Slow Ride, Take It Easy Deerfield Beach. Also, BOHICA.

Chaz Stevens, CLE Faculty.
January 16, 2026
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TL;DR Deerfield Beach is evaluating its multi-million dollar contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO). Sheriff Gregory Tony has proposed a two-year extension, sparking debate over city independence and public safety budgets. Oh, Deerfield Beach, you salty slice of paradise wedged between the Atlantic and a swamp of bureaucratic bullshit. Here we go again, folks—Sheriff Frank Drebin Gregory Tony, that

by Chaz Stevens, CLE Faculty

Slow Ride, Take It Easy Deerfield Beach. Also, BOHICA.

TL;DR Deerfield Beach is evaluating its multi-million dollar contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO). Sheriff Gregory Tony has proposed a two-year extension, sparking debate over city independence and public safety budgets.

Oh, Deerfield Beach, you salty slice of paradise wedged between the Atlantic and a swamp of bureaucratic bullshit. Here we go again, folks—Sheriff Frank Drebin Gregory Tony, that beacon of badge-polishing brilliance, drops a letter like a wet fart in a crowded elevator, begging the city to pump the brakes on ditching his Broward Sheriff’s Office for their own fire and police gig.

Slow down?
More like slow con, baby.

In the immortal croon of Foghat: “Slow ride, take it easy… Slow down, go down, got to get your lovin’ one more time.”

Yeah, Frank, er, Greg, we see you humpin’ that delay button like it’s your last date before the divorce papers hit.

Oh, come on now.

Read that masterpiece of evasion with your bullshit detector cranked to eleven.

What does it say?

Jack squat about the city’s feasibility study.
No math takedowns, no “hey, your numbers are as cooked as a Florida meth lab.”

Zilch on why Deerfield’s crunching differs from the 88% of Broward that’s already told BSO to pound sand on fire services, or the 73% waving bye-bye to their law enforcement monopoly. Nah, Tony just slaps a “advocacy” sticker on it—like calling a colonoscopy “motivational probing.”

Not wrong, not broken, just… awkwardly boner-killing for his ego.

Huge ding on Frank Drebin 2.0’s legacy, overseeing the great unraveling of the bloated beast that is BSO.

Good luck landing that gig as head mall cop at Sawgrass Mills, Greg—maybe they’ll let you guard Auntie Anne’s.

Then the cherry on this shit sundae: BSO’ll foot the bill for a shiny new study, but only if you extend their contract two more years. Procurement 101, you say? More like Bribery for Dummies.

When the vendor volunteers to bankroll the audit that decides if they keep sucking at the public teat, that’s not transparency—that’s a fox offering to audit the henhouse while sharpening its teeth.

If the city’s study was pure fiction, shredding it would’ve been easier than Tony dodging accountability after Parkland.

Line items? Assumptions? Staffing? Response times? ISO ratings? Crickets.

Instead, it’s all “gimme time, pretty please.”

That’s the neon-flashing tell, kids: this ain’t about safety, or your grandma’s house fire, or deputies dodging bullets.

It’s calendar chess. Delay, deflect, deny—classic playbook for a nervous system staring down the barrel of irrelevance.

Independence?
Radical?
Please.

Deerfield’s just late to the party where most of Broward already ditched the BSO hangover for self-governance. If sticking with these clowns was the no-brainer, Tony wouldn’t be scribbling panic notes like a jilted lover.

The real question: will Deerfield let this vendor keep running out the clock, or finally grow a pair and join the grown-ups?

And hey, while we’re brainstorming, let’s tee up that inaugural proposal for the new Deerfield Beach PD: a crackdown on the massage parlor plague via our elite confidential informant squad.

Codename: Handjobs for Dan.

Because if anyone’s overdue for a pity tug, it’s that sad sack.

No mercy, Deerfield—time to rub out the rot.

* BOHICA – Bend Over, Here It Comes Again.

FAQs

Why is Deerfield Beach considering leaving the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO)?

The city commissioned a study by the Center for Public Safety after BSO requested contract increases of over 10% for 2026—more than double the usual 5% cap. The study suggests the city could save between $300M and $500M over the next 20 years by running its own municipal departments.

What did Sheriff Gregory Tony propose to Deerfield Beach in January 2026?

Tony has offered to extend the current BSO contract by two years and pay for a new, independent transition study. He claims the city’s current 12-page feasibility report has “glaring gaps” and lacks the data needed for such a massive public safety shift.

How much would it cost Deerfield Beach to start its own police and fire departments?

Preliminary estimates suggest an upfront capital outlay of approximately $21 million for both police and fire equipment. However, the study projects a first-year operating saving of several million dollars compared to the current BSO contract price of $39.5M for fire and $35.7M for police.

When will the Deerfield Beach City Commission make a final decision?

Mayor Todd Drosky and the commissioners delayed the vote during the January 6, 2026 meeting. They have requested more granular data on startup costs and personnel and are scheduled to revisit the issue at the January 20, 2026 meeting.

What happens to public safety during the transition period?

If the city votes to sever ties, a 24-month transition period (which began on 10/01/25) is already in place. BSO would continue to provide full police and fire services until the municipal departments are fully operational, likely in late 2027.

Official letter from Broward County Sheriff Dr. Gregory Tony to Deerfield Beach residents regarding a feasibility study on transitioning to an independent police and fire department.
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Chaz Stevens is the founder of REVOLT Training and a longtime public-records strategist focused on forcing accountability through process, not protest. His work has triggered policy reversals, criminal prosecutions, and national media coverage by weaponizing bureaucracy, public records laws, and First Amendment doctrine against institutional dysfunction.

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