Bridgeport – Mayor Joe Ganim announced today that the Bridgeport Police Department will be establishing permanent patrols in the city’s public housing projects, providing a heightened level of security to areas that have seen spikes in violent crimes. To accomplish this, Mayor Ganim has established a Community Policing Task Force within the Bridgeport Police Department. The announcement was made at the newly re-opened Bridgeport Police neighborhood substation near the Trumbull Gardens housing community. The task force will consist of two Sergeants and sixteen Police Officers who will be assigned to duty in Trumbull Gardens, Charles F. Greene Homes, PT Barnum Apartments, Marina Village and Harborview Towers as well as other locations as needed. The officers will be deployed over…
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