Update: Chief Gaudett statement
Governor Dan Malloy is scheduled to be in Bridgeport Tuesday afternoon (today) to join Mayor Bill Finch, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Jim Himes for a panel discussion on violence reduction efforts in Bridgeport and statewide, according to the city’s public safety spokesman Bill Kaempffer. The discussion will take place 1 p.m. at the Morton Government Center, 999 Broad Street.
Malloy’s scheduled appearance comes a day following release of a state police report about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown last December. Malloy has stepped up his visibility in Bridgeport the past few weeks regarding education, public safety and job creation initiatives.
Kaempffer released this Monday night: (Update, one of the suspects has died, according to Kaempffer.)
State and local police are on scene at a police involved shooting that happened this evening. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Bayview shopping plaza on Boston Avenue.
Two suspects, a male and a female, were wounded and taken to the hospital.
The investigation remains in its early stages. The State Police Major Crime Squad responded and will handle the investigation, which is standard procedure in police-related shootings. Internal Affairs investigators also responded as did the State’s Attorney’s office, which again is standard procedure.
Statement from Police Chief Joe Gaudett:
“Undercover operations are some of the most dangerous work in law enforcement and are the hallmark of the Urban Violence Task Force. They are true professionals who are tasked with reducing gang and gun violence in Bridgeport. Their success to-date is unprecedented. They were assisted by members of the Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau. One of the suspects pointed a handgun at police, forcing officers to discharge their weapons. Two handguns were recovered inside the car.”
“Currently, there are investigations by the State Police Major Crimes Squad as well as the Bridgeport and State Police Internal Affairs offices, all standard procedure in incidents like this.”
I had made plans to attend the 1 p.m. event. Going to sleep early was part of the plan until one idiot at City Hall threw me off my mental balance which prevents me from sleeping. I was able to catch the public-speaking part of the zoning hearing on the marijuana dispensary. Myself, Scinto, Garrett and Councilwoman Michelle Lyons spoke against the proposal. The proposal failed to pass by a 5 to 4 vote. This leaves the Burr Court proposal as the last one (hopefully) still standing. Will the first approved marijuana operation be in Black Rock? Garrett spoke on behalf of Councilman-elect Rick Torres.
Hey, Finch can put up cardboard posters of cops on the street corners. You know, like the Manning ones in D&D! LOL!
Off topic:
Another incumbent–Councilwoman Susan Brannelly, D-130, whose neighborhood of Black Rock has been particularly critical of allowing city staff to run for council–supports McCarthy without reservation.
“I think he has done a tremendous job,” Brannelly said.
And, she said, McCarthy is an independent leader when necessary.
“There is a big difference between `working with’ and ‘bowing to,’ ” Brannelly said. “And ‘working with’ is a very, very good thing, and that’s what we should all be striving to do so we can move this city forward.”
McCarthy is an independent leader when necessary. What the hell does that mean??? Please Sue, give us some examples of this independent leader. Would that be with the MBR issue? Nope. Bowing to. Would that be with Manny gate? Nope. Bowing to. Would that be this independent investigation of what went wrong with Manny’s driveway? Nope. Bowing to. How about standing up to the mayor’s budget? Nope. Bowing to.
You are right, Sue. “There is a big difference between `working with’ and ‘bowing to,’ ” Please explain it to Tommy Mac so he will stop the curtseying.
“Working with” has meant Sue Brannelly as a Co-Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee has allowed monthly financial reports to be late or in error 12 months per year, so as not to be useful to either the public or other Council members. That is “working with” McCarthy as well as working with the City finance personnel.
The B&A members have done no real oversight even though the reports are mentioned as primary standing agenda items each month. They have not called for any special reports on City Fund Balance, Pension plan funding commitments and have not bothered to invite the public to a meeting to review the CAFR together, though they did hold a basically ‘private session’ during budget time.
Will that change with the new Council members? Time will tell.
*** Not for nothing but at 1:00pm in the afternoon, most taxpayers are working (Mon-Fri). Unable to make these last-minute politicized so-called community meetings, no? *** OR IS IT JUST ME? ***