From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: The lawyer for four top city police officials, seeking to overturn the appointment of Rebeca Garcia as assistant police chief, said
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As Feds Probe Perez For Insider Help With Top Cop Test, City Defends Search Procedures
Was the November 2018 selection of chief of police compromised because AJ Perez had an unfair testing advantage over other candidates? That is in part
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Legal Bills Mount In Federal Probe Of Police Chief Selection Process–Cop House Leadership Riven By Personality Conflicts–Did Perez Receive Insider Test Advantage?
March 2, update: The city’s response to a summer 2019 federal subpoena centers on an investigation into the selection process that led to AJ Perez’s
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Surprise Surprise … Ganim Appoints Perez To Five-Year Top Cop Slot
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday appointed–to no surprise–his long-time friend AJ Perez to a full, five-year term as the city’s top cop, a role he’s
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Community Interacts With Police Chief Finalists
The community action group Bridgeport Generation Now has been commenting on the selection process that led to three police chief finalists, Acting Chief Armando Perez,
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Community Interviews Police Chief Finalists
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: It was like speed dating. The three finalists for the city’s top cop job spent their early afternoon Thursday trading
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Wanna Meet Three Police Chief Finalists? By Invitation Only
Update: Media was ultimately allowed in. By invitation only, Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration has solicited about 50 city stakeholders representing clergy, business, social services and
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Generation Now Presses Ganim On Police Chief Selection
The community action group Bridgeport Generation Now wants Mayor Joe Ganim to scrap the search for a police chief and start over, or at the very
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