Bridgeport is having trouble recruiting new police officers which reflects a national trend.
According to the Ganim administration, just over 400 candidates applied, compared to the over 1,000 candidates when then Mayor Bill Finch launched a search in 2015.
Ganim Adviser Dan Roach told the CT Post it reflects a nationwide trend.
NPR reported last month that calls for police accountability reforms have left departments struggling to retain current officers and attract recruits.
Bridgeport’s police union did not offer a response but their parent union believes the police accountability law passed last summer also plays a role.
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Bridgeport s efforts to recruit police officers follows national trend
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BRIDGEPORT A pair of prominent local West End developers have approached the city and asked it to reconsider moving Bassick High School to the South End given the need to fix the area’s flooding problems work that will seriously delay school construction. But Mayor Joe Ganim this week publicly rebuffed the idea of pivoting away from building the new high school on the campus of the University of Bridgeport. The change was proposed by Gary.
Bridgeport amphitheater developer gets $50,000 rent request for billboard
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The newly named Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, currently under construction in Bridgeport, Conn. Feb. 26, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Construction continues on the newly named Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Conn. on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The amphitheater will open for college graduations, the first events to utilize the new venue, on May 15.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Principal Howard Saffan gives a tour of the newly named Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Conn. on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The amphitheater will open for college graduations, the first events to utilize the new venue, on May 15.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Bridgeport s coal and gas-fired plants are going on the market
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Governor Ned Lamont speaks during the grand opening ceremony for PSEG’s Bridgeport Harbor Station Unit #5, the new natural gas-fired power plant now online in Bridgeport, Conn., July 29, 2019.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT In a move that will have a significant future impact on the city’s harbor front, PSEG, owner of the soon-to-be-shuttered coal-fired power plant and its newly-built, gas-run neighbor, is splitting-up the 60-acre property at 1 Atlantic St.
The company in a statement confirmed to Hearst Connecticut Media that the subdivision application, to be heard by the zoning commission April 26, is a precursor to eventually putting the two parcels on the water in the South End up for sale.
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