The officer returned to his vehicle and was able to chase down, stop and arrest the accused, Trumbull police said.
The man is also accused of physically and sexually assaulting an employee of the business, police said.
Drivers are being asked to avoid the area while the investigation is ongoing.
The earthquake was reported late Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The man is also facing weapons charges after police said they found a gun inside his BMW sedan.
Police said they arrested a 36-year-old man in Stamford on Thursday who was wanted out of Bridgeport in connection with a shooting.
The explosions were heard and felt Thursday night and early Friday morning in the North Stamford area, according to fire officials.
The incident occurred outside a Stamford restaurant on Oct. 18, according to police.
Train service was temporarily suspended after the person was struck by the train.
Police said they arrested a 44-year-old Stamford man on Nov. 7 following a several-week investigation.
Police said a 44-year-old man on a motorcycle left the roadway and struck a fence and a tree in the early morning hours of Nov. 7.
Police said a man stole nearly $1 million from DoorDash drivers in a multiyear scheme.
The crash occurred at approximately 12:10 a.m. Thursday, the Stamford Police Department said.
A Connecticut State Trooper observed a man driving at high speeds on Interstate-95 in Darien early Friday, state police said.
Police said a man was struck by a front-end loader in Stamford on Wednesday. The man was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The crash occurred early Wednesday night, according to the Stamford Police Department.
The incident occurred Wednesday morning at a private business in Stamford, according to police.
Residents were able to drop off unused or unwanted medications at the Stamford Police Department last week.
A 58-year-old Stamford man turned himself in at police headquarters on Friday, according to an update on the investigation.
The man pleaded guilty not guilty in court on Wednesday, according to prosecutors.
Intermittent phone outages throughout Connecticut impacted Stamford's 911 emergency communications center for most of Tuesday.
Police were called to a Super 8 hotel in Stamford on Oct. 14. on a report of a shooting.
Police said they responded to the Super 8 hotel in Stamford on Oct. 14 on a report of a shooting.
Stamford police were called to a hotel on Oct. 14 on a report of a shooting, the department said in a news release earlier this week.
Stamford firefighters responded to a house fire in the early morning hours of Wednesday. One firefighter was injured, the department said.
The arrestee told police he believed he consumed about a 12-pack of beer and previously used cocaine, the Connecticut State Police said.
Police said they were called to the hotel shortly before 11 a.m. on Oct. 14 on a report of a shooting.
Police said the crash occurred on Oct. 11 shortly before noon.
"All aspects" of the crash are being investigated, police said, including the possibility the crash was preceded by a medical episode.
Police said a contractor had installed his own security camera system at the site after experiencing two prior break-ins.
A man accused of robbing a spa worker at knife point was held on $500,000 bond, Milford police said.
Tracey Baker, a Bridgeport resident, was accused of stabbing a food delivery driver in 2022.
Firefighters responded to a home on Monday on a report of a fire underneath the porch, the Stamford Fire Department said.
Police said they were investigating potential crack cocaine sales throughout the city.
The online form allows residents to submit traffic safety complaints or concerns directly to the department.
Prosecutors said the money laundering scheme was related to large-scale trafficking of marijuana.
Police said the drivers of both the Vespa scooter and the sedan were taken to a hospital after the two vehicles collided in New Canaan.
Residents should be aware of flash flooding during high tide, police said.
Several school districts around the state have been impacted by threats made online, according to officials.
The Stamford Police Department, in conjunction with state officials, recently conducted unannounced compliance checks at three smoke shops.