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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to suspend and then replace Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel over the public safety department’s response to the school shooting in Parkland last year, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. DeSantis will share the news Friday afternoon, sources told the Sun Sentinel. He’s likely to name former Coral Springs…
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel emerged from the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a hero for his passionate plea that lawmakers empower police and doctors to put people in mental hospitals on the basis of violent social media posts. The Jewish community knew him as someone who was proud…
In an interview stretching nearly half an hour, CNN’s Jake Tapper grilled Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel over his department’s response to the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 dead. Tapper started by asking Israel about reports that his department’s designated school resource officer, Scot Peterson, did not enter the building during…
(JTA) — As he leads the police response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is likely enduring some of the toughest days of his career. And he’s probably looking to his Judaism to guide him through it. Israel is the county’s first Jewish sheriff, and it’s an identity he…
