Ryan NicolMarch 7, 2019
6min553
The suit alleges the Governor's suspension "exceeded his constitutional authority."
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Ryan NicolMarch 7, 2019Ryan NicolFebruary 19, 2019
7min623
Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended the sheriff in January.
Ryan NicolFebruary 13, 2019
5min544
DeSantis made the announcement on the eve of anniversary of the Parkland shooting
Phil AmmannJanuary 19, 2019
41min1046
"We need to take all of Florida’s irreplaceable, historic artifacts and move them up 4 feet.”
Ryan NicolJanuary 12, 2019
15min893
DeSantis named former Coral Springs Police Sgt. Gregory Tony as Israel's replacement.
Scott PowersDecember 26, 2018
4min329
Under harsh criticism from politicians and the state commission investigating the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre last February, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel released a letter to the commission Wednesday outlining policy changes in his department, including one that deputies “shall” immediately intervene. Israel’s letter to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chair of the Marjory […]
Jacob OglesDecember 25, 20183min836
Staying outside will no longer be an option for Broward County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a mass shooting, More than 10 months after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, the sheriff’s office there will change its policies to require officers to enter the scene and engage the shooter, […]
Drew WilsonApril 20, 20183min344
The union representing Broward County sheriff’s deputies announced Friday that it will hold a no-confidence vote on Sheriff Scott Israel. Jeff Bell, a deputy sheriff and president of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Association, said in a press release that the vote “follows many instances of suspected malfeasance, misfeasance, failure to maintain fiduciary responsibility by […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 27, 20183min267
Attorney General candidate Jay Fant wants a second investigation, including convening a grand jury, into the local response to the Parkland school massacre. Even though Gov. Rick Scott has already tasked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to look into local law enforcement’s response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the Jacksonville Republican lawmaker is […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 27, 2018
4min316
Despite the outcries of parents and educators, the House appears poised to pass a school defense program that Speaker Richard Corcoran calls a “game-changer.” The “Marshal Program,” as it’s been dubbed, would allow law enforcement to train and deputize someone who would be allowed to have a concealed weapon while on campus. “If we have […]