Tag: Broward Sheriff’s Office
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Broward Sheriff Tony running again even as state ethics and police standards commissions push cases against him toward trial
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony hasn’t filed paperwork to run for re-election next year, but there’s no doubt now that he’s running – despite a mountain of bad news, including findings by two state commissions that there’s probable cause to believe that he’s lied repeatedly under oath. -
Scott Israel quits as Opa-locka police chief; Will he run for Broward sheriff again?
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Scott Israel is out as chief of the Opa-locka Police Department, with some speculation that he may be planning to run again for Broward sheriff. -
‘Justice’ reformer, ex-BSO deputy Bleiweiss avoids prison but must submit to sex-offender treatment
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Self-appointed justice reformer Jonathan Bleiweiss, credibly accused of molesting 25 men when he was a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy, has shut down an attempt to send him back to prison for a long stretch. -
Appeals court ruling may send Florida Justice Center founder, ex-BSO deputy Bleiweiss back to prison
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Jonathan Bleiweiss, the Oakland Park-based Broward sheriff’s deputy turned convict turned self-styled crusader for justice, is running out of moves to avoid more prison time. -
Witnesses told Philadelphia police Gregory Tony wasn’t defending himself when he shot and killed friend execution-style
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Dozens of pages of newly released Philadelphia police records about the 1993 murder arrest of Gregory Scott Tony are casting fresh doubt on the Broward sheriff’s claim that he fired in “self-defense,” as a 14-year-old, when he shot and killed 18-year-old Hector “Chino” Rodriguez. -
DeSantis looking to oust Sheriff Gregory Tony? He gets to replace him if he waits til after September 5th
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
There’s an interesting date on next month’s calendar that’s making the rounds in Broward and Tallahassee. September 5th is supposedly the big day.
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