Board of Education member Maria Pereira is expected to be charged with a misdemeanor breach of peace involving a confrontation with a member of the
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Tag: AJ Perez
“I’m On A Public Sidewalk”–Overzealous Police Detain, Then Release, CT Post Journalist Covering Protest
Footage of me getting arrested in #Bridgeport while covering a #JusticeforJayson protest on the two-year anniversary of his death. pic.twitter.com/4zEFIHSKj9 — Tara O’Neill (@Tara_ONeill_) May
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Ganim, Perez Welcome 26 New Police Recruits
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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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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17 Police Officers Facing Discipline From 2017 Incident
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: Following an unprecedented investigation, 17 Bridgeport police officers are facing discipline–nine could be fired–after the city’s Office of Internal Affairs
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