WICC’s midday host Lisa Wexler on Thursday interviewed retired Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia one day after she put in her papers. Garcia was circumspect
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Watch: Chief Porter Receives Oath–‘Officers Here To Serve You’
Roderick Porter on Thursday was sworn in as chief of police in City Council Chambers. Watch full ceremony here. 2+
Read moreWatch: Gomes Is In Against Ganim, Let The Games Begin For 2023 Mayoral Cycle
Backed by some aggrieved former supporters of Mayor Joe Ganim, John Gomes on Thursday officially entered a challenge of his former boss filing the paperwork
Read moreGanim To Issue Oath To Chief Porter On Thursday–New Chief Will Grapple With Staffing Shortage
Mayor Joe Ganim will deliver the oath of office to Roderick Porter as Bridgeport’s next chief of police on Thursday 5 p.m. in City Council
Read morePolice Chief Job Was Always Porter’s To Lose
Once Mayor Joe Ganim received the names of three finalists for top cop, helmed by the International Associations of Chiefs of Police, retired Captain Roderick
Read moreGoing Out The Door, Garcia Whines The Sour Grapes Of “Politics”
Outgoing Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia cites “politics” as the reason she was passed over for the permanent position. She’s right, but not in the
Read moreWatch: Ganim Introduces Chief Porter
News release from Mayor’s Office: Today, Mayor Ganim announced new leadership in the Bridgeport Police Department. Following an extensive search and selection process that was led
Read moreWhere’s The Beef? Porterhouse On The Menu–Roderick Porter Tapped For New Police Chief
Left to right, Roderick Porter, Rebeca Garcia, Lonnie Blackwell. He shares a piece of Bridgeport in his last name with a beefy law enforcement undertaking
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