Broward Sheriff's Office

Just days after Broward commissioners announced they had terminated the agreement for the sheriff's office to staff the county's emergency communication system, the rocky partnership appears to be back on.

County administrators sent a letter to Broward Sheriff Tony Gregory on New Year's Day to announce the termination, after he had declined to sign an extension agreement.

Internal county emails obtained by WLRN show that commissioners will find a new agency to run the 911 emergency call system if the sheriff doesn't sign an extension by New Year's Eve.

Unlike in state prisons and Miami-Dade jails, lit menorahs are not allowed in Broward County jails — over fire regulations. But a letter signed by more than 20 Rabbis has asked Sheriff Gregory Tony to reconsider.

The report was commissioned after revelations of dropped calls, long wait times and staffing issues. WLRN obtained the 130-page document, which will be discussed at a Broward County Commission meeting next week.

The Florida Commission on Ethics has found probable cause to believe Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony misused his public position when he lied and did not disclose certain information as a law enforcement officer.

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Leaders from cities and towns in Broward County, that contract with BSO for police and/or fire rescue services, complain that BSO has high costs, no transparency, and cities have no control over staffing etc. No one from the agency showed up to Wednesday's meeting.

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony must obtain records spelling out what crimes he was charged with in Philadelphia as a teenager and whether he was convicted of any of those crimes, a Broward judge ruled Thursday.

Fresh off a losing bid to reclaim his job as Broward County sheriff, Israel has emerged as a finalist for the police chief’s post in Bay Harbor Islands, a tiny island community on the eastern edge of Miami-Dade County.

Broward Judge Elizabeth Scherer and attorneys from the Public Defender's Office went back-and-forth Tuesday morning about the potential dangers of sending experts into jails to evaluate clients in person.