Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony sent a shockwave through his office Wednesday when word got out that the night before he’d suddenly fired his longtime second in command, Undersheriff Nichole Anderson.
Also fired were Anderson’s civilian aide and longtime BSO employee, Sharon Hayes, and her driver, Capt. Jamie Smith.
By midday Wednesday, Anderson’s photograph and biography had been removed from the Executive Command Staff page on BSO’s website. The new undersheriff is Steve Robson, a 29-year BSO veteran who previously held the title Chief Deputy and colonel in charge of BSO’s Department of Law Enforcement.
Anderson did not respond to a request for comment before deadline. But ranking police sources told Florida Bulldog that Tony was apparently angered when he heard that Anderson is planning to run against him when he’s up for re-election in 2028…