Alleged suspect of Bridgeport TD Bank robbery arrested: Police [Video]

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Bridgeport Police Department has named a suspect in Thursday’s armed robbery of the TD Bank branch at 1000 Lafayette Boulevard.

Twenty-eight-year-old Eion Powell, of Bridgeport, was taken into custody and is charged with first-degree robbery, facsimile firearm, second-degree threatening, interfering with an officer and destruction/tampering of evidence, according to police.

Around 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, the Bridgeport Emergency Communications Center received a panic alarm from the TD Bank at 1000 Lafayette Boulevard, police said, noting that they quickly confirmed an armed robbery had taken place.

According to police, Bridgeport patrol officers responded to the bank and searched the area, as a description of the suspect was obtained and broadcast; police said they were aware that the suspect was possibly running on foot around Highland Avenue and Washington Avenue.

Officers in the area found a suspect matching the description at 98 …