The Latest Breaking News from Larry Scirotto

Pittsburgh's police chief puts down his badge for a referee's whistle

Pittsburgh’s police chief has retired just a week after making the controversial announcement that he would add refereeing college basketball games to his calendar

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Fort Lauderdale cops who claimed bias promoted, but union cries foul

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just weeks after taking over as Fort Lauderdale’s new top cop, Patrick Lynn has promoted four veteran officers who filed federal discrimination complaints six months ago. The officers claim they were passed over for promotion by former Chief Larry Scirotto because they had the wrong skin…

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

Brickbat: He Doesn't See Color

The city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has fired police chief Larry Scirotto less than a year after hiring him, claiming he discriminated against white people in hiring and promotions. The city hired a law firm to investigate multiple complaints against Scirotto of discrimination less than three months after he was…

Reason · Mar 21, 2022