Wolcott resident are accused of assaulting a mixed-race couple on a Southington sidewalk earlier this month.
The Southington Town Council recently approved key provisions in a new, three-year labor pact with the Southington PD's union.
The collision between a motorcycle and a BMW is still under investigation, according to police.
The crash happened Friday morning on a busy stretch of roadway in Southington
The initial incident happened in January, with a 29-year-old suspect charged with drug and motor vehicle offenses last week.