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Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Emergency Communications, Bridgeport, CT

Protestors Force Their Way Into Bridgeport Police Headquarters Protestors Force Their Way Into Bridgeport Police Headquarters
Protestors Force Their Way Into Bridgeport Police Headquarters A large protest in Fairfield County over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis that caused the closure of Route 8 for several hours followed a confrontation in which protestors forced their way into Bridgeport Police Headquarters. About 150 people were involved in the organized protest that began around noontime on Saturday, May 30 at McLevy Green on Bank Street in Bridgeport. After some time at McLevy Green, others joined and moved to the Bridgeport Police Department on Congress Street.   Bridgeport officers maintained the front of the office building and "exhibited…