The Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday will hear from family members of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls into the law enforcement handling of
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Category: Law Enforcement
Secretive Top Cop Garcia Returns After Absence With More Of The Same
After a befuddling week away from the job during a heightened national media blitz, news-shy Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia has issued a letter to
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Shanda Scott, New Victim Services Coordinator
News release from Mayor’s Office: The Bridgeport Police Department is pleased to announce that Shanda Scott has been hired to fill the vacant position of
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Ganim Has Strong Institutional Power Over Police Department, Short-Term Caretaker Required Until New Chief Appointed
The mayor of Connecticut’s largest city arguably possesses the most power among municipal chief executives in the state. It wasn’t always that way. Once a
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Ganim Condemns Acting Chief Garcia’s Handling Of Police Response Involving Recent Deaths Of Young Women, Two Detectives Placed On Leave, Garcia Mysteriously Absent
With Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia inexplicably away, Mayor Joe Ganim on Sunday ordered the administrative leave of detectives assigned to the deaths of Lauren Smith-Fields and
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Ganim Announces National Search For Top Cop
Mayor Joe Ganim announced on Tuesday the long-awaited national search for chief of police issuing a signed letter to Personnel Director Eric Amado who will initiate
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Police Narcotics And Vice Division Open Criminal Investigation Into Death Of Lauren Smith-Fields
Following a medical examiner’s report involving the death of Lauren Smith-Fields, Bridgeport Police Captain Kevin Gilleran on Tuesday issued this statement: On December 12, 2021, the
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What Else Is New? Cops Top Municipal Earners For 2021
It’s customary in Bridgeport: the top 100 municipal wage earners dominated by overtime-seeking police officers. It’s not their fault with staffing levels so short. Put
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