Bridgeport CT – Today Mayor Ganim and Chief Perez are issuing a joint statement to the community and fellow officers regarding the death of Sergeant Mark Belinkie, a 19-year veteran of the Bridgeport Police Department.

“We are all deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Sergeant Mark Belinkie,” said Mayor Ganim.  “As we grieve, we will continue to have his family, friends and his colleagues of the Bridgeport Police Department in our thoughts and prayers.”

Chief Perez stated, “I share my deepest condolences with Sergeant Belinkie’s family and with the fellow brothers and sisters of our department.  We lost a member of our family and everyone is hurting.  If any one of our officers is suffering and needs to talk, they are encouraged to speak with our peer counselors who are available.”

Sergeant Mark Belinkie joined the Bridgeport Police Department on August 28th of 2000 at the age of 24.  He went on to serve as a detective of the department and was promoted to Sergeant in 2011 where he was most currently assigned to the Patrol Division.

2019-03-02 #Bridgeport CT– The Bridgeport Police Department is mourning one of its own following a suicide in Milford Saturday evening, says Bridgeport Police Chief AJ Perez.

“One of our sergeants took his own life“ says Perez. “This is a tragic moment for our department and we extend our deepest condolences to the officer’s family. An independent investigation into the death is underway.“

Noticias de Bridgeport : El sargento de la policía de Bridgeport toma su propia vida.

Bridgeport CT – Hoy el alcalde Ganim y el Jefe Pérez están emitiendo una declaración conjunta a la comunidad y compañeros oficiales sobre la muerte del sargento Mark Belinkie, un veterano de 19 años del Departamento de policía de Bridgeport.

“Todos estamos profundamente entristecidos por la trágica pérdida del sargento Mark Belinkie”, dijo el alcalde Ganim. “Mientras lloramos, seguiremos teniendo a su familia, amigos y sus colegas del Departamento de policía de Bridgeport en nuestros pensamientos y oraciones”.

El jefe Pérez dijo: “comparto mis más profundas condolencias con la familia del sargento Belinkie y con los hermanos y hermanas de nuestro departamento. Perdimos a un miembro de nuestra familia y todo el mundo está sufriendo. Si alguno de nuestros oficiales sufre y necesita hablar, se les anima a hablar con nuestros consejeros de pares que están disponibles”.

El sargento Mark Belinkie se unió al Departamento de policía de Bridgeport el 28 de agosto de 2000 a la edad de 24 años.

Continuó sirviendo como detective del Departamento y fue ascendido a sargento en 2011, donde fue asignado a la división de patrulla.

2019-03-02 #Bridgeport CT – el Departamento de policía de Bridgeport está llorando uno de sus propios después de un suicidio en Milford el sábado por la noche, dice el jefe de policía de Bridgeport, AJ Pérez.

“Uno de nuestros sargentos tomó su propia vida”, dice Pérez. “Este es un momento trágico para nuestro departamento y extendemos nuestras más profundas condolencias a la familia del oficial. Se está llevando a cabo una investigación independiente sobre la muerte”.

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