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.
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Bridgeport Police captains sue to block transfers
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Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia is being sued to block transferring captains.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
On Wednesday, Garcia ordered Capt. Brian Fitzgerald, head of the Detective Bureau, transferred to patrol; Capt. Roderick Porter, head of community services, to patrol; Capt. Kevin Gilleran, from special services to head of the Detective Bureau; Capt. Steven Lougal, from patrol to special services; and Capt. Lonnie Blackwell, from patrol to administrative services.
Garcia would not comment on the transfers.
Fitzgerald, Porter and Lougal filed an injunction request in Superior Court Friday to block their transfers. No hearing date on the request has yet been set.