Senior advice calls Fort Lauderdale the "gay capital city" of Florida and says it's a mecca for the gay locals and visitors alike. Tempe, ArizonaĪn hour north of Miami, Fort Lauderdale has 23 miles of beaches, scenic parks and canals, and strings of restaurants and shops run parallel to the beach. The overall cost of living is "very high" compared to national averages. Though assisted living and adult care costs are significantly higher than the national average in Washington, DC, the average cost of home healthcare is $44,044 per year, which is lower than the national average of $46,197, according to Senior Advice. There are LGBT organizations that are supportive of gay seniors, like Alexandria Gay and Lesbian Community Organization, The DC Center for the LGBT Community and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Veteran Care. and Arlington) has a LGBT population of about 4% and a senior population of 13%, according to Senior Advice, and Alexandria has non-discrimination laws and provides transgender-inclusive health benefits for city employees. The Alexandria metro area (which includes Washington D.C. With over 300,000 Facebook followers - more than double that of much larger Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in nearby Tampa - Nocco said people were too often reporting crimes online rather than calling 911.A few miles from Washington D.C., Alexandria, Virginia has abundant outdoor spaces, from parks to nature trails, and it has more than 100 golf courses, according to Senior Advice. In January, the department cut off social media comments because the accounts fell victim to their success. His agency also copyrighted the now-viral hashtag, #9pmroutine, a reminder to lock car doors and homes every night. The Twitter account of Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco - who has starred in A&E Network’s “Live PD” show - made a splash with local “Sad Criminal of the Day” posts.
The sheriff, first elected in 2012, looked into the camera as if speaking directly to the man and urged him to surrender: “Stop messing up and stop breaking the law. The lucky winner of one recent episode was a 32-year-old white male accused of petit theft and failure to appear. Even the fugitives watch it” to see who becomes “fugitive of the week,” Ivey said. Many, like Marceno, hold made-for-YouTube news conferences and use TikTok and other social media - frequently going just as viral as the perpetrators. They head agencies that typically patrol unincorporated portions of their county but also provide backup to city police departments and sometimes patrol small cities that lack their own force. Florida Man, meet Florida Sheriff.Īll but one of Florida’s 67 counties have an elected sheriff, and they wield enormous influence in part because they’re often the only countywide elected official.
There are murders and mayhem, like anyplace else, and then there are the only-in-Florida incidents like the man charged with assault with a deadly weapon for throwing an alligator through a Wendy’s drive-thru window in Palm Beach County in 2015.īut an equally eccentric cast of hard-boiled sheriffs make a career of going after these guys. The Sunshine State has become internationally notorious for the oddball miscreants who populate its police blotters and local news reports - known collectively as Florida Man. “I’m proud to say that in this county, if you present deadly physical force … we meet you with deadly force every time, and we win. “He’s an oxygen-stealer and a scumbag, and I’m glad he’s outta here,” Marceno told reporters.
Soon afterward, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno stood on the man’s driveway in combat gear for a news conference while the suspect went to the jailhouse that the sheriff likes to call the “Marceno Motel.” (AP) - When a naked man in southwestern Florida recently raised a ruckus outside his house and threatened a deputy with a kitchen knife, the SWAT team swooped in and apprehended him.
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