A man suspected in a home invasion and arson in Waterbury allegedly struck a state police cruiser last Friday and led troopers on a pursuit from Newtown to Brookfield before he was apprehended following a foot pursuit.

Jalen Rasheed Skeete, 24, of Bridgeport faces charges of reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit, evading responsibility, interfering with police and first-degree reckless endangerment, according to Connecticut State Police .

State police said troopers from Troop I in Bethany contacted the Troop A barracks in Southbury around 8:30 a.m. for assistance locating Skeete after he had allegedly struck a state police cruiser in Prospect. He was believed to be driving a black GMC Sierra pickup truck and was a suspect in connection with an incident in Waterbury involving hom

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