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Pembroke Park town clerk quits, citing controversial commissioner who is currently suing mayor
Read full article: Pembroke Park town clerk quits, citing controversial commissioner who is currently suing mayorThere is new drama in Pembroke Park Town Hall as the town manager has quit under duress, blaming it on one particular commissioner.
Criminal case dropped against Pembroke Park commissioner who called cops on mayor during meeting
Read full article: Criminal case dropped against Pembroke Park commissioner who called cops on mayor during meetingMonths after being charged, controversial Pembroke Park Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs is no longer facing a criminal case for calling the police on his rival on the dais.
‘Injustice’: Pembroke Park commissioner says he’s ‘appalled’ over decision to fire chief
Read full article: ‘Injustice’: Pembroke Park commissioner says he’s ‘appalled’ over decision to fire chiefPembroke Park Commissioner William Hodgkins is calling out fellow officials after they voted Friday to fire the town’s police chief of six months.
After just 6 months, Pembroke Park police chief could end up out of a job
Read full article: After just 6 months, Pembroke Park police chief could end up out of a jobMayor Ashira Mohammed and Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs, typically bitter rivals on the dais in the small south Broward town of Pembroke Park, appear to agree on one thing, sources say: They want the town’s police chief out.
Pembroke Park commissioner charged with misuse of 911 for call claiming mayor had gun
Read full article: Pembroke Park commissioner charged with misuse of 911 for call claiming mayor had gunPembroke Park Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs’ November 911 call stating the town’s mayor had a gun — prompting a public search in the commission chambers — was not only unfounded, but criminal, Broward prosecutors have determined.
Pembroke Park mayor: Commissioner should ‘seek help’ after calling cops on her mid-meeting
Read full article: Pembroke Park mayor: Commissioner should ‘seek help’ after calling cops on her mid-meetingPembroke Park Mayor Ashira Mohammed spoke to Local 10 News on Thursday, one day after a fellow commissioner’s call to law enforcement, claiming she had a gun, prompted police to stop the meeting and search her purse.
WATCH: Pembroke Park commissioner goes on profanity-laden tirade from dais
Read full article: WATCH: Pembroke Park commissioner goes on profanity-laden tirade from daisF-bombs flew at Pembroke Park Town Hall Wednesday night as outspoken commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs, once the town’s mayor, went on a profanity-laced tirade directed towards colleagues on the dais. It comes as Local 10 News has learned that Jacobs, the subject of multiple Local 10 stories, may now be under investigation by Broward County’s chief watchdog.
Outspoken Pembroke Park commissioner, once mayor, faces public censure
Read full article: Outspoken Pembroke Park commissioner, once mayor, faces public censureBad blood and fighting at the Pembroke Park town commission continued this week after another heated meeting at the city’s Agenda Workshop on Wednesday.
Food distribution sites getting busier as need increases
Read full article: Food distribution sites getting busier as need increasesFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – From the Mr. Greens fruit and produce distribution in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood to Calvary Chapel’s in Fort Lauderdale, the need for food distribution is increasing, organizers said Saturday. "The last distribution wasn’t as busy, but today we are seeing that need. Last year, a Map the Meal gap report found that more than 10 percent of South Florida’s population is food insecure. "Because of COVID-19, we are doing it every week and we're going to continue doing it as long as there is a need," Mohammed said. “We want to make sure that everyone is safe and that they have food to survive right now,” Mohammed said.