Palm Beach County Sheriff is Re-elected with Huge Mandate
It wasn’t even a close race as Sheriff Ric Bradshaw we
re-elected to the Office of County Sheriff for Palm Beach County Florida with
79% of the votes. Bradshaw had 93,327 votes, and his two opponents Joe Talley
had 20,848 and Cleamond Lee Walker had 4,609 respectively.
Dateline: Palm
Beach, Florida, September 5, 2012 – The race initially had a few ruffled
feathers, with accusations of favoritism by Talley, but after the election
results came in, it was clear that the voters loved the job, and public
service, that the Sheriff and his Office was performing. According to the
August 14th edition of the SunSentinel.com, “It's a third term for the county's top crime fighter.
Incumbent Palm Beach County sheriff Ric Bradshaw finished far ahead of his two
challengers in the race for sheriff, easily toppling longshot opponents Joe
Talley and Cleamond Lee Walker.”
Sheriff Bradshaw said this about his victory, "We just got
declared the winner and it's a verification that the people of Palm Beach
County think the men and women of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office have
been doing a fantastic job over the past eight years,"
After the election Sheriff Bradshaw reiterated his commitment to
fighting crime in Palm Beach County and said, “The war against street
gangs will continue in his third term, and that's our main focus because that's
what keeps people safe in our neighborhoods. The gang fight is not going to be
over with, we're in the middle of it."
About
Sheriff Ric Bradshaw is a career
law enforcement professional responsible for leading the largest law
enforcement agency in Palm Beach County. Sheriff Bradshaw has a successful
track record of forty years in law enforcement. He rose through the ranks of
the West Palm Beach Police Department and in 1996 was appointed Chief of
Police. On January 4, 2005, Sheriff Bradshaw was sworn in
as Sheriff of Palm Beach County. Sheriff
Bradshaw is the
thirteenth sheriff to serve as the county's chief law enforcement officer since
the agency's origin in 1909. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has six
departments - Legal Affairs, Field Operations, Community Operations,
Corrections, Support Services, and Administrative Services. The Palm Beach
County Sheriff's Office is comprised of 4,000 employees and approximately 5,500
volunteers. Sheriff Bradshaw has extensive knowledge and training in all
aspects of law enforcement with special emphasis on Domestic Security, Field
Operations and community based policing.
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