Former Bridgeport chief Perez testifies in trial about acting chief
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Former Police Chief Armando Perez makes a statement in front of the Federal Courthouse in Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 5, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Bridgeport Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia launches the department s new locally focused recruitment for new police officers at the Bridgeport Police Academy in Bridgeport, Conn. on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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BRIDGEPORT Armando Perez admitted Thursday in court that he had been in a desperate situation.
It was the same description he gave two weeks ago when he admitted in federal court to cheating on the police chief exam. But this time Perez was testifying in state court on the procedure he used to select Rebeca Garcia as assistant police chief in December 2019.
Perez does an about-face in testimony for Bridgeport trial about assistant police chief role
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Former Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez continued on the witness stand Friday.Ned Gerard / Associated Press
BRIDGEPORT Former police chief Armando Perez took the stand for a second day of testimony Friday in the civil trial challenging the appointment of Rebeca Garcia as assistant police chief and promptly retracted much of his testimony from the day before.
“I think I was a little confused yesterday,” Perez volunteered as the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Thomas Bucci, prepared to question him for a second day.
“What are you confused about?” Bucci asked.
Perez, Dunn to testify in assistant police chief trial
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The appointment of Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia is being challenged in court.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT Former Police Chief Armando “AJ” Perez and former personnel director David Dunn are heading for federal prison for cheating on the police chief’s exam but first they may have to make a stop in state court.
Both men are to be the star witnesses in a civil trial beginning Thursday challenging the selection of Rebeca Garcia as the Police Department’s assistant chief. Garcia was made acting police chief following Perez’s arrest.
Lawsuit challenging Bridgeport assistant chief pick is continued
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Acting Police Chief Rebeca GarciaChristian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT The trial of a lawsuit challenging the selection of Rebeca Garcia as the Police Department’s assistant chief has been continued for a second time.
Superior Court Judge Barry Stevens on Tuesday granted a motion by the city to continue the trial to April 29 after the federal sentencings of the trial’s two star witnesses, former Police Chief Armando Perez and former Personnel Director David Dunn, were continued until April 11 and 12, respectively.
Perez and Dunn are facing prison terms after they earlier pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to rig the examination process that made Perez chief and lying to the FBI about it. They were originally scheduled to be sentenced this month but requested continuances.
Top Bridgeport cops drop retaliation claim in lawsuit
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Three captains have dropped their retaliation claim against Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT Three city police captains who are challenging in court the selection of Rebeca Garcia as assistant police chief dropped their claim Monday that they are being retaliated against.
The captains’ lawyer, Thomas Bucci, said he withdrew his request for a temporary injunction blocking the transfer of his clients to put the focus back on their original lawsuit.
“We want to keep this case on the issue of the assistant chief selection and not jeopardize it with additional claims,” Bucci said.