A teenage political activist was arrested in Surfside, leading to a rally outside Town Hall. Commissioners voted against censuring Vice Mayor Jeff Rose for filing a police report. Tensions escalated with public comments and infighting. Surfside Police Chief Antonio Marciante faced accusations of bullying the teenager. Community activists called for an independent investigation into the arrest and the vice mayor's actions. The arrest, accusations of antisemitism, and alleged voter fraud have put Surfside in the spotlight ahead of the upcoming election.
Corrupt Surfside Vice Mayor Jeff Rose — under fire for having a teenage boy falsely arrested — refuses to answer questions about his involvement in alleged voter fraud, calls 911 to falsely accuse reporter of harassment #BecauseMiami #BecauseSurfside https://t.co/oSvwiVjREG https://t.co/qquD9zjkfF
Surfside’s Vice Mayor Jeff Rose calls cops because he was asked about alleged voter fraud in town https://t.co/hKMbMmtIIY
#BREAKING: Corrupt Surfside Vice Mayor Jeff Rose — under fire for having teenage boy falsely arrested — refuses to answer questions about involvement in alleged voter fraud, calls 911 to falsely accuse reporter of harassment #BecauseMiami #BecauseSurfside https://t.co/oSvwiVjREG
👀 The arrest of an 18-year-old activist. Dueling accusations of antisemitism. Dark-money attacks. The tiny town of Surfside is back in the spotlight ahead of Tuesday's election where the mayor and four commission seats are up for grabs. https://t.co/efMG5c1dj7
Community activists gathered in Surfside to call for an independent investigation into a teen’s arrest and the vice mayor’s actions. https://t.co/y0Tsouct8q
Surfside Police Chief Antonio Marciante, once accused of sexually harassing a female officer (she was suspended, he got promoted), now bullying a teenager for political revenge as Mayor @ShlomoDanzinger and real estate hustling Vice Mayor Jeff Rose’s Tonton Macoute #BecauseMiami https://t.co/MpzxfI4B1f
After VERY tense public comment and commissioner infighting over this arrest, including middle fingers and cursing from residents, State Rep. @FabianBasabeFL says: “You all know I’ve done reality TV. Somebody should be producing Surfside.” https://t.co/msCnnSfrjw
Rally outside Surfside Town Hall protesting arrest of teenage political activist accused of pushing Vice Mayor Jeff Rose. Inside, commissioners voted 3-2 against item censuring Rose for “abuse of power” in filing police report against “political adversary.” https://t.co/tHvlstoZhO