Al Lamberti (born April 14, 1954) is a former
sheriff
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of
Broward County, which encompasses
Fort Lauderdale in southeastern Florida.
Education
Lamberti received a B.A. in
criminal justice
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from
Florida Atlantic University
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in 1981.
Career
Coast Guard
Lamberti served in the
U.S. Coast Guard 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
Broward County Sheriff's Office 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
Deerfield Beach.
He was promoted to the rank of
major
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* Major (rank), a military rank
* Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits
* People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames
* Major and minor in musi ...
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
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of Broward County by Governor
Charlie Crist after Sheriff
Ken Jenne was indicted on federal
corruption
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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
unincorporated areas of Broward County.
On November 6, 2012, Lamberti was defeated in an election for sheriff by
Scott Israel, 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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Florida sheriffs
People from Margate, Florida
Florida Atlantic University alumni
Living people
Florida Republicans
1954 births