Bridgeport narcotics unit sidelined during untimely death probe
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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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State Attorney Joseph Corradino speaks during a Stop the Violence rally held in the parking lot of Baker-Isaac Funeral Home in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday August 1, 2020.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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BRIDGEPORT In a move the police department union called “unfounded and inappropriate,” Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia has sidelined the Tactical Narcotics Unit as state authorities probe a civilian death that occurred during the team’s search of an apartment.
Yakima Murder Suspect Sentenced on Thursday
A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a murder that happened on Easter of 2019. A judge on Thursday sentenced Nathaniel Garcia to more than 15-years in prison.
21-year-old Garcia of Yakima was originally charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the April 21, 2019 death of 16-year-old David Martinez. Garcia was arrested after a nearly 4 month stay at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where he was being treated for a gunshot wound. Prosecutors say Garcia and another man pointed guns and attempted to rob Martinez and his friends who were walking in the 1800 block of Sliger Road early Easter morning in 2019.