Join Sheriff Al Lamberti for coffee tomorrow (July 23rd) from 11 a.m.-noon at Publix located at 600 N. University Drive in Pembroke Pines. 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.
On Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011, neighborhoods throughout America will come together to celebrate National Night Out. National Night Out is a yearly event that promotes community spirit and neighborhood partnerships. Please join the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Parkland District, 6650 University Dr. from 6 :00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. as we celebrate National Night Out. Events will include static law enforcement and fire rescue displays including Bomb Squad, SWAT and Fire/ Rescue vehicles. Residents will also have an opportunity to meet our new District Chief, Marvin Stoner and have an opportunity to tour our district office. Food and beverages will be served.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011, from 5:30 – 8:30 pm the Central Broward District will host National Night Out Against Crime at the Delevoe Park 2520 NW 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale. This annual event increases crime prevention awareness for the public, while fostering relationships between the residents and the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Festivities will include crime prevention presentations, gifts for the kids and adults, free food, and refreshments. Please join us in experiencing this worth while event. For additional information contact Lt. Jackson 954-321-4802.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the Broward Sheriff’s Office will host the annual National Night Out event at Collins Community Center located at 3900 NE 3 Avenue. This year’s event will include a Bike Rodeo, bike helmets, school supplies, music, games, food, non-alcoholic beverages and static displays. Admission is free. Please come on out and send a message to criminals that our neighborhoods are fighting back against crime and Keeping an Eye on Crime.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011, from 6:00-9:00 pm the city of North Lauderdale and the Broward Sheriff’s Office will host National Night Out Against Crime at the Riverside Christian Fellowship Church/Kimberly Square Shopping Center, 900 SW 71st Avenue, North Lauderdale. This annual event increases crime prevention awareness for the public, while fostering relationships between the residents of North Lauderdale and the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Festivities will include a disc jockey, bounce house, clowns/face painting, free raffles, BSO motorcycles, Duncun the Robot, free food, and refreshments. Please join us in experiencing this worth while event.
On Tuesday, August 2nd, neighborhoods throughout America will come together to promote neighborhood spirit and community partnerships. Please join us at the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Cooper City District, 10580 Stirling Road from 7PM to 9PM as we celebrate National Night Out. Evening events will include a Cyber Safety Presentation by our agency’s Internet Crimes against Children Task Force. The stars of Unleashed: K-9 Broward County will perform a K-9 demonstration and be available for pictures and autographs. Residents will have the opportunity to tour Fire-Rescue. Food and beverages will be served. Please contact Broward Sheriff’s Office, Crime Prevention Unit, Cooper City District, at 954-441-8330 for further details.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the Lauderdale Lakes Community Council and the Broward Sheriff’s Office will host the annual National Night Out event at Vincent Torres Park located at 4331 NW 36 Street. This year’s event will include music, prizes, food, non-alcoholic beverages, children’s fingerprinting, static displays, and a demonstration by the Broward Sheriff’s Office Lauderdale Lakes District Fire Department. Admission is free. Please come on out and send a message to criminals that our neighborhoods are fighting back against crime.
10 a.m.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Amaturo Theater
201 Southwest Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti will promote 62 employees Monday during the agency’s largest promotions ceremony ever. There will be 21 people promoted to the rank of sergeant and 22 promoted to lieutenant in the departments of law enforcement and detention, and there will be 10 new Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue driver engineers. Also in fire rescue, there will be four new captains and one new division chief/fire marshal. In the department of law enforcement, two people will promote to the rank of captain, one to district chief and one to major. In addition, 21 fire rescue reserves will be sworn in during the ceremony.
“These well-deserved promotions are a good sign. It means that we have turned a corner and are moving forward as an agency,” Sheriff Al Lamberti said.
Among the candidates for promotion is Sgt. Andrea Levine, who is following in the footsteps of her father, a BSO retiree who serves in the agency’s reserve unit, and her brother, a captain at Miramar Police Department. Lt. Rafael Omana and Sgt. Joseph Lungha both proudly serve in the United States Marine Corps. Fire Rescue Capt. Cindie Schooner-Ball was one of the first women hired as a firefighter and EMT in Broward County, and Sgt. Jeremy Hansen works closely with the Police Athletic League to improve children’s physical, social and emotional well-being.
This Monday, July 25, 2011 at 10 a.m., the Broward Sheriff’s Office will host the largest promotions ceremony in BSO history at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts (Amaturo Theater). Sixty-two of our agency’s best and brightest will be honored by friends, family and colleagues during the ceremony. The ceremony will be broadcast live via www.BSOLIVE.org starting at 10 a.m. Simply click on the tab “BSO LIVE” at the top of the page to stream live video from the ceremony. Stay safe! – Sheriff Al Lamberti
Media note: For a complete list of employees being promoted, contact BSO’s public information office.
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Dani Moschella/PIO
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On Tuesday August 2 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm the City of Dania Beach and the Broward’s Sheriff’s Office will host the annual National Night Out event at C.W.Thomas Park located at 800 NW 1st Street, Dania Beach. Come ane meet the men & women who serve your community while sharing an evening with friends and neighbors. Free food, water, soda as well as music, games and a bounce house for the kids. The focus of National Night Out is crime prevention awareness and strengthening the relationship between the Sheriff’s Office and the residents of Dania Beach. Together we will continue to make the City of Dania Beach a great place to live and visit.
10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011
2601 West Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy, a Pompano Beach patrolman and a fire rescue driver/engineer will be honored at a memorial service on Thursday.
On July 11, 1979, Deputy Joseph Conte was ambushed and gunned down while escorting prisoners from the Broward County Jail to a medical office in Fort Lauderdale. One of the inmates, a man whose nickname was “Mad Dog,” had planned an escape. He got his girlfriend to hire a gunman, promising to pay him $15,000, which they did not have, and then he complained of a toothache. As Deputy Conte led the inmate from a detention van to the doctor’s office, he was confronted by the gunman and was shot and killed.
Pompano Beach Police Officer Scott Winters was fatally shot July 29, 1990 during a struggle with a violent suspect. Officer Winters and his K9 partner, Baron, were assisting in the search for a man wanted for beating and raping a young girl. When Officer Winters located the suspect, a violent struggle ensued, and the suspect gained control of his service weapon. He was shot twice below his vest. The suspect was apprehended and later sentenced to death.
Driver/Engineer Michael Douthitt, a 23-year veteran, was assigned to Station 17 in West Park. In the early morning hours of July 2, 2007, Station 17 units responded to a working structure fire at 61 West Lake Dr. in Pembroke Park. After returning to the station, D/E Douthitt felt ill, went home and was subsequently hospitalized for a cardiac event. He was released from the hospital later that week. On July 13, 2007, while at home with his wife of 20 years, Ruth, he went into cardiac arrest. He later died at Wellington Regional Hospital in Palm Beach County.
During the service, the honor guard will present the colors, a wreath will be hung on the memorial wall, a bugler will play taps, and Sheriff Al Lamberti and others will say a few words in remembrance of the fallen deputy, officer and firefighter.