Nicholas G. Navarro, a Cuban-American businessman born in Jaruco, Cuba in 1929, held the position of sheriff in Broward County, Florida from 1985 to 1993.
Nicholas G. Navarro was born on November 11, 1929, in Jaruco, Cuba.
Nick Navarro was elected as the sheriff of Broward County in 1984.
In 1985, Nick Navarro began his tenure as the sheriff of Broward County, Florida.
In 1989, Sheriff Navarro granted Fox Television permission to film Broward County Sheriff's Office deputies for the inaugural season of the television show "COPS".
In 1989, following Florida Governor Bob Martinez's order to investigate the album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" by 2 Live Crew for obscenity, Sheriff Navarro arrested record store owners selling the album and the group members after a concert. All those arrested were later acquitted, and the judge criticized Navarro for "prior restraint," as his detectives had warned store owners about potential arrests before the album's legal obscenity was determined.
After his time as sheriff, in 1993, Nick Navarro established Navarro Security Group Ltd, a private security firm.
Nick Navarro faced defeat in the 1993 Broward County sheriff election.
Nick Navarro's time as sheriff of Broward County, Florida, came to an end in 1993.
Nick Navarro passed away on September 28, 2011, at the age of 81, due to complications from cancer.