From Governor Lamont: Governor Ned Lamont this afternoon signed into law legislation that legalizes and safely regulates the adult use of cannabis in Connecticut which
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Category: Law Enforcement
Mayor, Chief Beef Up Police Presence At Public Housing Complexes
News release from Mayor’s Office: Mayor Ganim joined Bridgeport Police Department Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia, Park City Communities Executive Director Jillian Baldwin, and other City
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Regional NAACP Leader Urges Body Cameras For All Officers
Statement from Rev. D. Stanley Lord, president of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP: The Greater Bridgeport NAACP Branch speaks up for the safety of all community
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Watch: Ganim, Chief Garcia Address Officer-Involved Shooting, Gun Violence
Latest Man Arrested After Deadly Shooting Has History With Packed Parties
From Brian Lockhart, Tara O’Neill, CT Post: A restaurant owner shamed on social media last fall by the governor for breaking coronavirus rules has been
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Lamont Signs Clean Slate Justice Reform Bill Advanced By Stafstrom
From State Rep. Steve Stafstrom: State Representative Steve Stafstrom (D – Bridgeport), House Chair of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, applauds Governor Ned Lamont’s
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Off-Duty Rookie Officer At Scene Of Club Shooting Terminated From Police Force–Excessive Or Justified?
Kaitlyn Edwards, a probationary police officer who was in attendance at an after-hours club Downtown in which two men were shot to death last month,
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Chief Garcia Wants To Reduce Cops Straying To Other Departments
Police retention has been debated in the OIB comments section for years. The city trains them, they drop anchor for a while and then sail
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