Author: Dan Christensen
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Too many heroin addicts, too few treatment beds; The runaround in Miami-Dade
By Francisco Alvarado
BrowardBulldog.org
As a heroin epidemic builds in South Florida, one drug interventionist is finding it difficult to get Miami-Dade County’s assistance to open a long-term treatment facility. -
FBI’s attempt to water down judicial order denied; 9/11 documents begin to flow to judge
By Dan Christensen and Anthony Summers
BrowardBulldog.org
A Fort Lauderdale federal judge Friday gave the FBI another week to produce tens of thousands of pages from its massive 9/11 investigation for his inspection, but forcefully denied government requests that he water down his own previous order requiring disclosure. -
Judge awaits FBI’s Sarasota Saudi documents; Justice Department wants more time
By Michael Pollick
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Relatives of 9/11 victims are eagerly watching the legal struggle over information held by the FBI concerning a Saudi Arabian family in Sarasota with possible ties to terrorists, even as calls in Congress ramp up for more disclosure about how the attackers were funded. Late Thursday, the government asked a Fort Lauderdale federal judge for more time to submit its 9/11 records. -
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Broward prosecutors vilify BSO detective who alleged misconduct; ‘Bloody…not improper’
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A Broward Sheriff’s homicide detective who reported that Fort Lauderdale police unleashed a dog on a murder suspect who was in custody and no longer a threat should not be believed, according to a memo by local prosecutors closing the case. -
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Long after Sandy, Red Cross post-storm spending still a black box
By Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger
ProPublica
Following Superstorm Sandy, donors gave $312 million to the American Red Cross. How did the aid organization spend that money? A year and a half after the storm, it’s surprisingly difficult to get a detailed answer. -
How many railroad crossings will close for new downtown passenger train service?
By Ann Henson-Feltgen
BrowardBulldog.org
New downtown passenger train service that will speed users from Orlando to South Florida and back may sound like a tourism dream come true, but there’s a potentially unexpected cost to local residents.
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