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Hallandale Beach Officers Quit SWAT Team

Sun Sentinel

Hallandale Beach’s police chief and the head of the police union are expected to meet Monday to discuss the mass resignation of the department’s SWAT team and their grievances, the mayor said Saturday.

“I will be following up with our chief of police, following up with our unions and, most importantly, ensuring that our accredited department has the resources and the training that they need to protect and serve our public,” Mayor Joy Cooper told the Sun Sentinel.

Her comments came after a firestorm erupted Friday over the mass resignation of the city’s 10-person SWAT detail. The unit claimed they are “minimally equipped, under trained, and often times restrained by the politicization of our tactics.”

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