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Anthony Armeno signed off from the city’s police force as its deputy chief for good last Friday.
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Bill requiring police to contact family of a deceased member set for vote in Connecticut LegislatureIt was created following two cases in Bridgeport last year in which police did not quickly notify the families of 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Field and 53-year-old Brenda Lee Rawls, both of whom are Black.
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The L’Ambiance Plaza collapsed while it was under construction on April 23, 1987. The building collapsed because of problems with its lift slab construction method.
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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced on Monday the release of state funding to support educational tools for visitors and school students at Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo.
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Harsh weather conditions in previous years have caused erosion for much of the land, which is located in Bridgeport’s Black Rock neighborhood.
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Smith-Field was one of two Black women who died on the same day in Bridgeport whose families were not notified by police.
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Following Bridgeport incident, a new bill would require timely reporting of deaths to family membersFamilies of two Black women, Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, who died on the same day — in unrelated incidents — said police never notified them of the deaths.
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This legislative session has renewed calls to action against juvenile crime. A new Bridgeport youth center tries community violence intervention instead.
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City of Bridgeport spokesperson Rowena White said final preparations are underway to put their city in the national spotlight and make it a destination outside of sports and entertainment.
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The families of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, two Black women who died Dec. 12 in unrelated incidents, said Bridgeport police never notified them of the women's deaths.