Broward County will fund 911 system
The Broward County Commission voted 5-to-4 to fully pay for the estimated $43 million countywide 9-1-1 emergency communications system. The funding will come from general revenues and a small increase in ad valorem taxes. The tax increase will cost an additional $21 for the average homesteaded property valued at $121,000. “The passage of regionalized 911 [...]
Broward County Vice Mayor Sharief Wins Approval to Aid #Broward Homeless
Broward County Commissioners have approved funding for technology that will connect homeless people with appropriate and necessary services to assist in getting the homeless off the streets and support them in their efforts to become productive, independent members of society. At the request of Vice Mayor Barbara Sharief along with the commitment of Sheriff Scott [...]
Pine Crest (@PC_FtL_LS) student documentary on abandoned dogs in the Everglades wins awards @PBIFF
Lance Oppenheim, a Pine Crest Upper School student and award-winning filmmaker, will receive the award for Best Student Documentary and Best Student Short Film from The Palm Beach International Film Festival and Student Showcase of Films on March 15, 2013 for his short film, “The Dogmatic.” “The Dogmatic” on Vimeo, profiles Amy Restucci, the enigmatic [...]
Broward Sheriff’s Office “active shooter” training to be held at #CooperCity School
BrowardNET has just found out via the Cooper City website that the Broward Sheriff’s Office will be conducting an “Active Shooter” training drill at Embassy Creek Elementary School on Tuesday, March 12, 3:30-6:30 p.m. According to the city site, “residents in the area may hear sounds of gunshots, but should not be alarmed.” If you have [...]
Meet the new District Chiefs of Broward Sheriff’s Office (@browardsheriff)
PEMBROKE PARK/WEST PARK – Captain Danzell Brooks joined the Broward Sheriff’s Office Jan. 28, 2013. He began his law enforcement career with the Hollywood Police Department in 1982 where he performed duties in the Patrol Division, Vice, Intelligence, Crime Suppression Unit, South Broward Drug Enforcement Unit, Internal Affairs and the Narcotics Unit as a detective. [...]
Captain Allan Hubrig Appointed BSO #OaklandPark District Chief
In a February 25th memo to the City Commission, City Manager John Stunson announced the promotion of Captain Allan “Al” Hubrig to District Chief for the City of Oakland Park. “In 2004, I came to the City of Oakland Park as a lieutenant and found a warm welcome from a group of citizens and city staff members [...]
Lauderdale Lakes Maintenance worker robbed at gunpoint
Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are releasing a composite sketch of one of the suspects who robbed a maintenance supervisor at gunpoint. The armed robbery occurred at about 11 a.m. Monday, January 21 at the Lakeside Condominiums in Lauderdale Lakes. The victim, Leroy Smith, was walking toward his golf cart when one gunman approached and ordered [...]
Watch North Lauderdale gunman make off with cash, sneakers & socks
Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for an armed robber who went on a shopping spree as he cleaned out the till in a North Lauderdale shoe store. Just before the 9 p.m. closing on January 17, a man entered the Footlocker store on South State Road 7 and brought a pair of socks to the [...]
Watch as a man armed with a purse and a gun robs two Deerfield stores
Deerfield Beach (Jan 31, 2013) - Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for a man purse-toting robber who hit two Deerfield Beach stores on two different days. In the first robbery December 18, a black male in his 20’s robbed two cashiers at the Sports Authority in the Deerfield Mall. The suspect approached the registers as [...]
Watch as armed robber wearing Kangol hat strikes again
Broward Sheriff’s Office Broward County (Jan. 30, 2013) - The Kangol Robber first appeared on Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives’ radar November 14 when he robbed the Pet Supermarket in Pompano Beach (No video or pictures were released). A month later, around 2 p.m. December 13, he calmly walked into the FedEx Office store at 1650 N. [...]
