UPDATE: Includes statement from NAACP. The Bridgeport Police Department has no dashboard cameras in its 63 patrol cars. Civil rights activists like them to guard
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Mayor’s Office Alerted Chief Gaudett To Video Of Police Beating Suspect
During the week before the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, a mayoral staffer viewed a link to a newly posted YouTube video taken in May
Read moreDonald Day: Pols Need To Grow Some And Repeal The Second Amendment
Donald Day is past president of the Bridgeport Firebirds, a fraternal organization that fights for the rights of minority firefighters. He has been active in
Read moreThe Quest For Courage And Control–Billy Chase Shares Views On Video Depicting Cops Kicking Tasered Suspect In Beardsley Park
Billy Chase was a warrior in his day as a Bridgeport police officer. He went where no black man had gone before–infiltrating a faction of
Read moreCity Restaurants Served Up In Connecticut Magazine’s Best List
Several Bridgeport restaurants including Joseph’s Steakhouse, Barnum Publick, both downtown, and Home On The Range in Black Rock made Connecticut Magazine’s list of top eateries.
Read moreMurphy: Assault Weapons Don’t Belong At Malls, Churches, College Campuses And Schools–Vance Addresses Conspiracy Cranks
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy kicked out a statement today as the uphill battle looms to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. State Police Lieutenant
Read moreFredericks In New York Post State Of Mind, Leaves Connecticut Post
It was a helluva three months for Bob Fredericks in his return to the Connecticut Post as managing editor–storm Sandy, election coverage and then helping direct Hearst
Read moreRudderless Diocese Still Seeking Bishop Lori’s Replacement
Serving as bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport representing 500,000 Catholics in Fairfield County isn’t the plum it used to be. Priest pedophile scandals, a huge debt
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