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Fort Lauderdale chief proposes fourth police district to concentrate downtown patrols
Summary
Police Chief Bill Schultz urged adding a smaller, fourth patrol district to concentrate existing officers in downtown entertainment areas, aiming to reduce travel time and increase proactive patrols; commissioners asked for refined staffing estimates and implementation timing tied to contractual annual changes in Jan. 2027.
Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Bill Schultz proposed creating a fourth police district to cover a condensed downtown area — roughly from East Sunrise Boulevard south to the river, west to Flagler Village near the train tracks and east to include Lauderdale Isles — in response to high call volumes in entertainment and tourist areas.
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