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BREAKING: Broward Deputy Union Drops Hammer On Sheriff Scott Israel

Ryan Saavedra

In an overwhelming vote, the Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association announced it has “no confidence” in Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel and is going to ask Florida Governor Rick Scott to remove him from office over his handling of the Parkland shooting.

Out of the 628 officers in the union, 534 voted that they had no confidence in Sheriff Israel. Union President Jeff Bell said that it was the “union’s first vote of no confidence against a sheriff.”

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