A suspect wanted in New Jersey for running down a police officer during a Sunday night traffic stop has been arrested nearly 100 miles away in Connecticut.
Connecticut State Police said early Monday morning that the driver accused of hitting a Belleville officer during a traffic stop the night before had been located around 2 a.m. Troopers reportedly tracked down the suspect’s car in New Britain and took the driver into custody overnight.
The situation unfolded Sunday round 8 p.m., when two police officers tried to engage the driver during a traffic stop near Branch Brook Park in New Jersey…