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Scott Israel is an American law enforcement officer, and the Police Chief of the city of Opa-locka, Florida. He was chief of police in North Bay Village from 2004 to 2008, during which time he was named Police Chief of the Year in Miami Dade County. He later served as the 16th Sheriff of the 6,000-member Sheriff's Office in Broward County, Florida, from 2013 until 2019. In 2016, Broward County voters re-elected Israel as Sheriff with 72% of the vote - the largest electoral win for a Broward County Sheriff in 80 years. He has been known for being outspoken regarding gun violence and gun control, and opposed open carry legislation. Israel has called for a ban on assault rifles to be reinstated, and said that he does not believe that people with mental illness should have access to firearms. His views made him a target of conservatives across the nation, in part due to his criticism of the National Rifle Association, and what he considers to be lax gun laws. The Stoneman Douglas High School shooting occurred in his jurisdiction in February 2018 while he was Broward County Sheriff, and his department and deputies were criticized. Newly elected Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended him upon taking office 11 months later. Israel appealed to the Florida Senate, which appointed former Senate President J. Dudley Goodlette (R) to serve as special master and hear testimony and evidence with regard to the propriety of the suspension. After he conducted a trial, Goodlette issued his report in September 2019, finding that Israel's removal by the governor was improper, and recommending that Israel be reinstated. Nevertheless, in October 2019, the Florida Senate voted to confirm Israel's suspension. (en) |
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Scott Israel is an American law enforcement officer, and the Police Chief of the city of Opa-locka, Florida. He was chief of police in North Bay Village from 2004 to 2008, during which time he was named Police Chief of the Year in Miami Dade County. He later served as the 16th Sheriff of the 6,000-member Sheriff's Office in Broward County, Florida, from 2013 until 2019. In 2016, Broward County voters re-elected Israel as Sheriff with 72% of the vote - the largest electoral win for a Broward County Sheriff in 80 years. (en) |
