Bridgeport Police Department Bridgeport Police Department The Bridgeport Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is responsible for most law enforcement within the geographical boundary of City of Bridgeport, with the exception of: Bridgeport was the first city in New England to deploy radio patrol police cars, in September 1933. The Bridgeport Park Police Department is a separate department devoted to law enforcement in Bridgeport's parks. In 2012, the maximum annual salary for police officers was $168,374. The department enforces the laws within Connecticut's most populous city. Bridgeport has the 56th largest metro area
Bridgeport, Connecticut funds and designed to replace some of the housing lost with the demolition of Father Panik Village. Recently, MGM announced plans to build a waterfront casino and shopping center in the city, awaiting approval by the state government. If built, the development will create 2,000 permanent jobs and about 5,779 temporary jobs. On March 10, 1860, Abraham Lincoln spoke in the city's Washington Hall, an auditorium at the old Bridgeport City Hall (now McLevy Hall), at the corner of State and Broad Streets. The largest room in the city was packed, and a crowd formed outside, as well. Lincoln received