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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.