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Bridgeport police brief council on DNA program, overdose kits and concerns over recent federal immigration operation
Summary
The police chief told council the department is implementing county DNA retrieval procedures, distributing overdose response kits, reporting high closure rates (70% in 2025, 85% in Jan. 2026), and raised concerns about federal enforcement activity in town, saying Bridgeport does not participate in the 287(g) program and urging more advance communication from federal agencies.
At the Feb. 10 working session, Bridgeport’s police chief updated council on crime-clearance efforts, training and community programs, and described recent federal enforcement activity in the borough.
The chief said the borough will adopt an expanded DNA-retrieval process tied to county resources, which he said should help clear more cases: "We're gonna be one of the first groups in Montgomery County that are gonna go with this, additional layer," he said. He also described a recent county CISM (critical-incident…
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