SW Ranches wants to join Davie PD

Sheriff’s Empire Crumbling: SW Ranches Wants Davie Cops Instead of Deputies


BY BUDDY NEVINS

Sheriff Scott Israel’s empire is crumbling.

Southwest Ranches is now following Deerfield Beach’s lead, exploring whether to cancel its policing contract with the sheriff.

Town Attorney Keith Poliakoff has been instructed to ask the Florida Attorney General whether it would be legal for Southwest Ranches to turn its policing over to Davie.

The letter went out last week.

“After receiving an initial proposal for a million dollar*increase in services, the Town of Southwest Ranches Town Council*unanimously authorized me to request an Opinion from the Attorney General*to confirm that the Town has the ability to solicit services from the Town*of Davie to be the Town’s law enforcement services provider. *If the Town*is unable to come to terms with BSO, the Town would be the first*municipality in Broward County to seek law enforcement services from a*neighboring municipality, opening the door for all other municipalities*who may desire to seek an alternative option,” Polikoff explained.

Deerfield voted last month to explore other policing, fire and EMS options after the sheriff’s department hiked the annual rate by $3.5 million. The city is hiring a consultant to determine whether it would be cheaper to return the police to city control.

Police services in Deerfield have been handled by the Broward sheriff for 23 years, according to the Sun-Sentinel.

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The emperor's new clothes.

Fine by me. Did 2 years out there. Loser contract for BSO all things considered
Sheriff has to get our finances in line

Fine by me. Did 2 years out there. Loser contract for BSO all things considered
Sheriff has to get our finances in line

Yeah, and the thing he needs to do FIRST is get rid of all the Fat (Community Outreach, do nothing administators like cavallo, etc.) that he just brought on board!

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De annex the town of SWR...it was robbed from Davie anyway....go Davie!!!!!!

Let them "explore" the possibilities all they want. But unfortunately they cant get the same fine police services for less money, if they went at it on their own. Case closed. It's been studied time and time again. But nice try.

De annex the town of SWR...it was robbed from Davie anyway....go Davie!!!!!!

Davie will be better for the residents by a long shot.

De annex the town of SWR...it was robbed from Davie anyway....go Davie!!!!!!

Davie will be better for the residents by a long shot.

Very true. Most brain-dead hillbillies can relate to each other quite well. :lol:

Well Wally blew it and SW Ranches hasn't forgiven us. I hope they stay. Linda Canada is awesome and will take good care of them.

Fine by me. Did 2 years out there. Loser contract for BSO all things considered
Sheriff has to get our finances in line

Yeah, and the thing he needs to do FIRST is get rid of all the Fat (Community Outreach, do nothing administators like cavallo, etc.) that he just brought on board!

Whoa, Cavallo? Do you mean Louis Cavallo, Ex Lt. Colonel? :shock: :shock:

Hey dumb azz, what does the Community Outreach have to do with SW Ranches, blowing smoke about leaving BSO? You are a complete dumb azz with an agenda.

Not a issue, Davie Police Officers have no authority in another city except thru a mutual aid agreement or in a emergency, not normal operations. Of course, that could happen, if the Sheriff swore in Davie Officers as Sheriffs Deputies. You can bet that will not happen. Now, they can form their own PD or state law would need to changed.

Fire Yes,Police No,involves arrest powers...

The Town of Davie should have had that area already anyway...they run right down the middle of SW Ranches cutting it in half. Dissolve SW Ranches and let Davie take what should have veen theirs all along

Let them "explore" the possibilities all they want. But unfortunately they cant get the same fine police services for less money, if they went at it on their own. Case closed. It's been studied time and time again. But nice try.
What these contract cities are finding is that they are paying twice for services. The browed Co tax base already takes tax dollars for BSO. Then The City pays bso again for "more police services" . This would not be so bad or so exposed if BSO had not become so bloated with do nothing "extras" ; community outreach could be done with reserve deputies. A lot of over paid services could be paid with reserves or volunteers. And this is not an anti SI post. Lamberti over spent as well. It's time to work better and not keep draining the taxpayer. Houses are too costly as it is and insurance rates are ridiculous. Any more money will cause a collapse again of the real estate market and then you will see real layoffs.

True.

And the legalities can be solved by a mutual agreement much like the MIU task force did years ago when the cities broke from the bs BSO dynasty back then. I would suggest that if a contract was signed that the city of SWR can swear in Davie officers so they have legal jurisdiction.

BSO needs to be returned to its unincorporated roots because the political structure of the county is never going to be able to make it as a metropolitan entity. And the political climate creates this this over bloated machine. If the cities pull back to their own services, the tax payers will be better served.

This county does nothing on the up and up.

Not a issue, Davie Police Officers have no authority in another city except thru a mutual aid agreement or in a emergency, not normal operations. Of course, that could happen, if the Sheriff swore in Davie Officers as Sheriffs Deputies. You can bet that will not happen. Now, they can form their own PD or state law would need to changed.

Fire Yes,Police No,involves arrest powers...

The law was changed several years ago. Davie can police SWR, it requires a referendum of the residents from both cities.

Where did the law get changed? They tried this same crap a couple of years ago, around contract negotiation time.

De annex the town of SWR...it was robbed from Davie anyway....go Davie!!!!!!

Davie will be better for the residents by a long shot.

yeah, so when a SWR residents wants to speak to a supervisor a Davie Sgt who doesn't answer to then is going to jump right on it. When SWR wants a street closed or radar run on a street, Davie will jump right on it.

Most of the Davie cops spend their time on the east side, on University drive handling all the 4s and 49s. Ask the residents of Ivanhoe how often they see a Davie unit. Its not often. There was a 21IP last week in Ivanhoe and SWR deputies beat Davie to it.

De annex the town of SWR...it was robbed from Davie anyway....go Davie!!!!!!

Davie will be better for the residents by a long shot.

yeah, so when a SWR residents wants to speak to a supervisor a Davie Sgt who doesn't answer to then is going to jump right on it. When SWR wants a street closed or radar run on a street, Davie will jump right on it.

Most of the Davie cops spend their time on the east side, on University drive handling all the 4s and 49s. Ask the residents of Ivanhoe how often they see a Davie unit. Its not often. There was a 21IP last week in Ivanhoe and SWR deputies beat Davie to it.

That's because Davie has 4 zones out west, 31,32,33 and 34. Often times one or more of these zones goes unmanned due to manpower. SWR should ask how they are going to covered if they did make the move. "34 handle that call in 912. 33 take the 94"?

Not a issue, Davie Police Officers have no authority in another city except thru a mutual aid agreement or in a emergency, not normal operations. Of course, that could happen, if the Sheriff swore in Davie Officers as Sheriffs Deputies. You can bet that will not happen. Now, they can form their own PD or state law would need to changed.

Fire Yes,Police No,involves arrest powers...

The law was changed several years ago. Davie can police SWR, it requires a referendum of the residents from both cities.

Correct...as long as contiguous, but is was an Attorney General's opinion...which is basically law until challenged.