Sister, don t give up : After 60 years, Marilyn Moore still fighting for racial justice
Donald Eng
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Over 1000 people gathered to protest police brutality and hear calls for peace among deepening racial tensions in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis during a rally held on the Trumbull Green in Trumbull, Conn., on Saturday, June 5, 2020.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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State Senator Marilyn Moore holds the photo of her 8th grade 1962 graduating class from Columbus School in Bridgeport, Conn. on Thursday, January 14, 2021. At Columbus, Moore met teacher and civil rights activist Charles Tisdale, who introduced her to the movement.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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.
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