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A watchdog revealed a Broward town’s spending-oversight ‘failures.’ Here’s how it’s being fixed.
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoPembroke Park has reigned in questionable spending, months after a government watchdog’s critical report that the town allowed its elected officials to use town credit cards “without proper ...
This Florida Town Commission Should Have Its Own Reality Show
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPhoto Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Facebook/The Town of Pembroke...
Broward town commissioner charged with falsely accusing mayor of having gun at meeting
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPembroke Park Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs faces a misdemeanor charge after prosecutors say he...
Former attorney for embattled Broward town was harassed by commissioner, lawsuit alleges
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA former Pembroke Park attorney is alleging that the Broward town — and specifically Commissioner...
Small town may face ‘gap’ in police service as it plans to leave the Broward Sheriff’s Office
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere might not be any full-time cops in Pembroke Park, starting Oct. 1, in what could be the end of...
‘I’ve been harassed.’ Broward police chief vows to sue town for discrimination
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe former police chief of a small Broward town who was terminated earlier this year over...
He was their chosen interim leader. Then Pembroke Park looked up his past.
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoPembroke Park’s next interim town leader is likely to be let go before he even starts work after drawing some attention over being fired or resigning from past jobs. Darryl LeTroy “Troy” Bell ...
Florida Town Gone Wild Sued by Its Own Former Attorney
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCourtesy Melissa AndersonA tiny Florida town embroiled in a series of political controversies has a...
‘A new direction’: Pembroke Park fires chief of new police force
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was because of money that Pembroke Park decided to ditch its relationship with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in what was supposed to be a cost-cutting move. And it was money that led to the ...
Will a small town rehire the Broward Sheriff’s Office? Sheriff gives county an update
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe 6,000-person town of Pembroke Park may be considering rehiring the Broward Sheriff’s Office for police services, less than a year after it created its own police force to cut down on costs ...