and local officials took a knee with protesters who called for investigation into dawn raid which killed black man
* Ten-member SWAT team of Hallandale Beach police department resigned Friday
* They cited outrage at their command chiefs and local elected officials for taking a knee with protesters
* The protesters had called for the reopening of the case of Howard Bowe
* Bowe was fatally shot by the SWAT team in a dawn raid on his home in 2014
* In a letter of resignation to the chief of police, the unit said the safety of police dogs was of greater concern to officials than the team's safety
* It specifically targeted Vice Mayor Sabrina Javellana claiming she had compared them to the Minneapolis Police Department that killed George Floyd
By FRANCES MULRANEY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and WIRES
PUBLISHED: 23:43 EDT, 13 June 2020
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8418593/Entire-south-Florida-SWAT-team-resigns-officials-kneel-protesters.htmlEdited by JeffB at 19:38:49 on 06/14/20