Migratory workers fishing to eat, Belle Glade, Florida, January 1939. picture

Article: For whom the bell tolls: Citizens gagged at Belle ...
Westside Gazette;  January 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Ding! Six citizens stood before the Belle Glade Commission in order to comment on agenda ... For the second time in four days, the Belle Glade Commission held a Special Meeting to ... located in the southwest section of Belle Glade. Commissioner Donald D. Garrett said ...

Article: Grand jury report prompted Belle Glade to suspend ...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... report that led to the dissolution of the Belle Glade Police Department, the shooting of ... s Capt. Simon Barnes, the de facto Belle Glade police chief, said he is unfamiliar ... filed a notice that he intends to sue Belle Glade for wrongful arrest and emotional distress ...

Article: Belle Glade relieves police chief after grand jury ...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Byline: Leon Fooksman Jun. 1--The Belle Glade police chief and a sergeant were relieved ... investigation. A grand jury found the Belle Glade Police Department conducted a "grossly ... Dowdell declined to comment, saying Belle Glade attorney Dan Paige would make a statement ...

Article: Former Belle Glade chief surrenders after being ...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Byline: Mike Clary Aug. 1--Former Belle Glade Police Chief Albert Dowdell was charged ... 51, surrendered at the sheriff's Belle Glade substation shortly before noon. He ... another grand jury looking into the Belle Glade Police Department's handling of an ...

Article: City of Belle Glade annexation vote set for Feb. 7
Westside Gazette;  February 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... pivotal turning point in the future of Belle Glade as residents living in the unincorporated ... annexation that is currently taking place in Belle Glade. Represented by attorneys from the ... negatively impacted people of color living in Belle Glade for decades, it appears that there ...

Transcript: Mercury Clean-Up Continues in Belle Glade, ...
NPR All Things Considered;  August 30, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... NOAH ADAMS, Host: The clean-up in Belle Glade, Florida, continues today. That ... liquid metal, and when the youngsters in Belle Glade found it, it proved to be irresistible ... Rolondo Roquet [sp]. ROLONDO ROQUET, Belle Glade, Florida Student Exposed to Mercury ...

Article: Belle Glade votes to pursue deal with PBSO in wake ...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  June 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Leon Fooksman Jun. 9--BELLE GLADE -- The Palm Beach County Sheriff ... was poised to take over the troubled Belle Glade Police Department today if requested ... decision to make." The grand jury urged Belle Glade to consider merging its Police Department ...