For most part mayors live and die by their budgets. And public safety. And public safety. Did I declare public safety? Yup. Last year, 11
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Category: Law Enforcement
Stress Factor Prompts Police Investigator’s Transfer
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: The lead investigator into the probe of police misconduct by an unprecedented 17 officers who broke up a pre-Halloween party
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Federal Questions In Bridgeport: Reality Or Rumor?
The federals are back in town. Well actually, when it comes to Bridgeport’s politics and government they never really leave, they just take short sabbaticals
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Police Union Leader: Linking Officer Suicide To Internal Affairs Investigation Unfair
Sometimes there’s a disconnect between a headline and a story. And sometimes tragedy is lumped into a misplaced notion. Maybe it’s much deeper than what’s
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Education Fund To Support Mark Belinkie’s Daughters
See fundraising page here. On March 2, 2019 Sgt. Mark Belinkie of the Bridgeport Police Department became a tragic statistic of police officer suicide. Sgt.
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25 Years Ago Joel Gonzalez Made A Point That Gained National Attention, Severing A Trigger Finger To Protest Gun Violence (Warning: Graphic Images)
March 8, 1994 produced a highly extraordinary moment from an unusual man who made a point in more ways than one: Joel Gonzalez, a future
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“We Put Our Law Enforcement Officers Through Hell”
Jennifer Lynne, a chiropractor whose Backstroke business is located Downtown, works with law enforcement clientele on a regular basis. She’s also married to a Bridgeport
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Read The Internal Affairs Report
In total, the Office of Internal Affairs report uncovering police misconduct regarding the 2017 incident on Colorado Avenue is more than 400 pages. Following an FOI
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