No one’s more in tune with Bridgeport’s streets than William “Ron” Bailey. As violent crime is back in the news (hopefully not for long), the Bridgeport Police lieutenant knows all too well the horrifying violent crime rate from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s: 50, 60, 70 murders a year fueled by a crack epidemic controlled [...]
Entries Tagged as 'William “Ron” Bailey'
Lieutenant Bailey To Chief: Send Me Back To The Streets
January 23rd, 2012 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops
Tags: Billy Chase·Joe Gaudett·Tom Bucci·William "Ron" Bailey
Thursday Music Series
June 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Mayor Finch: Downtown Thursdays Returns with Eclectic Lineup of Local Artists. City’s Downtown After-Work Concert Series Now in its Second Year; WTNH’s Kristen Cusato to Serve as Emcee
Tags: Bill Finch·Don Eversley·Gathering of the Vibes·William "Ron" Bailey
Police Lieutenant Bailey Files Suit Over Union Dues Conflict
June 28th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Cops, News and Events
Bridgeport Police Lieutenant William “Ron” Bailey, who oversees sick and injury management in the city Police Department, has filed a lawsuit in federal court for what he says is the illegal docking of union dues from his city paycheck. Bailey says he left the union in part because of the treatment he received from union leadership for ”trying [...]
Tags: William "Ron" Bailey
Education Politics: As Voters Itch, Mitch Does Switch
July 1st, 2010 · 34 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events, State Politics
If you think screaming at a public hearing doesn’t matter, the recent machinations involving the Board of Education will set you straight. A few weeks ago it was a lock. Roosevelt School in the South End and Dunbar School in the East End, among the worst performing schools in the state according to state and BOE officials, were slated [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Joe Gaudett·Mitch Robles·Nancy Wyman·William "Ron" Bailey
Shark Attack! Plus: The Best Of The Finest
November 16th, 2009 · 22 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, Cops, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Do you wanna know a secret? That’s what State Rep. Brendan Sharkey, also a seasoned Hamden-based land use attorney, would like know on behalf of the Committee to Ungag the People. The peeps have retained Sharkey to probe the private discussions, if any, involving zoning officials and special interests in the decision-making process regarding zoning regs. What [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Billy Chase·Brendan Sharkey·Joe Gaudett·Mark Anastasi·Merrick Alpert·William "Ron" Bailey
Blackmail At Matty’s
March 14th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, News and Events
I’ll tell ya how old I’m getting; I was a scribe covering the remedy order that U.S. District Court Judge T.F. Gilroy Daly issued in 1983 to resolve racial discrimination in the Bridgeport Police Department. Daly assigned a special master to oversee his order that created balance in assignments, promotions, dispute resolution, etc. Critics of [...]
Tags: Bob "Troll" Walsh·Ed Gomes·Jack McGregor·Joel Gonzalez·Keith Rodgerson·Marilyn Middlemass·Mary-Jane Foster·Matty's Corner·Pat Crossin·Ralph Mojica·Sly Salcedo·Sue Katz·The Gallery at Black Rock·Val Sorrentino·William "Ron" Bailey
Cop Collision: Battle Over Police Sick And Injury Management, Drug Testing, Lead To Charges And Lawsuit
December 14th, 2012 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, News and Events
Veteran Bridgeport Police Lieutenant William “Ron” Bailey has a reputation for traveling to the beat of a different drum that includes 30 years of investigating, infiltrating and arresting the most dangerous drug dealers in the city. Currently, he’s in charge of sick and injury management that has put him at odds with officers he claims [...]
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Tags: Joe Gaudett·William "Ron" Bailey