By: Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach, FL – Pompano Beach residents are finally breathing a collective sigh of relief now that Covid-19 restrictions and mask mandates have relaxed. While mask wearing has become to some, the new normal, residents seem to be wearing them more as a sense of security rather than actual caution. Misinformation and
Continue ReadingBroward Sheriff’s Office Threat Management Unit detectives arrested a 12-year-old Crystal Lake Middle School student in April on charges of making written threats to kill. Earlier that morning, a student at the school learned of the threat and posted the information on social media as a warning to others about a possible school shooting. A
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By Gerdy St. Louis/PIO, Courtesy of BSO The Broward Sheriff’s Office Deerfield Beach Community Outreach Resource and Education (CORE) team, under the guidance of BSO’s Deerfield Beach Captain Adam Hofstein, is continuing its commitment to planting a S.E.E.D. in Deerfield Beach. Launched in February 2021, the Skills Enhancement and Employment Development (S.E.E.D.) initiative teaches young
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The City of Pompano Beach named March 1, the first Monday in March, as Victims and Survivors Memorial Day in memory of those who lost their lives due to COVID-19 amidst the global pandemic that started in 2020. The city issued a proclamation at a February city meeting. As of March 1, the COVID-19 risk
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By BSO, Miranda Grossman From ballerina to biology and forensic science, Broward Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab Director Claudine Carter Pereira is the first female Crime Lab director at BSO and the first and only Black Crime Lab director in Florida. She shares her wide experience with Sheriff Gregory Tony in celebration of Women’s History Month.
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