The next top cop will come from tri-candidates Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia, Captain Lonnie Blackwell and retired Captain Roderick Porter. Mayor Joe Ganim has announced
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A Night Of Ringo And Serendipity Under The Stars
At 5:15 p.m. on Friday the bar at Trattoria ‘A Vucchella on Fairfield Avenue Downtown was jammed. The dining room full. Owner and chef Pasquale
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Guardians Leadership Backs One Of Their Own, Captain Blackwell For Top Cop
A day after Mayor Joe Ganim received the names of three finalists to serve as chief of police, the Bridgeport Guardians advocacy organization on behalf
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Three Announced As Police Chief Finalists–Garcia, Blackwell, Porter
The next chief of police will come from within. The executive search firm hired by the city to shepherd a national process has forwarded the
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Who’s Among Top Police Chief Finalists?
Sometime this week the names of the three finalists for police chief are expected to be officially announced by the mayor’s office. Who’s among the
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Judge Stevens: No To Blocking Police Transfers For Now
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: A Superior Court judge Thursday refused to immediately block the transfer of three city police captains. “The plaintiffs’ application for
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Captains File Injunction Request To Reverse Transfers
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: Three city police captains who are legally challenging the qualifications of Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia are asking a judge to block
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‘The Boys’ Battle Rebeca In Assistant Police Chief Lawsuit
Article updated: Former Mayor Tom Bucci, a labor and employment law specialist, declares Rebeca Garcia’s unilateral appointment to assistant chief violates a necessary competitive process,
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