Bridgeport Police Officer Suspended For Excessive Force

Bridgeport CT

14 October, 2021

8:50 AM

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BRIDGEPORT, CT — A police officer who hit a teenager on the back of the head with a gun in 2019 has been suspended without pay for 20 days, according to The Connecticut Post. Officer Gianni Capozziello was suspended following an investigation that found he violated the department's policy on excessive use of force. A union official said they will be filing a grievance on Capozziello's behalf. This is the second time Capozziello has been suspended for violating the department's excessive force policy. Read the full story in The Connecticut Post.