‘Bulls--t work:’ 7 Florida deputies suspended after triple murder that prompted Amber Alert
Read full article: ‘Bulls--t work:’ 7 Florida deputies suspended after triple murder that prompted Amber AlertSeven Florida deputies have been suspended after an internal probe revealed shortcomings following a weekend triple murder case, according to the sheriff.
Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s
Read full article: Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980sA Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office between 1988 and 1990.
Your Florida Daily: Broward deputy charged with soliciting minor for sex, Supreme Court unblocks sports betting decision
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Broward deputy charged with soliciting minor for sex, Supreme Court unblocks sports betting decisionDeputy Jemiah Thomas has worked for the Broward County Sheriff's Office for six years.
Your Florida Daily: Sheriff’s deputies accused of stealing about $500K in COVID relief funds, future of sports betting
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Sheriff’s deputies accused of stealing about $500K in COVID relief funds, future of sports bettingMore than a dozen deputies with the Broward County Sheriff's Office are accused of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program.
17 Florida sheriff’s deputies accused of stealing about $500,000 in pandemic relief funds
Read full article: 17 Florida sheriff’s deputies accused of stealing about $500,000 in pandemic relief fundsSeventeen Florida sheriff’s deputies have appeared in court on charges that they stole about half a million dollars in pandemic relief funds.
2 killed, 4 injured when fire rescue chopper crashes into Florida apartment building
Read full article: 2 killed, 4 injured when fire rescue chopper crashes into Florida apartment buildingA Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment building in Pompano Beach Monday morning, killing two people and injuring four others, authorities confirmed.
Florida deputy accused of using Taser on man, taking his cellphone
Read full article: Florida deputy accused of using Taser on man, taking his cellphoneA South Florida deputy accused of using a Taser stun gun on a man and taking his cell phone while the man was trying to video-record a family member’s arrest faces misdemeanor charges.
Board: Florida sheriff maybe lied about killing in his teens
Read full article: Board: Florida sheriff maybe lied about killing in his teensA Florida ethics commission has determined that the sheriff of one of the state's biggest counties appears to have lied when he didn’t disclose in his job application that he fatally shot another teenager when he was 14.
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Brazilian man killed 3 Florida women 2 decades ago, sheriff says
Read full article: Brazilian man killed 3 Florida women 2 decades ago, sheriff saysAuthorities say a Brazilian man who died in a plane crash in South America in 2005 is responsible for the slayings of three Florida women two decades ago.
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Parkland sheriff gets job reviewing red light tickets
Read full article: Parkland sheriff gets job reviewing red light ticketsA former South Florida sheriff who was removed from office by the governor because of his agency’s response to the Parkland school shooting that left 17 people dead has found a new job reviewing the footage of red light cameras.
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UPDATES: President Trump, Joe Biden fight for Florida
Read full article: UPDATES: President Trump, Joe Biden fight for FloridaThe Latest: Gimenez wins House seat over Mucarsel-PowellRepublican Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has won a Florida seat in the U.S. House, defeating a single-term Democrat. The 41-year-old Democrat easily defeated Republican H. Wayne Clark in the heavily Democratic county. _____8:17 p.m.Republican Kat Cammack has won Florida’s U.S. House seat held by her former boss, retiring Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho. _____7:22 p.m.Republican state Rep. Byron Donalds has been elected to the U.S. House seat now held by Florida Republican Francis Rooney. “I feel he’s just more level-headed.”______7 a.m.Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have campaigned heavily in Florida, each hoping to win the prized battleground state’s 29 electoral votes.
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Florida jail officials fired after woman gives birth in cell
Read full article: Florida jail officials fired after woman gives birth in cellFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Broward County Sheriff’s office fired two top administrators earlier this week after a woman who went into labor in her jail cell was not given medical care despite screams of pain. The Miami Herald reported that the sheriff’s office fired Col. Gary Palmer and Lt. Col. Angela Neely Thursday after a review of the incident, which occurred late last month. “The baby’s head was coming in and out and in and out and they finally broke in,” she said. The 28-year-old woman was in custody on burglary charges stemming from a Sept. 6 incident in Lighthouse Point. Bretas has since been released and her son is in the custody of the Department of Children and Families, the Sun Sentinel reported.
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Florida sheriff race hinges on massacre, old shooting
Read full article: Florida sheriff race hinges on massacre, old shootingFILE- In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel appears before the Senate Rules Committee concerning his dismissal by Gov. Ron DeSantis, in Tallahassee, Fla. Israel is running against Sheriff Gregory Tony in the upcoming Florida primary. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)
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Florida sheriff race hinges on massacre, old shooting
Read full article: Florida sheriff race hinges on massacre, old shootingFILE- In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel appears before the Senate Rules Committee concerning his dismissal by Gov. Ron DeSantis, in Tallahassee, Fla. Israel is running against Sheriff Gregory Tony in the upcoming Florida primary. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The two shootings dominating the Democratic primary for sheriff in Broward County, Florida, couldn't be more different. DeSantis' decision was upheld by the Republican-led state Senate, even though its investigator found DeSantis' grounds didn’t meet Florida law. But Tony, 41, quickly made enemies with the primary deputies' union, which said he fired and disciplined deputies accused of misconduct without due process and wouldn't communicate.