Major Smith, a native of Hollywood, began his career with the Hollywood Police Department in October, 1979 as a Patrol Officer.  He has served in the Patrol Section, Street Crimes Unit, Special Weapons and Tactics Team, Criminal Investigations Division and Internal Affairs.  In 1998, Major Smith was promoted to Sergeant with supervisory assignments in the Patrol Section and Criminal Investigations Division.  In September, 2002, he was promoted to Lieutenant with assignments in the Patrol Section, Criminal Investigations Division and Internal Affairs.  He was subsequently promoted to Captain and is currently the Major of the COP Division.

Major Smith is a graduate of the 9th Session of the Senior Leadership Program at the Executive Institute at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in Tallahassee.  He also went on to complete his studies and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Barry University.  Major Smith’s professional affiliations include membership in the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Associates and Broward County Crime Commission, as well as the Board of Directors for the Diamonds in the Rough youth golf program.

Major Smith has earned numerous internal awards to include Officer of the Year, Detective of the Year, the Chief’s Special Recognition Award, two Administrative Excellence Awards, four Community Involvement Awards and three Unit Citation Awards, as well as over 100 internal and external Commendations and Letters of Recognition.

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