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Task Force Makes Arrest & Seizes Multiple Firearms

#Bridgeport CT-- On April 3, 2018 at approximately 2:40 p.m., Detectives from the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force (SUVCCCTF) and the Statewide Narcotic Task Force SW Office executed a search warrant at 769 Beechwood Ave 1st Floor Bridgeport.   During the search, Detectives located (3) 9mm handguns, a Tri-Star, Glock 17 and an FNP.  Both the Tri Star and Glock 17 were determined to be stolen out of Georgia.  Detectives also located 11.1 grams of marijuana, 4.6 grams of crack, 11.2 grams of heroin, 76 ecstasy pills (27.7 grams), a 50 round drum, a high capacity magazine and 44 9mm rounds of ammunition.   The accused, Kareem Porter an 18 y/o male resident of that address, was taken…

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Bridgeport News: Cop Hit Responding To Call

7:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- An officer responding code (lights and sirens) to an emergency call was heading south on Park Avenue and was allegedly clipped by a Toyota in the rear quarter panel.  The impact sent the police car sideways on the sidewalk, taking down a street sign and coming to a rest inches from a tree almost a block away near Cleveland Avenue.  The officer was shaken up but not seriously injured.  He was transported to the hospital as required by police protocol.  The driver and passengers of the Toyota were not injured.  

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Group Names Ganim Candidate Of Distinction On Gun Safety

BRIDGEPORT – Bridgeport Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Ganim has been named a candidate of distinction on gun safety by Moms Demand Action, one of the nation’s leading grassroots organizations fighting for new and stronger solutions to lax gun laws and loopholes. Since its inception after the tragedy at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state.  Moms Demand Action acknowledges candidates who stand up for gun violence prevention and recognize the need for improved gun safety.  It is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention group in the country with more than four million members. In its letter recognizing Ganim, Moms Demand Action said, “Thank you for standing…

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