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THURSDAY JULY 17, 2025
TONY FACES BACKLASH Broward Sheriff faces union backlash over deputy firings in Tamarac triple murder case Tensions are rising between the Broward Sheriff’s Office and its deputies’ union after Sheriff Gregory Tony announced disciplinary action against 10 deputies in connection with a deadly domestic violence case in Tamarac earlier this year. The move follows an internal review into how the department responded to warnings from Mary Catherine Gingles before she, her father, and a neighbor were murdered.
The incident occurred on February 16, when 43-year-old Nathan Gingles allegedly violated a restraining order and stormed into his estranged wife’s home on Plum Bay Parkway. He fatally shot her father, David Ponzer, in front of their 4-year-old daughter, then followed Mary into a neighbor’s house and killed them both. He then took the child to a nearby Walmart, where he was later arrested. Records show Mary Gingles had filed for a restraining order and contacted BSO more than a dozen times prior to the killings, warning deputies about her husband’s threats. “He was stalking her to kill her and had a plan to kill her. She revealed that to the police department; they did nothing!” said Frank Ponzer, Mary’s uncle. Following an internal affairs investigation, BSO’s professional standards committee recommended eight terminations. Sheriff continues on B3 – Backlash
Mayor proposes shuttering immigrant services office Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is proposing the elimination of the county’s Office of New Americans, an agency she once helped establish to support permanent visa holders on their path to U.S. citizenship. That’s according to budget documents obtained by the Miami Herald through a public-records request. In the 2015-2019 period, Miami-Dade County in Florida was home to 864,800 Caribbean immigrants, the highest share among all U.S. counties, underlining the broader impact of the proposed cuts on Caribbean Americans. The proposal comes as Miami-Dade faces a projected $402 million deficit in its $3.6 billion general fund budget, which covers key
“We have made difficult choices. We’ve looked across departments to maximize the value of every taxpayer dollar. … Next week we will propose a budget that continues to deliver on the core services that residents need and deserve.”
services like policing, jails, parks, and other departments funded primarily through property taxes. To close the gap, Levine Cava is preparing a 2026 spending plan that includes cuts, layoffs, and potential fee hikes, the Herald reports. The Office of New Americans was created during Levine Cava’s time as a county commissioner and later made a standalone division under the Community Action and Human Services Department after she became mayor in 2020. The office is currently staffed by four people — the same number as in 2022 — and assists legal immigrants with services including legal guidance, citizenship referrals, continues on B2 – Immigration ofces
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