Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean J. Trantalis celebrated Thursday during a ceremony to break ground on the police department’s new three-story 192,263-square-foot headquarters.

Surveillance video shows a silver Dodge RAM pickup truck speeding away from police officers on Tuesday before a crash and a fatal police shooting in Broward County.

Fort Lauderdale has named its new Chief of Police, Patrick Lynn.

Fort Lauderdale has a new police chief and he has been here before.

“We’ve seen this happen before. We’ve seen this happen too many times, and we’ve seen this happen tremendously when it comes to Black lives.”While she wasn’t surprised by the outcome, Ratlieff said her heart still dropped when she received the news. “The Internal Affairs investigation determined that it was not Detective Ramos’ intent to strike Miss Ratlieff. Detective Ramos’ actions warranted an internal review. Based on that and the external expert’s review of the incident, Detective Ramos is exonerated,” Lynn said in front of Fort Lauderdale City Hall.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale Police Detective Eliezer Ramos has been exonerated, nearly a year after he shot a woman in the face with a rubber bullet during a Black Lives Matter protest. “The internal affairs investigation determined that it was not Detective Ramos’ intent to strike Miss Ratlieff. Detective Ramos’ actions warranted an internal review. Based on that and the external expert’s review of the incident, Detective Ramos is exonerated,” Lynn said in front of Fort Lauderdale City Hall. AdBefore she spoke, video was played showing the intense moments when the detective shot Ratlieff in the face with a rubber bullet.

DAVIE, Fla. – The former police chief of the Town of Davie will be acting police chief while an investigation continues into alleged remarks made by Davie Police Chief Dale Engle. Patrick Lynn, who served as Davie’s Police Chief for almost 10 years before he retired in 2017, was named acting police chief Thursday by Town Administrator Richard J. Lemack. Engle is on paid administrative while allegations brought forward by the Fraternal Order of Police against are being investigated. The Florida State Fraternal Order of Police sent a letter to the Town of Davie's administrator about remarks allegedly made by Davie Police Chief Dale Engle. (WPLG)The letter stated that Engle had been approached by officers and service aides who inquired about safety protocols and protections regarding the coronavirus.