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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Category: Law Enforcement
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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Veteran City Firefighter Terrence Cramer Murdered In Stratford, Arrest Made
News release from Stratford PD: Chief Edwards and the members of the Bridgeport Fire Department are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of
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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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State: Police-Involved Shooting Of Dyshan Best Justified, Best Pointed Gun At Cop
The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General has ruled that the police-involved shooting of Dyshan Best causing his death one year ago was justified asserting:
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City Man Accused Of Shooting At Ex Wife Returned After Capture At Canadian Border
From Police Department Facebook Page: A city man who was captured at the Canadian border after attempting to shoot and kill his ex-wife on the
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Black History Month Salute, Bernice Roundtree, First Black Female Police Officer
When I was a young scribe the PD was quite a different place ethnically, racially, professionally. That would change over time in the early 1980s
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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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