FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County commissioners held a workshop on Tuesday as they consider whether to start an in-house airport police agency in lieu of the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
BSO has patrolled Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport since 1996. Several Florida airports, including those in Tampa, Sarasota and Fort Myers, have in-house police departments.
A company contracted by the county tells commissioners that airports that have their own departments have more control over day to day operations and it is financially feasible, but many more studies need to be done…