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Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Fort Lauderdale’s African-American Research Library Wednesday morning, protesting the Broward Sheriff’s Office after last week’s news of another female inmate forced to give birth inside her jail cell. Protesters from Black Lives Matter, Dream Defenders and other organizations stood out in the pouring rain before marching to BSO’s public safety complex just blocks away....

Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Fort Lauderdale’s African-American Research Library Wednesday morning, protesting the Broward Sheriff’s Office after last week’s news of another female inmate forced to give birth inside her jail cell.

NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia has more after a female inmate gave birth recently and sparked an investigation.

Authorities are investigating a double shooting in Oakland Park that left a man dead and a woman hospitalized Tuesday morning. The shooting was reported around 3:20 a.m. in the 3100 block of Northwest 44th Street, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said. When deputies arrived at the scene they found the man dead and the woman suffering from gunshot wounds. The man…

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony has fired a Department of Detention colonel and lieutenant colonel after an inmate gave birth in jail last month. Tony announced the terminations of Colonel Gary Palmer and Lieutenant Colonel Angela Neely Thursday for “command level failures,” the department said in a news release. The firings follow an administrative review of a late September incident in…

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony has fired a Department of Detention colonel and lieutenant colonel after an inmate gave birth in jail last month.

A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of receiving thousands of dollars through food assistance and Medicaid programs has been arrested on a welfare fraud warrant, the department said Thursday. Shonte Samuels, 27, was arrested Thursday morning at BSO’s public safety building by public corruption unit detectives, officials said. Officials said Samuels is accused of failing to report her employment...

A man is facing a murder charge after authorities said he tied a woman’s hands and feet then drowned her in a Dania Beach canal. Lorenzo Jerome Pulliam, 28, was arrested Saturday on a first-degree murder charge in the killing of 23-year-old Allyson Williams, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said. The body of Williams was found the morning of Sept. 25…

The FBI and the Broward Sheriff’s Office teamed up to arrest a South Florida teen accused of threatening to commit a school shooting.

Authorities are investigating after a woman’s body was found floating in a canal in Dania Beach Friday. The discovery was made around 9:30 a.m. in the Dania Cut-off Canal near the 300 block of Northeast 3rd Avenue, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said. Marine and dive team units responded to remove the body, officials said. Crime scene and homicide detectives...

A former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who was fired and charged with battery over the arrest of a teenager in Tamarac last year told his version of what happened over a virtual court hearing Thursday afternoon.

A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy that was fired and charged with battery — over what was seen in a viral video — tells his version of what happened.

A Broward Sheriff’s Office sergeant testified Wednesday on his behalf after being charged in the rough arrest of a teen last year in Tamarac. Gregory LaCerra said he feared for his life and believes his charges should be dropped. “Scary as hell. I will be honest with you when you have that many people around you,” LaCerra said. He...

One BSO deputy seeking “Stand Your Ground” immunity in a teen’s arrest in Tamarac says he was terrified by the mob at the shopping plaza that day.

Two Broward Sheriff’s deputies seen in a viral video of a teen’s arrest in Tamarac said Monday there was a history of trouble at the shopping plaza where the incident happened and that put them in fear for their safety. Deputies Christopher Krickovich and Gregory LaCerra are facing battery charges from the way they handled the April 2019 arrest...

Stand Your Ground Hearing for Deputies Accused of Excessive Force Against Tamarac Teen

Two Broward Sheriff’s deputies seen in a video that went viral of a teen’s rough arrest were in court Friday to use Florida’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” law as they hope to prevent prosecutors from moving forward with the charges against them. Deputies Christopher Krickovich and Gregory LaCerra are facing battery charges from the way they handled a then...

Two Broward Deputies Say Battery Charges Brought Against Them Should Be Dismissed Due to Florida’s Stand Your Ground Rule. NBC 6’s Willard Shepherd Reports.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is forming a Social Justice Task Force to work on community challenges in the county. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony announced the creation of the task force at a news conference Thursday. He said the task force is about building trust in the community. “We work for the people and in order for us to be...

A group of migrants came ashore in a small boat at Hillsboro Beach early Friday, officials said. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said they responded to the area of 1041 Hillsboro Mile just before 2 a.m. after the Hillsboro Beach Police Department requested assistance when the boat arrived on the beach. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Office of Homeland Security...