The following represents the full letter Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia issued to the Board of Police Commission Chair Daniel Roach surrounding the timeline of
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Secretive Top Cop Garcia Returns After Absence With More Of The Same
After a befuddling week away from the job during a heightened national media blitz, news-shy Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia has issued a letter to
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Ganim Has Strong Institutional Power Over Police Department, Short-Term Caretaker Required Until New Chief Appointed
The mayor of Connecticut’s largest city arguably possesses the most power among municipal chief executives in the state. It wasn’t always that way. Once a
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Ganim Condemns Acting Chief Garcia’s Handling Of Police Response Involving Recent Deaths Of Young Women, Two Detectives Placed On Leave, Garcia Mysteriously Absent
With Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia inexplicably away, Mayor Joe Ganim on Sunday ordered the administrative leave of detectives assigned to the deaths of Lauren Smith-Fields and
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Ganim Announces National Search For Top Cop
Mayor Joe Ganim announced on Tuesday the long-awaited national search for chief of police issuing a signed letter to Personnel Director Eric Amado who will initiate
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Police Narcotics And Vice Division Open Criminal Investigation Into Death Of Lauren Smith-Fields
Following a medical examiner’s report involving the death of Lauren Smith-Fields, Bridgeport Police Captain Kevin Gilleran on Tuesday issued this statement: On December 12, 2021, the
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Bridgeport Death, Investigation, Illuminates White-Black Media Bias
The national media’s fantastical preoccupation with the Jennifer Dulos murder case, and others of that ilk, has morphed into the duality of another lamentable death
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Healthcare Costs, Weak Recruitment Drives, Personnel Flight Imperil Police Staffing
Pricey healthcare premiums, exodus of younger cops to other departments, retirements, poor recruitment drives, disincentive for police service are all contributing factors to a shrinkage
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