Pembroke Park

Mayor

Pembroke Park commissioner charged with misuse of 911 for call claiming mayor had gun

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Pembroke Park Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs’ November 911 call stating the town’s mayor had a gun — prompting a public search in the commission chambers — was not only unfounded, but criminal, Broward prosecutors have determined. About three months after the Nov. 8 town commission meeting came to an abrupt stop, with […]

Read More
Mayor

Commissioner should ‘seek help’ after calling cops on her mid-meeting

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Pembroke Park Mayor Ashira Mohammed spoke to Local 10 News on Thursday, one day after a fellow commissioner’s call to law enforcement, claiming she had a gun, prompted police to stop the meeting and search her purse. Wednesday night’s meeting went off the rails after Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs, whose tumultuous time […]

Read More
Mayor

Pembroke Park commissioners censure ‘toxic’ ex-mayor; he replies they’ll ‘end up in jail’

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Drama on the dais continued in Pembroke Park as commissioners voted to publicly reprimand outspoken former mayor and current Town Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs after he was accused of creating a “hostile work environment” in the small Broward County town. He did not take Wednesday’s censure vote quietly. The official censure resolution, […]

Read More