City Councilwoman Maria Pereira was joined by two peers on Wednesday to challenge Mayor Joe Ganim’s appointment of Rebeca Garcia as acting chief. Hours later
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Tag: AJ Perez
Is It An Employment List?–The Machinations Of Selecting A New Police Chief Swirls With Controversy
Does the Civil Service Commission and City Attorney’s Office consider the testing results to select a chief in 2018 an active “employment list?” If so,
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UPDATE: City Charter’s Conflicting Language On Police Chief Vacancy Raises Questions
The city’s national search for a police chief in 2018–now engulfed in a federal imbroglio–produced three finalists from which the mayor appointed a top cop,
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Subterfuge And Betrayal–The Timeline Rigging The Police Chief Test Placing Perez Above Captain Porter On Short List
Just days after Captain Mark Straubel was placed on administrative leave in the summer of 2018 for racist texts against the department’s highest-ranking African American
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Ganim: I Did Not Influence Police Chief Selection Process
Mayor Joe Ganim denied in an interview with the Associated Press he influenced the selection of candidates for police chief. “I never had any contact
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Now What? Perez Out, Garcia In As Acting Chief, Personnel Director Dunn Resigns
Mayor Ganim addresses administration, staff, and #BPT police prior to the swearing-in of Acting Chief of Police Rebeca Garcia. #Bridgeport #BPTUpdates Posted by Joe Ganim
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Chief Perez, City Personnel Director Charged With Rigging Police Chief Exam–Perez Resigns, Rebeca Garcia In Charge
Police Chief Armando Perez and long-time Personnel Director David Dunn were charged on Thursday by federal officials with rigging the 2018 police chief search and
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Redirecting Police Funds, Questioning Legal Fees For City Employees On Council Agenda
City Council resolutions tends to be more statement than force of policy, but the city’s legislative body Monday night will refer a couple of matters
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