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Larry Scirotto says he promoted ‘minority candidates because they were exceptional – not because they were minority’

The chief's firing comes after four police officers filed a complaint about his promoting practices with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 

The city of Fort Lauderdale has fired its police chief Larry Scirotto, who has been in office for less than a year, following allegations of discriminatory practices for promotions.

The city of Fort Lauderdale has fired its police chief Larry Scirotto, who has been in office for less than a year, following allegations of discriminatory practices for promotions.

An investigation into the bias complaints concluded that fired Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Larry Scirotto was unfairly focused on minority candidates for jobs

Top cop Larry Scirotto goes wherever the Big 10 goes, including Maryland, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan. He defends his outside gig, saying he has a team of pros in place to handle things when he’s out of town.