Broward Sheriff's Office loses $500K for Real Time Crime Center expansion

The Broward Sheriff’s Office lost $500,000 in state funding to expand its Real Time Crime Center into a Fusion Center. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $1 billion from Florida’s $93.2 billion budget due to COVID-19 impacts. The original request was $5 million; the Legislature had approved $500,000 for the project. The funding would have supported software integration, hardware, and renovations. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony had touted the center as a step forward in protecting the community. The RTCC provides real-time monitoring of schools and buildings.