In one corner, Michael Salemme III, police union president who’d likely find something wrong if Chief Roderick Porter could broker a receding deal between high tide
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Ganim Stands By Chief Porter While Reviving Outside Review Over Officer Labor Complaints
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post Mayor Joe Ganim is, for now, resisting intense pressure from some police officers to fire the chief he hired in late 2022. Asked last
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New Police Unit Tows 700 Illegal Vehicles In First Phase Of Quality Of Life Initiative
News release from Police Department: The Bridgeport Police Department announced it has so far towed over 700 illegal vehicles off city streets during the summer
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Watch: Chief Porter Welcomes Bobbi Brown To Highlight 100 Girls Leading
Bobbi Brown, former school board member and current leader of the regional NAACP, joined Chief Roderick Porter to promote 100 Girls Leading, a mentoring program
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Lower Crime Rate Still Holding In First Quarter of 2026
Bridgeport experienced a historically low violent crime rate in 2025. You’d have to go back to the early 1960s for likewise numbers. Going into 2026
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Senators Sujata, Gaston To Join Chief Porter For Community Immigration Forum
From Police Department Facebook page: Join us this Wednesday for Chief Porter’s Corner! 📢 We will be hosting a Community Immigration Forum, which will
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Watch: Chief Porter And UB Professor Speak About Implicit Bias
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Watch: Know Your Rights With Senator Sujata And Chief Porter
Chief Roderick Porter on Tuesday was joined by State Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, an associate professor of constitutional and human rights law at Quinnipiac University, to discuss
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