4 p.m. update from Mayor Finch: As of 4 p.m. today (Saturday) Mayor Bill Finch has ordered a local travel ban into effect for all
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Gun Control Forum In Black Rock
State Representative Auden Grogins will host a forum tonight (Thursday) at 7 at the Black Rock Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue, to discuss gun control legislation
Read moreThe Bridgeport Police Department Should Install Dashboard Cameras In Patrol Cars–Local NAACP Leader Agrees
UPDATE: Includes statement from NAACP. The Bridgeport Police Department has no dashboard cameras in its 63 patrol cars. Civil rights activists like them to guard
Read morePolice Shoot Man With Knife–Gaudett: Shooting Justified
Bridgeport police spokesman Bill Kaempffer announced Friday morning that “Per policy, the State Police is handling the investigation into last night’s police-involved shooting, so please
Read more28 New Police Recruits Graduating
On Friday the Bridgeport Police Academy will graduate 19 new city officers who will begin field training, as well as nine officers from area departments
Read moreMayor’s Office Alerted Chief Gaudett To Video Of Police Beating Suspect
During the week before the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, a mayoral staffer viewed a link to a newly posted YouTube video taken in May
Read moreNAACP Wants Action Against Cops, Gaudett Pledges Thorough And Fair Investigation Into Police Conduct
Bridgeport Police Chief Joe Gaudett Monday afternoon met with local and state officials from the NAACP following the release of graphic footage in a video
Read moreHow Many Times Did The Cops Need To Kick Him! Video Captures Police Stomping Suspect On Ground–Feds Inquiring About Police Conduct
UPDATE: This video, posted on YouTube three weeks ago, captures Bridgeport police officers repeatedly kicking a suspect in Beardsley Park in 2011 after he was felled
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