NORTH MIAMI BEACH – North Miami Beach Police Chief Harvette Smith has retired after 34 years of service.
Smith, the city’s first Black female police chief, announced her decision following a yearlong administrative leave tied to an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.
The investigation centered on allegations of falsified documents, but the city stated that Smith was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. Despite the exoneration, Smith was not reinstated to her post…