85% of Broward County Deputies Have ‘No Confidence’ in Sheriff
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association cited a “laundry list” of grievances and crushed morale as reasons why they do not have confidence in their leader.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association cited a “laundry list” of grievances and crushed morale as reasons why they do not have confidence in their leader.
One report from the Coral Springs Police Department alleges a Broward County deputy knew the gunman’s location but hid behind a tree.
The suspect, a former student at Forest High School, says killing people was not a part of his plan and that he wants to be “put away” so he can’t hurt anyone.
The new measures were added following several security breaches at the school last month, including a sheriff’s deputy who was found sleeping in his squad car on campus.
Parents turned their 15-year-old son into police after he told them he was planning to carry out a shooting at Paw Paw High School.
The school resource officer exchanged gunfire with the student shooter after he shot two other students, one fatally.
In September 2016, two school counselors and a school resource officer concluded Nikolas Cruz should be forcibly committed for psychiatric evaluation.
The Senate Judiciary Committee also held a hearing to discuss failures made by the FBI and law enforcement in acting on warning signs displayed by the Parkland gunman.
The new records discount school resource officer Scot Peterson’s claim that he did not enter the building because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside the school.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies who were criticized for not entering Marjory Stoneman Douglas were told by a district commander to set up a perimeter outside the school.