Struggling with health issues and a long commute to the city, former Police Chief Wilbur Chapman who serves as a public safety consultant has resurfaced
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In First Year Back, Ganim Juggles Police Leadership, Low Cop Staffing
Joe Ganim’s political comeback in 2015 was punctuated by a bit of déjà vu. In 1991, the Democratic candidate against Republican incumbent Mary Moran, he
Read moreWhere’s Wilbur Chapman? ‘C’mon, Wilbur’
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Earlier this year some City Council members sought to trim the budget by defunding the $120,000 public safety adviser job
Read moreDisciplinary Action To Be Announced In Racist Letter Case
The issue has been in the news for more than a year and has certainly frustrated a number of city police officers, but this week
Read moreRevisiting Ganim’s Historic Comeback
One year ago on Nov. 3, Joe Ganim made history reclaiming the mayoral office he was forced out of following his conviction on federal corruption
Read moreBrian Rooney To Retire As Fire Chief, Who’s Next In Line?
UPDATE: Bridgeport Fire Chief Brian Rooney is planning his retirement from the department later this week, per city charter regulation limiting the chief’s tenure to
Read moreBudget Committee Cuts Chapman From Ganim Plan, Delays Police Class, Adds $1.5 Million To Education
A weary Budget and Appropriations Committee turned a long day’s Saturday journey into an early morning Sunday vote just after midnight by cutting nearly $4 million
Read moreChief Perez Honored At Cuban Club, What’s Chapman’s Future?
Friends, family, police officers and city officials Saturday night honored Police Chief Armando J. Perez at The Cuban Lyceum as the city’s first Cuban-American police
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