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Friday, December 28, 2018

Highs and lows of the Bridgeport PD in 2018

BRIDGEPORT — The police department in the state’s largest city saw its share of ups and downs in 2018. Among the positive: the department added a Fusion Center to help keep an eye on crime and develop predictive policing measures, confirmation of acting Police Chief Armando Perez as permanent chief, and introduction of body and dashboard cameras to record police interactions with the public. But the bad included a veteran cop who was accused of abusing the department’s payroll and overtime system, and the sudden retirement of Perez’s right-hand man, who left the job after racist messages allegedly sent from him surfaced. In mid-February, Bridgeport police arrested Lt.

from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Highs-and-lows-of-the-Bridgeport-PD-in-2018-13496400.php

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