Days after Broward Sheriff “Dr.” Gregory Tony’s commencement ceremony at Nova Southeastern University in June 2024 he hired the academic chairman of the NSU committee that judged his doctoral dissertation as a BSO reserve deputy sheriff.
Vincent Van Hasselt, a psychology professor, was hired for the part-time position on June 24, 2024, records show. Van Hasselt, 73, is a certified law enforcement officer and, since joining BSO, has been “vested with the authority to bear arms and make arrests” under Florida law.
He earns $19.13 an hour and drives an unmarked BSO take-home vehicle — a perk not offered in BSO’s public solicitation for reserve-deputy applicants…