Sheriff Scott J. Israel

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Rooftop Copper Theft

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested four juveniles in relation to a string of copper thefts from A/C units in Oakland Park.
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Hit-and-Run Driver Sought

Broward Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide investigators are seeking the public’s help locating the driver who struck a pedestrian Friday morning and fled the scene.
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Victim in Critical Condition

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are searching for at least two gunmen who left a man in critical condition early Thursday morning (5/16) during a robbery in unincorporated Broward near Ft. Lauderdale.
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Domino Party Broken Up Twice

The party is over for a group of domino players that gathered at a North Lauderdale business after armed robbers broke up their game a second time.
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Lauderhill Gun Buyback

The event, hosted by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and the Lauderhill Police Department, is part of our commitment to reduce gun violence and remove unwanted firearms from our neighborhoods.
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CAMPAIGN TARGETS DISTRACTED

A grass-roots public service campaign targeting distracted drivers was unveiled Tuesday, April 30 at Boyd Anderson High School.
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MAN POCKET DIALS 911

A man who orchestrated a murder on Interstate 95 “pocket dialed” 911 just before the fatal shooting. On a recorded line, Scott Simon can be heard telling someone else that he’s going to follow the victim home and kill him. Minutes later, 33-year-old Nicho
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DEPUTY JOSLYN RUBACK

A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy honored in March with an award for her courageous spirit despite a life-threatening illness has died. Joslyn Ruback, who worked in the Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Detention since 2000, died Monday. She was 39.
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Ducky Reunion

One by one, firefighters rescued eight ducklings that fell into a storm drain and reunited them with their mother.
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Shred-A-Thon & Drug Take Back

The Broward Sheriff's Office and Pembroke Pines Police Department held a Shred-A-Thon and prescription drug take-back on Saturday at the Pembroke Lakes Mall. Over 19,000 pounds of documents were destroyed and over 30,000 pills were collected.
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BSO Hires First Black Chaplain

The Deerfield Beach native is the first black to serve as chaplain in the 98-year history of the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Click here for the full story.
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