Fort Lauderdale has a new police chief and he has been here before.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Rick Maglione, chief of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, is being relieved of duty, Local 10 News has learned. The city will begin searching for a new chief. We are awaiting more information from the City Manager. The department has faced criticism for its handling of unrest in the city on May 31 as downtown protests turned contentious. Check back later and watch Local 10 for updates.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Fort Lauderdale police released all of the police-worn body camera forage from a Black Lives Matter protest that erupted into violence in May. In the video, two officers are heard cursing, laughing and appearing to be joking about shooting protesters and potentially injuring them with rubber bullets. It's the same black lives matter protest from May 31st where a protester, LaToya Ratlieff, was hit in the eye with a rubber bullet, and where a 19-year-old protester was on her knees and got shoved by Fort Lauderdale Police officer Steven Pohorence, who was charged with battery on Tuesday. Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Rick Maglione sent out a statement on Wednesday in response to the newly released video, saying:The entire video clearly demonstrates our officers were under attack by a group of people who chose to use violence instead of peace to antagonize the situation. Although the language is extreme, and offensive to some, our officers were dealing with the chaos of a developing situationFurthermore, he said his department is currently reviewing some 8,000 minutes of body camera footage from that May 31st protest.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. After social video showed Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Steven Poherence shoving a protester who was kneeling at a Black Lives Matter protest at the end of May, it was discovered that the officer has 79 previous use of force incidents on record. In another incident, involving a different man in April of this year, 26-year-old Brandon Long was pulled from a county transit bus. Shane Calvey, president of the Fort Lauderdale Fraternal Order of Police, advised that people should not rush to judgement. Ya know?Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Rick Maglione calls the action concerning but he, too, did not want to pass judgement. Poherence has been on paid administrative for nearly a month following the confrontation with the kneeling protester at the end of May.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Rick Maglione is aware on Tuesday of the cases of women who say that during a peaceful protest against police brutality they became victims of his officers. After Officer Steven Pohorence pushed Dannielle Casey’s daughter out of the way while she was kneeling, witnesses’ videos show Officer Krystle Smith admonished him. Mother of girl pushed by Fort Lauderdale police officer outraged over unnecessary violencePohorence was relieved of duty pending an investigation, but the other officers are still out there. LaToya Ratleiff, who has a cracked skull on Tuesday, was at that same protest. “The protesters frustration stemmed from a cop kicking a girl in the back without cause,” Ratleiff said.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A South Florida mother is speaking out after her daughter was shoved down by a Fort Lauderdale police officer, despite the fact that the girl was kneeling on the ground at the time. That man, three and a half year veteran of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department Steven Pohorence, has since been suspended with pay. "That officer has been removed from any contact with the public," said Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Rick Maglione. Danielle Casey's 19-year-old daughter was shoved to the ground by a Fort Lauderdale police office while she was on her knees, peacefully protesting. "She stepped out of being an officer into a human, to take action for something that was not right," Casey said.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Fort Lauderdale police have identified Steven Pohorence as the officer seen on video shoving a female protester who was kneeling on the ground as tensions rose Sunday night downtown. Pohorence has been a member of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department since October 2016, and prior to that, he spent almost four years working for the Florida Highway Patrol. Fort Lauderdale police will then do an administrative investigation. Fort Lauderdale police said that damage was done to some of their vehicles. Sundays Fort Lauderdale protest got underway peacefully at Huizenga Park, with organizations Black Lives Matter and Dream Defenders bringing the group together at 3 p.m.

Also in Fort Lauderdale, the state attorney's office fired a prosecutor Monday for calling demonstrators animals" at the zoo in a quickly deleted Facebook post. Maglione said Pohorence's actions will be investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement before an internal investigation is conducted. But he said Pohorence's actions could have added to what was going on," and he commended Officer Krystle Smith who pushed Pohorence away from the woman. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said he felt the Pohorences actions were offensive, and hes happy the department has suspended him. ___Associated Press reporters Adriana Gomez Licon in Miami; Freida Frisaro Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Mike Schneider in Orlando, Florida; Tamara Lush in Tampa, Florida; and Brendan Farrington in Tallahassee contributed to this report.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Witnesses say they remain shocked, and yet impressed, with how police quickly ended a shootout in their normally quiet Fort Lauderdale neighborhood on Monday night. Charles J. Schweickert, a 68-year-old architect, lived in the condo on the fourth floor and is now facing a number of charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival, we were also simultaneously flagged down by a delivery driver who stated that he was confronted by an armed man, Fort Lauderdale police chief Rick Maglione said. He fired several rounds at the van, striking it numerous timesPolice say the shooter also shot at them multiple times, before they shot back. The most impressive thing Ive ever seen because it was raining and from the ground floor, somebody shot him on the top floor, Smith said.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The spring break season started just a few days ago and members of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department want to make sure those that are visiting are safe and follow the rules. More tourists means more traffic, which is why Fort Lauderdale police officers will be out in full force, making sure everyone is safe. There’s also a ban on electric scooters during spring break and ride sharing companies must pick up and drop off people at designated spots in order to avoid clogging beachfront streets. The police presence has also been beefed up in order to make sure this season is enjoyable for both visitors and residents alike. The spring break season wraps up on April 5.