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Scott signs into law new ban on texting while driving
Florida drivers: Soon you'll no longer be able to text and drive, but you and the guy in the next lane will be allowed to text if you're stopped in traffic or at a red light. A law signed Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott bans manual texting and emailing while...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Highway Transportation, Rick Scott, Politics, Fort Lauderdale
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Another Fort Lauderdale hire at BSO
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel has hired away another top law enforcement official from another agency in Broward County. Fort Lauderdale Assistant Police Chief Tom Harrington will go to work for Broward Sheriff's Office on Monday as a lieutenant colonel,...
Tags: St. Thomas University, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Israel
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Scott signs Internet cafe ban
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Wednesday that bans Internet cafes, senior arcades and maquinitas in Florida. “The Legislature did the right thing to crack down on illegal gaming operators,” Scott said in a statement.... -
Scott signs off on Internet cafe ban
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott quietly signed legislation Wednesday that bans Internet cafes, senior arcades and maquinitas in Florida. “The Legislature did the right thing to crack down on illegal gaming operators," Scott said in a statement....Tags: Executive Branch, Rick Scott, Politics, Government
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Rothstein friend Dave Benjamin suspended at BSO
Just two days into his job as Broward County sheriff, Scott Israel suspended Lt. David Benjamin, a friend of Scott Rothstein's who escorted the Ponzi schemer on the tarmac as Rothstein temporarily fled to Morocco. Also suspended was Det. Jeff Poole of...
Tags: Scott Rothstein, Broward County, Crime, Law and Justice, Israel
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Sheriff-elect Israel unveils his command staff
Broward Sheriff-elect Scott Israel notified 28 Broward Sheriff's Office employees yesterday by email that they will not be working for him. And he announced his new command staff today. Some on his list will fill positions currently held by someone...Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Ed Koch, Harvard University, Florida International University, Western Kentucky University
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Fort Lauderdale union chiefs support Israel for sheriff
A union chief from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department is throwing a fundraiser for Broward sheriff's candidate Scott Israel. Reminds me of a few years back, when Fort Lauderdale considered getting rid of its own department and going with BSO,...
Tags: Broward County Sheriff's Office, Politics, Fort Lauderdale, Israel, Budgets and Budgeting
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Fort Lauderdale officers surrender, face charges of covering up misconduct
Three Fort Lauderdale police officers turned themselves in at the County Jail on Thursday, accused of lying about a 5 1/2-minute car chase at night in a busy area of the city that investigators said the veteran cops started without justification. Broward...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, FBI, Prosecution, Disasters and Accidents, Fort Lauderdale
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Speeding cops get special treatment, Sun Sentinel investigation finds
Sun Sentinel[Read Part 2 of the Sun Sentinel's investigation here] A police badge in Florida is a license to speed. A Sun Sentinel investigation revealed troubling practices: Police officers are not cited for speeding like ordinary motorists; off-duty speeding...Tags: Plantation, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Highway Transportation, Coral Gables, Punishment
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Rothstein says he bribed cops and politicians, associated with the mob
Convicted fraudster Scott Rothstein said he paid off law enforcement officers, judges and local politicians as he handed off about $1 million in bribes, according to attorneys who sat through his extraordinary testimony the past two weeks.
"We were...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Lawyers, Laws, Justice System
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