From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Imagine a day when pedestrians frantically wave bright yellow flags at oncoming traffic while they scramble across the city’s busy streets.
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Mayor, City Council Honor Police Captain Robert Gearing
From Public Safety spokesman Bill Kaempffer: Police Capt. Robert Gearing hasn’t sought accolades while spending countless hours working to make the city’s East Side and
Read moreCity Leaders Weigh In On Police Brutality Arrests
The beating of a tasered man in Beardsley Park three years ago has cost taxpayers $200,000 to settle a civil suit and so far has
Read moreCops Who Stomped Man In Beardsley Park Plead Guilty To Charges, Resign From Police Department
UPDATE: Sounds like it was in the city’s best financial interests to move quickly to pay Orlando Lopez-Soto $198,000 to settle a lawsuit following his
Read morePols Beware! Deirdre Daly New Chief Federal Prosecutor
From the Connecticut U.S. Attorneys Office: Deirdre M. Daly, 54, of Fairfield, was sworn in today as the United States Attorney for the District of
Read moreVideo Shows Officer Subduing Juvenile Suspect In City Curfew Arrest
This video showing city police officer Richard Cretella arresting a 16-year-old suspect on Stratford Avenue while enforcing the city’s curfew law has received thousands of
Read moreCity Settles Lawsuit For Police Stomping
City officials have agreed to pay Orlando Lopez-Soto $198,000 to settle a lawsuit following his police stomping in Beardsley Park in 2011. A federal grand
Read moreCops Reject New Contract
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Angry, frustrated city police rejected a new three-year contract Tuesday that offered pay hikes as a chaser to unpalatable management
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