Broward Sheriff's Office abruptly terminates second-in-chance
Colonel Nichole Anderson, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony's undersheriff and second in command, was terminated in a brief phone call after the sheriff left the meeting.
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Joan Murray is an Emmy, AP, and National Press Club Award-winning journalist covering South Florida who has reported for CBS News Miami for over two decades.
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