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Pembroke Pines commission votes to end practice of issuing ceremonial badges after school incident
Summary
After debate about an incident at a local high school and questions raised by a State Attorney summary, the commission unanimously directed staff to draft a resolution discontinuing issuance of ceremonial commission badges and to retrieve badges currently held by commissioners.
Pembroke Pines commissioners voted unanimously March 21 to direct staff to prepare a resolution discontinuing the city’s practice of issuing ceremonial police-style badges to members of the commission and to retrieve badges in commissioners' possession.
The motion followed a sustained exchange about an incident at Flanagan High School in which a badge reportedly was produced while a commissioner questioned students. One…
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