Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday greeted 26 new police recruits, including seven women, at the city’s academy. The demographic makeup of the new class, according
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Category: Law Enforcement
Police Union, City Agree To Five-Year Contract
By a vote of 275 to 32, the Police Department’s unionized membership has approved a five-year contract with the city that calls for a total
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Meanwhile, Ganim Hires Nationally Recognized Former DC, Philly Top Cop As Public Safety Consultant–‘Give This An Opportunity To Work’
See News 12 report above. From CT Post: Just a few months after making good friend and political ally Armando Perez police chief, Mayor Joe
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Police Department To Receive More Than $1 Million From State For Body Cameras–Chief Perez: Win-Win For Police And Public
Governor Ned Lamont announced on Tuesday that the Bridgeport Police Department will receive a $1,150,449 reimbursement for body cameras, most of which have been put
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Ganim Juggles The Politics Of Election-Year Public Safety
For the most part mayors live and die by their budgets. And public safety. And public safety. Did I mention public safety? Yup. Last year,
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Stress Factor Prompts Police Investigator’s Transfer
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: The lead investigator into the probe of police misconduct by an unprecedented 17 officers who broke up a pre-Halloween party
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Federal Questions In Bridgeport: Reality Or Rumor?
The federals are back in town. Well actually, when it comes to Bridgeport’s politics and government they never really leave, they just take short sabbaticals
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Police Union Leader: Linking Officer Suicide To Internal Affairs Investigation Unfair
Sometimes there’s a disconnect between a headline and a story. And sometimes tragedy is lumped into a misplaced notion. Maybe it’s much deeper than what’s
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