On the 2015 campaign trail, Joe Ganim promised to hire 100 new police officers for a department thinned out by retirements and departures to other
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City news release: From April 4 to April 30, 2017, Bridgeport Police will be out in force looking for distracted drivers as part of the U
Read moreCity Police Officer Charged With Assault Suspended
Davon Polite, a three-year member of the Police Department, was arrested on Thursday on assault and breach of peace charges stemming from an incident last
Read moreCat Fight–Brawl At Frankie’s Diner
Videos gone viral capture a brawl among young women at Frankie’s Diner on Barnum Avenue Saturday night. 0
Read morePolice Investigate Weekend Violence, Arrest Made
Update here. From CT Post reporter Cedar Attanasio: A blood-soaked curb marked the spot on Berkshire Avenue where a man was fatally shot Friday night. 0
Read morePricey Public Safety Consultant Chapman Also Had Difficulty Controlling Overtime As Chief
Mayor Joe Ganim’s public safety consultant Wilbur Chapman, hired at $120,000 per year to reel in police overtime, had trouble doing that very thing when
Read moreCops File Overtime Complaints
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Several city police officers have filed complaints alleging Acting Chief Armando “A.J.” Perez illegally withheld overtime. 0
Read moreConnecticut Could Be In Crosshairs Of Trump’s Immigration Policy, Ganim Issues Statement On Sanctuary City
Mayor Joe Ganim issued a statement on Thursday regarding a sanctuary city. Bridgeport has always been an immigrant city, and will continue to be. As
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