The former board president of Success Village Ty Bird received an early morning wake up call on Wednesday by a phalanx of FBI agents wielding
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Category: Law Enforcement
Trial Scheduled Thursday For Man Accused Of Threatening Police, Following Death Of Dyshan Best
Trial is scheduled to start Thursday in the state case against Joseph “Joe Grits” Thompson, a hip-hop artist and activist, accused of threatening Bridgeport police officers
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Pereira Knows No Boundaries When Gaming The System, Even In Criminal Court
At City Council meetings Maria Pereira often lurches back in mock horror at anyone daring to misuse taxpayer dollars, such is the Upper East Side
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Erin Stealwart? Expense Reports Show Guber Candidate Erin Stewart Bought Clothes, Shoes, Cosmetics With City Credit Card
It’s fitting Republicans will conduct their state convention on Saturday at Mohegan Sun. Former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart gambled with taxpayer money to lavish
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Legislature Eliminates Excuse-Only Absentee Voting – Ballot By Mail To Be A Universal Option In Connecticut
In 2024 Connecticut voters passed a constitutional amendment to remove a provision that allowed absentee ballot voting only under these circumstances: due to sickness, disability,
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Police Initiate Compliance Checks Of Nightclubs
From Bridgeport PD: The Bridgeport Police Department began 2026 compliance checks of nightclubs on Friday, April 24th, to determine if they have the proper licenses
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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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No April Fools’ Joke: Police Kick Up Distracted-Driving Enforcement
From PD Facebook page: The Bridgeport Police Department will ramp up the enforcement of distracted driving laws beginning April 1, 2026, as part of a
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