Lawsuit challenging Bridgeport assistant chief pick is continued FacebookTwitterEmail Acting Police Chief Rebeca GarciaChristian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media BRIDGEPORT — The trial of a lawsuit challenging the selection of Rebeca Garcia as the Police Department’s assistant chief has been continued for a second time. Superior Court Judge Barry Stevens on Tuesday granted a motion by the city to continue the trial to April 29 after the federal sentencings of the trial’s two star witnesses, former Police Chief Armando Perez and former Personnel Director David Dunn, were continued until April 11 and 12, respectively. Perez and Dunn are facing prison terms after they earlier pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to rig the examination process that made Perez chief and lying to the FBI about it. They were originally scheduled to be sentenced this month but requested continuances.