City Councilwoman Maria Pereira was joined by two peers on Wednesday to challenge Mayor Joe Ganim’s appointment of Rebeca Garcia as acting chief. Hours later
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Category: Law Enforcement
Deputy City Attorney Advises City Council On Mayoral Appointment Authority For Police Chief
September 16, 2020 Statement from City Council President Aidee Nieves on the appointment of Rebeca Garcia as Acting Chief: Having read the relevant sections of the
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Watch: Chief Garcia Responds To Police-Involved Shooting
From Steve Krauchick, Doing It Local: State police are investigating a shooting involving a Bridgeport Police Officer. This afternoon during a press conference, Police Chief
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UPDATE: City Charter’s Conflicting Language On Police Chief Vacancy Raises Questions
The city’s national search for a police chief in 2018–now engulfed in a federal imbroglio–produced three finalists from which the mayor appointed a top cop,
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Subterfuge And Betrayal–The Timeline Rigging The Police Chief Test Placing Perez Above Captain Porter On Short List
Just days after Captain Mark Straubel was placed on administrative leave in the summer of 2018 for racist texts against the department’s highest-ranking African American
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Ganim: I Did Not Influence Police Chief Selection Process
Mayor Joe Ganim denied in an interview with the Associated Press he influenced the selection of candidates for police chief. “I never had any contact
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Watch: Garcia Receives Oath As City’s New Acting Chief, First Female Top Cop
Rebeca Garcia on Thursday was elevated acting police chief by Mayor Joe Ganim, the city’s first female top cop in history. 3+
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Now What? Perez Out, Garcia In As Acting Chief, Personnel Director Dunn Resigns
Mayor Ganim addresses administration, staff, and #BPT police prior to the swearing-in of Acting Chief of Police Rebeca Garcia. #Bridgeport #BPTUpdates Posted by Joe Ganim
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