Al Lamberti (born April 14, 1954) is a former sheriff of

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, which encompasses

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in southeastern Florida.

Education

Lamberti received a B.A. in

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from

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in 1981.

Career

Coast Guard

Lamberti served in the

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at various duty stations, primarily in Miami, Florida. He was also assigned as a special agent in the Office of Intelligence and Law Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.

Law enforcement

Lamberti joined the

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as a detention deputy in 1977. He worked his way up the ranks, becoming a road patrol deputy, then a road patrol sergeant in the North Broward and Lauderdale Lakes districts. He then became lieutenant and captain in the Organized Crime Division. In January 1990, he assumed the position of district chief in

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. He was promoted to the rank of major in 1998. Lamberti then went on to serve as interim chief of police for the cities of Hollywood and North Lauderdale. On October 26, 2007 Lamberti was named sheriff of Broward County by Governor Charlie Crist after Sheriff Ken Jenne was indicted on federal corruption charges. On November 4, 2008 Lamberti was elected the 17th sheriff of Broward County. As sheriff, he directed a 6,300-member organization with a nearly $700 million budget with responsibility for law enforcement and fire rescue duties within all 14 cities and towns and all

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areas of Broward County. On November 6, 2012, Lamberti was defeated in an election for sheriff by

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, who became the 18th sheriff of Broward County.

References

External links

The BSO - Official WebsiteThe BSO - About the Sheriff's Office
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