Nick Navarro (sheriff)
Nick Navarro | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Broward County, Florida | |
| In office 1985–1993 | |
| Preceded by | George Brescher |
| Succeeded by | Ron Cochran |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
Nicholas G. Navarro (November 11, 1929 – September 28, 2011) was a Cuban-American businessman. He served as sheriff of Broward County, Florida, from 1985 to 1993.
He won election for sheriff in 1984. During Navarro's tenure the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) approximately doubled, to 3,000 personnel, and its budget increased from $75 million to $200 million. This period coincided with the end of the Miami Drug War and the shift in focus to the larger War on drugs. Contracts were added for the BSO to provide law enforcement services to three Broward cities—Dania Beach, Tamarac, and Deerfield Beach.
Navarro was defeated in the 1993 election.