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Ex-Personnel Director Sentenced For CT Police Chief Exam Scandal Ex-Personnel Director Sentenced For CT Police Chief Exam Scandal
Ex-Personnel Director Sentenced For CT Police Chief Exam Scandal A former city personnel director in Connecticut has been sentenced to four months in prison for his part in a test rigging scheme for the chief of police position at the largest department in Fairfield County. Former Bridgeport City Personnel Director David Dunn was sentenced Tuesday, April 13 to prison time for conspiring with former police chief Armando Perez to cheat on the 2018 exam that led to Perez being named chief. Dunn, age 73, who had worked for the city for more than 30 years, claimed that he helped with the scheme out of his loyalty to Mayor Joe Ganim. In addition to the cheati…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Arrested, Accused Of Rigging Hiring Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Arrested, Accused Of Rigging Hiring
Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Arrested, Accused Of Rigging Hiring Some of Bridgeport’s top police officials have been accused of rigging the city’s police chief search two years ago and then attempting to cover it up, according to federal authorities. Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez and the city’s acting Personnel Director David Dunn were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 10 by federal investigators for allegedly rigging the 2018 search for a new chief to ensure Perez would win. Additionally, Perez and Dunn were charged with making false statements to federal agents during the investigation into the alleged fraud. It is alleged that Perez - who was the a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Connecticut Found Dead 14-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Connecticut Found Dead
14-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Connecticut Found Dead A 14-year-old who went missing in Fairfield County has been found dead in western New Haven County, authorities announced late Thursday morning, July 30. The boy, from Bridgeport, was reported missing just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 28 by his mother. Later that same day, Bridgeport Police detectives received unconfirmed information that a homicide had been committed in Bridgeport and that the deceased body was dumped outside the city in another town.  Detectives were not able to confirm that information on Tuesday but did become aware of the missing 14-year-old and rem…

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by Joe Lombardi