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John Herbst fires off an email to his commission bosses warning them not to attack his professional reputation.

John Herbst began investigating after getting an anonymous tip that the Fort Lauderdale police chief was working a side gig as a college basketball referee on city time.

Doing nothing is not an option, Police Chief Larry Scirotto says. He urges residents to call 911 if they see people on dirt bikes or ATVs doing wheelies and breaking the rules of the road.

Sgt. James McDowell turned himself in at the Main Jail in downtown Fort Lauderdale, the department announced. He faces three counts of grand theft and one count of organized scheme to defraud.

South Florida Police Widely Use Facial Recognition, Yet Resist Policies To Curb Abuse. That’s a Problem for People of Color.. In South Florida, failure to buckle a seatbelt can be enough for police to run a person through a facial recognition database. So can harvesting saw palmetto berries while trespassing on protected...

Facial recognition in South Florida gone ‘wild’

The city on Tuesday announced its received $500,000 to fund what’s called bullet fingerprint analysis and said the program is already making a difference.

The Biden administration and the Department of Justice awarded the Fort Lauderdale Police Department with a $466,263 grant to help create a local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center, the first of its kind in Broward County. Part of the grant money secures 40 department personnel who will focus on gun violence full time.

Get ready for an espresso shot of Florida politics and policy.

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.