Afternoon Update: Police Chief Joe Gaudett, fresh off a new five-year contract, isn’t exactly relaxing the first week of the new year. Two homicides, including 14-year-old Justin Thompson in the East End on Sunday, multiple shootings, several wounded, has pressed city police into overdrive.
Entries Tagged as 'Joe Gaudett'
The Politics Of Violent Crime–Newton Calls Community Rally
January 9th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Cops, News and Events
Tags: Ernie Newton·Joe Gaudett
Mayor: Celebrate Responsibly
December 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · News and Events
From Mayor Finch: Mayor Bill Finch today urged all City residents to celebrate safely and act responsibly while enjoying the festivities of this New Year’s holiday weekend.
Tags: Bill Finch·Joe Gaudett
How Does This Happen?
December 22nd, 2011 · 28 Comments · Cops, Firefighters, News and Events
From Keila Torres, CT Post: New contracts approved this week for Fire Chief Brian Rooney and Police Chief Joseph Gaudett allow them to collect their pensions while remaining in their jobs. The contracts, approved by the entire City Council Monday, allow the chiefs to begin collecting pensions under the new plans they presently fall under [...]
Mayor Seeks Charter Revision Commission With Education Focus–Gaudett, Rooney Contracts Approved
December 20th, 2011 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Cops, Education, Firefighters, News and Events
Three weeks into a new four-year term, Mayor Bill Finch is forming a Charter Revision Commission designed to modernize an antiquated City Charter and examine education reform. What does this all mean? Voters must ultimately approve the recommendations made by the commission created by a vote of the City Council. The mayor does not specify what [...]
Cash Collar! Woman Files Federal Lawsuit Against City Police For Booking “Assault”
December 12th, 2011 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, News and Events
UPDATE: Right or wrong, police altercations such as the battle captured in this video in the PD booking area always cost the city money. Speaking of moolah, check out all the cash on the desk in the PD tussle. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? And why would the city use a civilian employee in this situation? Was she overzealous? Attorney Sally [...]
Lieutenant Bailey To Chief: Send Me Back To The Streets
January 23rd, 2012 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops
No one’s more in tune with Bridgeport’s streets than William “Ron” Bailey. As violent crime is back in the news (hopefully not for long), the Bridgeport Police lieutenant knows all too well the horrifying violent crime rate from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s: 50, 60, 70 murders a year fueled by a crack epidemic controlled [...]
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Tags: Joe Gaudett·Tom Bucci·William "Ron" Bailey