Elliot Cohen Quotations

We really don't know what happened. The last time we saw him was like 15 to 20 minutes before, and he was washing in the sink.

No deputy or trooper will fault you for traveling an extra 50 feet to get someplace safe. You don't have to stop on a dime when you see the blue lights behind you. You have to find the safest place you can stop.

He had demonstrated a repeated pattern of untruthfulness, and this is not the kind of employee that we want at the Broward Sheriff's Office.

He clearly indicated at the time of the incident that he was armed so that's the information we acted upon.

Our preference is not to discuss these cases because they're ongoing and involve informants and information that we don't want to jeopardize.

Our number one priority is public safety, and that hasn't changed. But the cost is what it is. A deputy costs a certain amount, so do cars and gas. We aren't making a profit here, and that's important to remember.

Undoubtedly it was harder for everyone to get around after the storm, but our people are patrolling the same areas. We don't rotate people one day from one area of the county to another. Everyone is pretty familiar with their neighborhood.

Traffic stops always have the potential to be dangerous, which is why they always have to be handled extremely carefully. What would make traffic stops safer would be if everyone followed the Move Over Law. That is the easiest way to avoid this kind of tragedy.

Within a couple of minutes, literally minutes, they had cleaned out almost three dozen boxes of remote control cars and trucks. High-end stuff -- I mean, this stuff is not the kind of toys you find at the local toy store.

This is cleaning house and taking care of business. The way the system is supposed to work.

If you get one, chances are you're going to get most of them. These guys aren't big on loyalty. If you pick one of these guys up, generally they turn on their friends. They think they're going to get a better deal. If you find one, you generally find the rest.