Ignored by the media and pushed aside by the police, families and supporters of Black women are building their own missing persons operations online. Source: New York Times
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Two Connecticut Officers Suspended Over Handling of Women's Deaths
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
The mayor put the officers on leave over their handling of the cases of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, who died in Bridgeport, Conn., on the same day. Source: New York Times
Lauren Smith-Fields Was Found Dead. Her Family Had to Beg for Answers.
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2022
Ms. Smith-Fields, 23, died in her Connecticut apartment in December after a date with a man she had met on Bumble. More than a month later, the police opened a criminal investigation. Source: New York Times
2 Former Bridgeport City Officials Plead Guilty to Rigging Hiring Process
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
Armando J. Perez, a former police chief of Bridgeport, Conn., and David Dunn, a former acting personnel director, admitted to fixing the hiring process to ensure that Mr. Perez got the job. Source: New York Times
Police Chief Cheated to Get His Job, and Officers Helped, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2020
Armando J. Perez, the police chief of Bridgeport, Conn., and another official were charged with conspiring to rig the hiring process to ensure Mr. Perez got the top job. Source: New York Times