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FDLE Asking Questions After Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony Says Fight With Deerfield Beach Is “Personal, Not Professional”

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Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents are asking questions after Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s heated attack on Deerfield Beach city manager Rodney Brimlow during a BSO teleconference last week, multiple sources told REDBROWARD. BSO personnel and staff from the Deerfield Beach district were part of the teleconference. At issue—Deerfield Beach leaders are resisting Tony’s call for increased funds for BSO raises. Deerfield Beach and other Broward cities are considering forming their own police forces instead of paying Tony. In return, Tony has threatened to pull deputies from these cities.

Two sources told REDBROWARD that Tony’s performance during the Deerfield Beach teleconference was very heated.

One source said Tony called Brimlow an “enemy of BSO.” According to this source, Tony called Brimlow “disloyal,” and said his “backers would spend a million dollars to destroy” Brimlow.

Our sources said Tony declared “this is personal not professional.”

The day after the call, FDLE agents contacted some of the participants to discuss Tony’s video tirade against Brimlow and Deerfield Beach.

This is not the first time notoriously thin-skinned Tony verbally attacked a perceived critic. Tony has attacked City of Tamarac officials as well as Broward County Commissioners.

“Culture Of Fear:”Second Police Union Denounces Plan To Terminate Ten BSO Deputies And Sergeants, References Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s Checkered Past

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A second police union denounced the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) recommendations to terminate ten deputies and sergeants claiming it is creating a “culture of fear” in the department. The BSO Fraternal Order Of Police (FOP) Lodge 200 claims the recommendations of the Professional Standard Committee, to terminate ten deputies and suspend others for fifteen days, violates the due process rights of its members.

Last week, REDBROWARD was first to report on the PSC recommendations stemming from an investigation into the February murders of Mary Gingles, David Ponzer and Andrew Ferrin.

At the time, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony promised heads would roll over the handling of the case.

In a July 12, 2025 letter, BSO FOP president Hector Fajardo referenced Sheriff Tony’s own issues with criminal and disciplinary matters.

“It is deeply concerning that these decisions are being made under the leadership of Sheriff Gregory Tony, who himself has previously benefited from due process in both criminal and administrative matters,” Fajardo wrote. “It is disheartening to see this fundamental right seemingly denied to the very individuals who serve and protect our communities daily.”

Fajardo said these punitive actions are “fostering a culture of fear within the agency—where deputies may hesitate in critical moments for fear of reprisal—ultimately undermining public safety….”

BSO FOP wants BSO leadership to rescind these recommendations and allow deputies to present their sides of the case.