Two years ago this month, Miami Beach brought in a new two-man combo to lead the troubled Miami Beach Police Department move past public black eyes.
By the end of April this year, both of them will be gone.
Ray Martinez announced his retirement today, ending a 12 and half year career with the MBPD. Effective on April 4th, but he has indicated he could stay longer until a replacement is found.
His Deputy Chief, Mark Overton, has already vacated the premises and is the top cop in neighboring Bal Harbor.
When he was tapped by Former City Manager Jorge Gonzalez, Miami Beach was reeling from a plethora of corruption: drunken cops running over beach bathers; cops arrested for racketeering; cops riddling memorial day weekend attendees; procurement corruption; and bribery in code enforcement.
Martinez was the second in command during that time, yet his and Overton’s hire (who had served as Hialeah’s chief) helped whitewash some of the concern.
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