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BRIDGEPORT POLICE ACTING CHIEF GARCIA PROVIDES

UPDATE ON RECENT VIOLENCE AND HOMICIDES BRIDGEPORT, CT – This morning Mayor Ganim was joined by Acting Chief Garcia for an updateon the violent crimes that took place in Bridgeport over the past week and included four homicides.The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau is actively working to solve the homicide cases and isnear closure on three of the four and are now seeking public assistance.Acting Chief Garcia reports that the department has already implemented strategic and tacticalplans to address curbing the violence, but public engagement and input is needed.A “Strategic Enforcement Detail” (SED) is focusing on areas of the city that have shown increasesof concern via data driven tools provided by ShotSpotter and other reporting mechanisms. Inaddition to work that SED…

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Milford News: Strip Mall Fire

2020-09-23@10:30pm--#Milford CT-- #ctfire-- Firefighters were called to Bridgeport Avenue and Naugatuck Avenue due to heavy smoke in the area.  Turns out to be a fire in the basement in the back of strip mall that houses a cleaners and shoe repair shop.  Fire is now showing at the roof in the back.   This news report is made possible by:  

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Bridgeport News: Double OD

2020-09-20@2:10pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters on the scene of a double overdose in the 200 block of Wood Avenue (near Sherwood Avenue).   Additional ambulance and police requested.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_85875" align="aligncenter" width="480"] https://www.pereztirecenter.com/[/caption]

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