From Tara O’Neill, Dan Tepfer, CT Post: A 31-year-old man has been arrested after he shot and killed a city resident in a local store
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Category: Law Enforcement
Police Find Man Inside Vehicle, Dead From Gunshot Wound
A cousin of West Side City Councilman Marcus Brown was shot and killed on Black Rock Avenue early Sunday morning, according to police. Scott Appleby,
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City Eyes January To Launch National Search For Top Cop
The city is expected to formally announce a national search for chief of police in January, a process that is likely to stretch out more
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Gen Now Addresses Police Accountability
Following a court ruling to reinstate a police officer terminated for excessive force, a decision now under appeal by the city, the civic group Bridgeport
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City Appeals Reinstatement Of Fired Cop
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: City officials have decided to continue fighting to keep a police officer, fired for allegedly using excessive force, off the
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Political Intrusion Of Personnel Office, Police Department Eclipses $10 Million In Legal Fees, Consultants, Payouts, Overtime Mismanagement
The city is still a few weeks from announcing Eric Amado as permanent personnel director pending a 30-day candidate appeal period for applicants who sought
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Gen Now: Rigged Hiring Process Drains Wallets And Confidence Of Taxpayers
From Gemeem Davis & Callie Gale Heilmann, Co-Directors, Bridgeport Generation Now “The ruling by Superior Court Judge Barry Stevens that the Ganim Administration violated Bridgeport’s
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Judge Overturns Garcia’s Selection As Assistant Chief, City Will Appeal
In December 2019, then Chief AJ Perez named Rebeca Garcia, a captain in charge of the police academy, assistant chief without a competitive process. Other
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