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Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, Whitney Houston, Lantana Police Chief Jeff Tyson: The Morning Buzz . . .

Posted by , April 5, 2012 Print

The stories making noise in South Florida this a.m.:

– As Gossip Extra told you exclusively Monday, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw will not be prosecuted by the Florida Commission on Ethics for a complaint drafted by PBSO critic Mark Dougan, the founder of pbsotalk.com. The complaint spelled out how the sheriff allegedly lied to obtain a new agency-issued credit card in an attempt to skirt Dougan’s request for a look at Bradshaw’s expenses. But since the commission’s sleuths saw page after page of receipts, their investigative report points out that Bradshaw broke ethics rules when he charged taxpayers $870 for dinners and lunches with a motley crew of business, political and media stalwarts. Those included: Bradshaw political supporter and Cheney Bros big Byron Russell; lobbyist Tom DeRita; Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aronson; and WPTV-Channel 5 news director Jeff Brogan. Bradshaw, however, followed PBSO procedures when he treated everybody. So, PBSO has struck buying dinner off its list of approved on-duty purchases: Get ready to pull out your plastic if you dine with the sheriff!

– The final autopsy report on the Feb. 11 death of longtime Aventura resident Whitney Houston was released yesterday in Los Angeles and contained more details about how cocaine contributed to the former chart-busting singer’s death. By the time she was found face down in her bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel, Houston had been dead for at least an hour, according to the report. According to the paperwork, investigators also found a small spoon with a “crystal-like substance,” a white powder substance in a drawer, a rolled up piece of paper and a dozen bottles of prescription drugs in the bathroom. Ultimately, Houston drowned in the tub. (Click here for more from The Washington Post)

– Lantana Police Chief Jeff Tyson, 51, was released from the Palm Beach county lockup late last night after his 1:30 p.m. arrest for DUI and leaving the scene of an accident — in his service Explorer! Tyson was released on his own recognizance about 10 p.m. He was nabbed after rear-ending an unmarked Palm Beach County Sheriff‘s car at a traffic light in Boca Raton and driving away. The chief allegedly blew three times the legal limit for DUI! (Click here for more)

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2 Comments

  1. aboutime, 1 year ago Reply

    BRADSHAW HAS BEEN HIDING BEHIND HIS BADGE PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE MEDIA TO KISS HIS A++. THE DAM IS BREAKING! BRADSHAW, YOU AND YOUR CRONIES DON’T HAVE ENHOUGH FINGERS TO PLUG THE BREAKING DAM! BESIDES, ALL YOUR FINGERS ARE IN THE COOKIE JAR!Those people aren’t anointed – they are campaign foot soldiers bought and paid for with tax dollars. Most elected county officials won’t take contributions from their employees but Ric will. Why? He pays them huge dollars o then can kick the max amount of $500 back each. Don’t believe me? Look at the campaign reports.This explains why Bradshaw doesn’t want to be under the eye of the Inspector General. Florida Commission on ethics voted behind closed doors to drop the case. This is called covering each others a**. People are upset because I’m thinking what don’t we know about? He wont get my vote because of his stand on the Inspector General.

  2. VOTE HIM OUT, 1 year ago Reply

    What a joke!!!! Per the PB Post “The Florida Commission on Ethics voted unanimously in closed session Friday to drop the case because the prosecutor concluded that Bradshaw was following a sheriff’s office policy, and did not know the policy was wrong”. WHAT???? And how many years has he been Sheriff?

    How many innocent people are in jail and/or are now considered felons because they did not know they were breaking the law. Bradshaw and his “Good Ole Boys” have got to go.


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