Al Lamberti
{{Short description|American law enforcement officer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Al Lamberti
| image = Al Lamberti.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption =
| office = 15th Sheriff of Broward County
| appointer = Charlie Crist
| term_start = October 26, 2007
| term_end = January 8, 2013
| predecessor = Ken Jenne
| successor = Scott Israel
| birth_date = April 14, 1954
| birth_place = New York, New York[https://www.flsheriffs.org/uploads/star/THE_SHERIFFS_STAR_VOL_53,_NO_1,_JAN-FEB_2009.pdf "BROWARD COUNTY; Sheriff Al Lamberti (R)"], The Sheriff's Star, January/February 2009, p. 6.
| party = Republican{{Cite web | url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=167706 |title = Our Campaigns - Candidate - al Lamberti}}
| education = AS Degree in Law Enforcement; BA Degree in Criminal Justice
| alma_mater = Palm Beach Community College
Florida Atlantic University
| occupation = law enforcement officer
| residence = Margate, Florida
| spouse = Holly Lamberti
| parents =
| religion =
| nationality = American
}}
Al Lamberti (born April 14, 1954) is a former sheriff of Broward County, which encompasses Fort Lauderdale in southeastern Florida.{{Cite web |url=http://sheriff.org/about_bso/admin/sheriff/about.cfm |title=Administrative Offices |access-date=2009-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417054510/http://www.sheriff.org/about_bso/admin/sheriff/about.cfm |archive-date=2009-04-17 |url-status=dead }}
Education
Career
=Coast Guard=
Lamberti served in the U.S. Coast Guard at various duty stations, primarily in Miami, Florida. He was also assigned as a special agent in the Office of Intelligence and Law Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.
=Law enforcement=
Lamberti joined the Broward County Sheriff's Office as a detention deputy in 1977. He worked his way up the ranks, becoming a road patrol deputy, then a road patrol sergeant in the North Broward and Lauderdale Lakes districts. He then became lieutenant and captain in the Organized Crime Division. In January 1990, he assumed the position of district chief in Deerfield Beach. He was promoted to the rank of major in 1998. Lamberti then went on to serve as interim chief of police for the cities of Hollywood and North Lauderdale.
On October 26, 2007 Lamberti was named sheriff of Broward County by Governor Charlie Crist after Sheriff Ken Jenne was indicted on federal corruption charges.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2007-10-27-0710260654-story.html|title=Lamberti appointed Broward sheriff|website=Sun Sentinel}} On November 4, 2008 Lamberti was elected the 17th sheriff of Broward County. As sheriff, he directed a 6,300-member organization with a nearly $700 million budget with responsibility for law enforcement and fire rescue duties within all 14 cities and towns and all unincorporated areas of Broward County.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sheriff.org/about_bso/ |title=Inside the Broward Sheriff's Office |access-date=2009-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322231818/http://www.sheriff.org/about%5Fbso/ |archive-date=2010-03-22 |url-status=dead }}
On November 6, 2012, Lamberti was defeated in an election for sheriff by Scott Israel, who became the 18th sheriff of Broward County.{{Cite web | url=http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/politics/Scott-Israel-Declares-Victory-Over-Al-Lamberti-for-Broward-Sheriff-177621661.html |title = Scott Israel Declares Victory over al Lamberti for Broward Sheriff; Democratic challenger claims victory over Republican incumbent in BSO sheriff race|date=November 7, 2012|work=NBC Miami|author=Gilma Avalos and Brian Hamacher and Sharon Lawson }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.sheriff.org/ The BSO - Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100322231818/http://www.sheriff.org/about%5Fbso/ The BSO - About the Sheriff's Office]
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Category:People from Margate, Florida