East End City Councilman Ernie Newton, acknowledging it’s a dramatic step for his community, announced on Thursday he’s proposing a controversial “stop and frisk” policy
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Category: Law Enforcement
12-Year-Old Is City’s 11th Homicide Victim Of Year
From Tara O’Neill and Jim Shay, CT Post: Police believe the 12-year-old boy killed by gunfire Tuesday night was not the intended target. The victim was
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Council Committee Approves Chief Perez Contract
The City Council’s Contracts Committee Tuesday night approved a five-year deal for Police Chief AJ Perez, amending the document to include payouts for unused holidays
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Meanwhile, Chief Perez Says He’ll Live In Bridgeport
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: With his five-year contract pending before the City Council, Police Chief Armando Perez has sought to address one of the
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Why Wait Until The Last Minute–Keep A Coffin In Your Pickup
Police come across all kinds of crazy stuff. But a coffin on Canfield Avenue in Black Rock? Photo is courtesy of OIB friend Steve Krauchick
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‘Bloody, But Unbowed’–Newton Endures Latest Chapter In Campaign Finance Case
As expected, a state judge on Wednesday vacated Ernie Newton’s January 2015 conviction on campaign finance charges after the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled unanimously two
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Pereira Urges Court To Barr Tony From ‘Coming Within 100 Feet Of Me’
Passions run high in city politics. In the case of Upper East Side adversaries Maria Pereira and Tony Barr it has led to a request
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Turkeys Over Tickets, Cops Share Good Words And Birds
Unsuspecting drivers gobbled up turkeys a few days ago, courtesy of Bridgeport’s men and women in blue who handed out a box full of bird
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