Scott Israel

The Next Christopher Dorner? Former Broward Sheriff's Deputy Releases Disturbing Video

A former Broward Sheriff's Office deputy took to YouTube to release a video accusing BSO Sheriff Scott Israel of turning his back on him, and making allusions to him becoming "the next Christopher Dorner," the ex-LAPD officer who went on a revenge-motivated shooting rampage in Los Angeles back in Fe ... More >>

Turn In Your Gun For a Walmart Gift Certificate This Saturday

Ever thought to yourself, "Boy, I really wish I could get rid of this gun," while at the same time thought, "Boy, I really wish I had a hundred dollars so I can buy stuff at Walmart"? Well Saturday is your lucky day, sir. Sheriff Scott Israel and the Broward Sheriff's Office are holding a gun buyb ... More >>

Did Police Women of Broward County Wrongly Taser Man? Federal Lawsuit Says So. Watch Video

By now, you've surely seen Police Women of Broward County, the Cops-style TV show authorized by past Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti. The show had its share of problems when defendants claimed that they'd been unfairly arrested for pure entertainment value. The public defender's office handled 11 such c ... More >>

Scott Rothstein Trustee Pulls $30,000 From Don King

Not even Don King, the unflappable cartoon-like boxing promoter, was safe from the long paper trail following Scott Rothstein's $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme. He settled a $700,000 lawsuit for $30,000 this week. Herbert Stettin, trustee for Rothstein's closed law firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, sued ... More >>

Carlos Gimenez, Al Lamberti, and Alligator Gods Conspire Against Duke Basketball

The local personalities, egos, and public figures who swung through the news cycle this week, ranked by New Times' crack research department using a highly scientific algorithm. (i.e., "Is that a rhino in the Magic Eye? Can you see the rhino? No, not a kiwi, a rhino. Just give me the damned vaporiz ... More >>

Broward Sheriff Scott Israel Didn't Know Ousting Lamberti Brass Would Cost Millions

When incoming Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel wanted to bring in his own people to help run the department, he didn't realize that removing some of former Sheriff Al Lamberti's top lieutenants would cost nearly $4.3 million, including a more than $340,000 payout to one colonel who had never call ... More >>

Scott Israel Suspends Cops Tied to Scott Rothstein

Newly minted Broward Sheriff Scott Israel isn't screwing around. First he gets into office and starts firing people willy-nilly, and now this. Israel has suspended Broward Sheriff's Officers Lt. Dave Benjamin and Det. Jeff Poole. The reason for the suspensions: The Scott Rothstein effect.

Power Rank Friday: DUI Busts, Crank Profs, and More Anus Tattoo, Please

The local personalities, egos, and public figures who swung through the news cycle this week, ranked by New Times' crack research department using a highly scientific algorithm (i.e., walking down South Beach last Monday night, calculating the ratio of weeping Irishmen compared with redneck testicl ... More >>

Broward-Palm Beach Power Rankings: Israel Swings an Ax, Local Voice Goes Big Time, and Allen West Gets In One More

The local personalities, egos, and public figures who swung through the news cycle this week, ranked by New Times' crack research department using through a highly scientific algorithm (i.e. cocktail napkins and a Boggle board). 5. Congressman Allen West. The clock might be running out for Congress' ... More >>

T-Shirt Attack: Can BSO Fire a Guy Who Backs the Wrong Candidate? It Seems Yes

Former BSO Jailer Not Rehired by Sheriff Al Lamberti Due to Politics, Lawsuit Claims

Scott Israel's November win in the Broward County sheriff's race will probably mean a big shakeup at the area's largest law enforcement agency. But it's a labor dispute time-stamped from the sheriff-elect's failed 2008 campaign for Al Lamberti's job that might change daily business at departments ac ... More >>

Florida and Presidential Election Results Live Blog, UPDATED: Obama Re-Elected

Well. It's here. The 2012 Election is finally, coming to a slow and merciful end. Time to close the polls, tally the votes, and hope that Florida didn't screw things up too badly. Keep it here as we update the winners, and losers, and tell you who's President, who won the Senate race, who won wha ... More >>

Early Voting in Hollywood: Long Lines, an Obama-Loving Republican, and a Yacht Chef

Early voting is all the rage this election season. More than 80,000 voters flocked to the booths this past weekend to pick the president. But this is Florida, where nothing ever goes as planned. Complaints have already rolled in about long lines and wonky machines. To get a feel for what life a ... More >>

Cops on TV, Part One: Police Women of Broward County and Lamberti's Legacy

Sheriff Al Lamberti has made BSO arguably the most TV-friendly law enforcement office in the nation. Not only did Cops come back this year, but Police Women of Broward County and Unleashed: K9 Broward County have continued to air our dirty laundry to the world.Today and tomorrow, we'll be looking at ... More >>

Charges Against BSO Sergeant: "October Surprise" Against Lamberti?

Sheriff Al Lamberti's Democratic challenger Scott Israel looked like a long-shot candidate, but he's been pulling out all the stops recently, flinging whatever poo will stick to Lamberti, and the Sheriff isn't ducking fast enough.In fact, the sheriff has skipped out on two debates with Israel, one o ... More >>

Scott Israel (Campaigning?) Calls for Investigation of Decade-Old BSO Hogtieing Death

The motto of the Broward Sheriff's Office could be "if it's uncomfortable, don't talk about it." The death of an inmate by suicide, with plenty of warning signs, in a Broward jail? Silence. The federal investigation into Lt. David Benjamin, who ferried Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein to his getaw ... More >>

How Republican Is Sheriff Al Lamberti?

It's high-octane campaign season, and Democratic sheriff candidate Scott Israel is hammering the incumbent, Al Lamberti, for his and his underlings' close association with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. That's only a little hypocritical, seeing as Rothstein firm money was directed toward I ... More >>

As Isaac Approached, Sheriff Al Went Bowling; BSO Employees Pressured to Donate?

See also: Israel's bail buddies; Lamberti won't talkIf you can tell a lot about a man from where he gets his money, then Sheriff Al Lamberti is a friend of the working man: recently, he's been both shootin' and bowlin' to collect contributions for his reelection campaign.He also handed out BMW-frien ... More >>

Scott Israel Has Taken $13,700 From Bail Bondsmen. What Do They Want in Return?

Previously: Israel vs. Granteed in fundraising.Scott Israel's campaign for sheriff this year has taken heavy contributions from some of the least glamorous enforcers in the chain of justice: bail bondsmen from Miami to Jacksonville. Thirty-eight of them to be exact, shelling out $13,700 for the prim ... More >>

Herald Gives Endorsement to Scott Israel for Broward Sheriff -- But It's Pretty Tepid

Read our past interview with Israel, and about how he's retweeting it a whole bunch, and about his money.The editorial board at the Miami Herald has chimed in for Scott Israel, one of the two Democratic contenders in what may be the most important and underreported primary election in Broward this y ... More >>

Broward Sheriff Election: Louis Granteed Has Raised $40,000 More Than Scott Israel

Read our interviews with Israel and Granteed.You may not have heard of Louis Granteed -- he's better known to local beat cops than the general public -- but it would be a mistake to discount him in the Democratic primary for Broward Sheriff on August 14. Turns out, he's raised a whole lot more in ca ... More >>

Scott Israel Has Retweeted Our Interview With Him Hundreds of Times

One day in February, we sat down for a get-to-know-you interview with Scott Israel, who's running in the Democratic primary this August to challenge Al Lamberti in the Broward County sheriff's race. Since then, his campaign has retweeted our story dozens and dozens of times -- we can't count exactly ... More >>

Al Lamberti Fundraiser Smells Delicious but Yields No Interview With the Sheriff

​We dropped by a fundraiser for Al Lamberti at Athena by the Sea, a Greek Restaurant at Commercial Boulevard and A1A that's stuck in the same charming but bygone era as the rest of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. We wanted to personally ask for the same face-to-face interview we've gotten with the two Demo ... More >>

Sheriff Candidate Louis Granteed: A Veteran Hollywood Cop's First Campaign

We're interviewing candidates in the race for Broward County Sheriff. So far, that means Scott Israel, this guy, and incumbent Sheriff Al Lamberti (who has not accepted an interview request).​The Pulp orders coffee, black. 

Broward Sheriff Candidate Scott Israel: "I Have a Pristine Record"

The Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) is one of the largest sheriff's departments in the country. It provides law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency medical services to areas across the county, as well as other services like corrections and parole supervision. Sheriff Al Lamberti is facing ... More >>

New Sheriff in Town? Israel, Granteed Line Up to Face Lamberti in Next Election

blackwatchdog.blogspot.comLamberti and Israel​Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti got a "soft" start to his current term: He was already sitting in for former Sheriff Ken Jenne, ousted early on fraud charges, and ran unopposed in the Republican primary. What's more, nobody paid attention to Lamberti on El ... More >>

Sheriff Al Lamberti Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Super Bowl

Lamberti​A former Broward deputy has filed an ethics complaint with the State of Florida against Sheriff Al Lamberti, alleging he violated state law when he engaged in a "fraudulent scheme" to bring his 15-year-old son with him on a security detail at last year's Super Bowl. In the complaint, ... More >>

UPDATE: BSO Says Sheriff Didn't Commit To Benefit For Slain Sergeant

Lamberti​Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti was scheduled to be a celebrity judge for the chili cook-off at a benefit car show held over the weekend for the late Sgt. Chris Reyka, who was shot to death behind a Walgreens store in Pompano Beach while on duty two and half years ago. But ... More >>

Did Campaign Cash Help BSO Promotion?

I am hearing new information regarding Broward Sheriff's Lt. Rick Reilly, and it's not good. I won't get into details, but suffice it to say that Reilly's late wife, attorney Caryl Boies, may have a lot in common with Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of onetime presidential contender John ... More >>

Former Broward Sheriff Candidate Criss-Crossing State in Trek for Chief's Job

Rick Lemack​Richard "Rick" Lemack was this close (642 votes) to becoming the Democratic nominee for Broward Sheriff. In August 2008, the ex-assistant police chief and assistant city manager of Hollywood, Lemack lost to Scott Israel, who then lost to Al Lamberti. We told you last month that Lemack ... More >>

Another Judy Stern-Backed, Born-Again Democrat Launches Campaign in Broward

Barbra Stern, the daughter of Democrat strategist Judy Stern, today followed through on her long-rumored campaign for Florida House district in Fort Lauderdale vacated by Ellyn Bodganoff, who's running for Florida Senate. Barbra Stern was originally a Democrat but she had a fling with the Republican ... More >>

Former Sheriff's Candidate, Hollywood Official a Finalist for Police Chief in Gainesville

Rick Lemack​Rick Lemack, who finished a close second one year ago in the Democratic Primary for Broward Sheriff, is now one of five candidates to be police chief of Gainseville. Lemack was previously an assistant chief in the Hollywood Police Department and an assistant city manager.But in the yea ... More >>

Thompson Job With BSO Totally Scandal-Less

New Times photo by Tara NieuwesteegWiley ThompsonIt sure sounds like a troubling bit of news: Former Broward Sheriff candidate Wiley Thompson has landed a sweet job with victorious Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti -- the same candidate Thompson had crossed party lines to endorse after he lost in the Augu ... More >>

The Dirty Dozen of 2008

If only we could fit all the bums in...

The Morning After

November 4 Election Predictions

Lamberti Volunteer A Former Drug-Dealing Cop

Early Election Results

A Few Election Eve Headlines

Broward Links

RIP James Gary Brown, Lori Parrish's Son

P.I. Says Sgt. Chris Reyka Murder Case Is Solved

Bill Scherer Gearing Up For Electoral Rampage

Letters for September 11-17, 2008

Trickster in Chief

Famed political hit man Roger Stone takes a special interest in would-be Broward Sheriff Scott Israel

Election Post-Mortem

Early Voting = Early Attacks

A Few Silly Election Predictions

Attack Ads Appalling -- And Impressive!

Free John Rodstrom!