Reminder, join Sheriff Al Lamberti for coffee on Saturday, June 25th from 11 a.m.-noon at the Starbucks inside SuperTarget (NE corner of Stirling Rd. & University Dr. in Davie). Also, from 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. you can see McGruff the Crime Dog; meet the stars of Police Women of Broward County and Unleashed: K-9 Broward County; Quiggley; and much more. Bring your children for FREE fingerprinting by Broward Crime Stoppers.
BSO’s Pompano Beach District is starting a Law Enforcement Explorer Program for youths between the ages of 14-18 years of age who are interested in a career in law enforcement. Explorers are afforded a unique opportunity to learn the different aspects of our agency, including hands on training and practices of our deputies .Applications will be excepted during their open house on Tuesday, June 14, from 6:00-7:00 pm at the District Office (located at 100 S.W. 3 Street Pompano Beach). For more information, contact Sgt. Wargin at 954-786-4201.
On Sat., June 11th, BSO will host a Shred-A-Thon & Operation Medicine Cabinet prescription drug “take back” event from 9AM-12PM @ the City of Parkland Public Safety Building: 6650 University Dr. There is a 5 box maximum for shredding documents or computer hard drives. If you have any questions, please contact the BSO Parkland district office at 954.753.5050.
Please be advised that the BSO Dania Beach district office has moved. The new location is 4601 SW 30th Ave., Dania Beach. The new headquarters is open from 9 AM – 5 PM Monday-Friday to assist the public with any law enforcement related matters. The telephone number remains the same, 954.926.2400. If you want to reach dispatch for non-emergency related issues, call 954.765.4321, and always dial 911 for emergencies.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Dania Beach district has moved its headquarters from city hall to a new facility at 4601 S.W. 30th Avenue, Dania Beach. The new location, formerly Dania Beach Fire Station 93, has been remodeled to accommodate law enforcement operations.
Earlier this year, when Dania Beach Fire Rescue merged with Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, the equipment and firefighters assigned to Station 93 relocated a short distance away to BSO Station 17. This made Station 93 available for the law enforcement operations formerly housed at city hall. The city hall facility was in dire need of extensive remodeling, but the cost was considered too great. Moving to Station 93 solved a problem and saved the City of Dania Beach a significant sum of money.
The new headquarters building is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is a community service aide on duty during these hours to assist the public in filing police reports and other law enforcement-related matters. There are also deputies and detectives available to meet with citizens as needed.
If you live east of Interstate 95 and would like to meet with a community service aide or deputy sheriff, you may go to BSO’s community substation located at 803 N.W. 1st St. directly across from C. W. Thomas Park. This location is staffed seven days per week by a community service aide with the following enhanced hours:
The new facility houses the district’s Criminal Investigations Unit, Selective Enforcement Team, Crime Prevention Unit, administrative support personnel, and command staff. The community substation continues to house the district’s Patrol Division. The telephone number remains the same, 954-926-2400. If you want to reach dispatch for a non-emergency, call 954-765-4321, and all emergencies should be called in to 911.
On Thursday, June 2nd at 4pm, Sheriff Al Lamberti will present 3 outstanding high school seniors with the Sheriff’s 5-Point Community Service Award at the Public Safety Complex. Symbolizing leadership, volunteerism, dedication, citizenship & responsibility, Juan Diaz from Northeast High School, Ryan Pogue from Pompano Beach High School & Priya Kamath from Cooper City High School are being recognized for their tremendous achievements during the 2010-2011 school year.
The five points of the star that represents the Broward Sheriff’s Office symbolize leadership, volunteerism, dedication, citizenship and responsibility. Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti this week will honor three outstanding high school seniors who best embody those qualities.
4 p.m. Thursday, June 2
Public Safety Building, multimedia room
2601 W. Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale
Juan Diaz of Northeast High School, Ryan Pogue of Pompano Beach High School and Priya Kamath from Cooper City High School will each receive the Sheriff’s 5-Point Community Service Award at a ceremony Thursday afternoon.
“Juan, Ryan and Priya are the leaders of tomorrow, and I am proud to recognize their tremendous achievements,” Sheriff Lamberti said.
City and school district officials will also attend the presentation. Sheriff Lamberti said he will continue the program into the 2011/2012 school year.
DATE/TIME: 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2011
LOCATION: Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Weston Station #81
17350 Royal Palm Blvd., Weston
Becca Hyman and her family will join Sheriff Lamberti and community leaders for the event
A new program designed to help EMS responders obtain critical health information quickly during a medical crisis is being implemented by the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
Named after 5-year-old Weston resident Rebecca Hyman, the Broward Emergency Critical Care Assistance (BECCA) program was developed after her parents, Seth and Danielle saw the need for quickly providing her complex medical history to firefighter/paramedics during an emergency.
Diagnosed with 1p36 Deletion Syndrome, a genetic disorder that occurs in 1 out of 5,000 children, Becca has experienced life-threatening episodes that have required numerous 9-1-1 EMS responses by Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. By having a template of information at the ready for responders, it can minimize confusion during a crisis. The BECCA form is intended to be kept on hand at home and can also be provided to schools, camps, daycare and children’s services organizations where the child may go.
The BECCA form can be downloaded, free of charge, from www.sheriff.org, under the Critical Care Assistance box. The Broward Sheriff’s Office does not record or maintain any of the information filled out on the form – you simply save the BECCA form PDF document to your computer then print it out. It can be used to detail all of the child’s medical information – from simple to complex histories.