The city’s national search for a police chief in 2018–now engulfed in a federal imbroglio–produced three finalists from which the mayor appointed a top cop,
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Tag: Roderick Porter
Subterfuge And Betrayal–The Timeline Rigging The Police Chief Test Placing Perez Above Captain Porter On Short List
Just days after Captain Mark Straubel was placed on administrative leave in the summer of 2018 for racist texts against the department’s highest-ranking African American
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Now What? Perez Out, Garcia In As Acting Chief, Personnel Director Dunn Resigns
Mayor Ganim addresses administration, staff, and #BPT police prior to the swearing-in of Acting Chief of Police Rebeca Garcia. #Bridgeport #BPTUpdates Posted by Joe Ganim
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Bucci Presses Case To Reverse Chief Garcia Appointment
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: The lawyer for four top city police officials, seeking to overturn the appointment of Rebeca Garcia as assistant police chief, said
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As Feds Probe Perez For Insider Help With Top Cop Test, City Defends Search Procedures
Was the November 2018 selection of chief of police compromised because AJ Perez had an unfair testing advantage over other candidates? That is in part
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Legal Bills Mount In Federal Probe Of Police Chief Selection Process–Cop House Leadership Riven By Personality Conflicts–Did Perez Receive Insider Test Advantage?
March 2, update: The city’s response to a summer 2019 federal subpoena centers on an investigation into the selection process that led to AJ Perez’s
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Surprise Surprise … Ganim Appoints Perez To Five-Year Top Cop Slot
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday appointed–to no surprise–his long-time friend AJ Perez to a full, five-year term as the city’s top cop, a role he’s
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Community Interacts With Police Chief Finalists
The community action group Bridgeport Generation Now has been commenting on the selection process that led to three police chief finalists, Acting Chief Armando Perez,
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