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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.
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.