Lieutenant Michael Bigwood has been fired by the Lauderhill Police Department twice ... Bigwood has been ordered to turn over his gun, his badge, and is currently the focus of an internal affairs ...

Some residents of the Castle Gardens condominium complex feel they're being held hostage by a group of badge-wearing ... Michael Butkus, with the Lauderhill Police Department, told Local 10 ...

All three were treated at Broward Health Medical Center and were in stable condition, the police department said. In all cases, Lauderhill Police said they had not identified any suspects.

Rumblings about whether the Lauderhill Police Department remains on its own or merges with the Broward Sheriff’s Office have erupted into a storm of accusations and allegations of intimidation.