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In this July 12, 2018 file photo, Democratic candidate for governor, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim speaks during a gubernatorial debate in New Haven, Conn.

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Bridgeport detectives suspended over handling of probes into deaths of 2 Black women

2:08pm January 31, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The officers are facing an internal investigation into "lack of sensitivity to the public and failure to follow police policy" in the separate, active cases of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Rawls.

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Conn. police probe death of Lauren Smith-Fields, found dead after a date in December

2:28pm January 27, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Authorities ruled the 23-year-old's death an accidental overdose, but are investigating "the factors that lead to her untimely death." Her family alleges police have mishandled the case.