Deputy Chief Allen Siegel

Deputy Chief Allen Siegel began his law enforcement career in 1984 as a Community Service Officer with the City of Hollywood.  In 1985, he was promoted to Police Officer and attended the academy here at the Broward Institute for Public Safety.  While with the City of Hollywood, he served in a variety of operational and administrative positions which included nine years as a member of the SWAT team.  In 1993, he was a member of the team that created the Community Policing structure in the City of Hollywood. Deputy Chief Siegel has an extensive investigative background serving in the Criminal Investigations Division, as well as command assignments to the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force.

In 2005, Deputy Chief Siegel was invited to address two different Office of National Drug Control Policy sub-committees in Washington DC on the impacts of diverted pharmaceutical drugs.  Working with several local and federal law enforcement agencies, Deputy Chief Siegel led a national charge targeting the epidemic surrounding the illegal use of prescription drugs in South Florida.  This resulted in legal changes in Florida and across the country in how Pill Mills and diverted pharmaceuticals are addressed today.

After serving 28 years with the Hollywood Police Department, and retiring as a Major, he was offered an opportunity to become the Assistant Police Chief with the City of Lauderhill in February 2012. In 2013, he was made the Deputy Police Chief where he currently oversees the Community Relations Unit, Criminal Investigations Division, Special Projects Investigative Unit, Special Operations Division, Administration, and Training for the agency.  He continues to work with the staff of the department to assist with growth and mentorship.

Deputy Chief Siegel holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Studies from Barry University and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Nova Southeastern University. He is a graduate of the 33rd Management College of the Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas. In 2006, he attended the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police at Boston University. In addition to his departmental duties, he is an Adjunct Professor for Broward College.

Major Robert Parmelee

In 1997, Major Robert Parmelee joined the City of Lauderhill's Police Department. He started as an Officer in the Patrol Division and was quickly promoted to Detective in the Criminal Investigation Division in 1999.

In the beginning of 2002, Major Parmelee was offered a position with the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office, in Montana, as a Deputy where he then left the City of Lauderhill and relocated there. Later that year, due to family, he decided it was best to return to Florida and back to the Lauderhill Police Department where he has since served in the capacity as a Road Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, and Detective, until his promotion to Sergeant in 2008.

He served as a Sergeant in the Patrol Division and the Criminal Investigations Unit until he was then promoted to Lieutenant in 2013, which he then served as a Patrol Division Lieutenant and Administrative Lieutenant. He was then promoted to his current rank of Major in March 2016 with responsibilities of overseeing the entire Support Services Bureau and most recently, overseeing the Operations Bureau.

Major Parmelee served in the United States Marine Corps and is currently pursuing his Bachelors in Public Administration at Barry University. He is an Associate Member of the Broward County Chiefs of Police Association. Major Parmelee is a devoted husband and a proud father of two.

Major David Hennessy

Major David Hennessy began his career with the City of Lauderhill Police Department as a Police Officer in September of 1996.  Prior to that, he served with the City of Pompano Beach Police Department as a Reserve Police Officer for two and a half years.

Major Hennessy has served in several assignments and positions throughout his career, including: Patrol Officer and Field Training Officer, Detective investigating: Economic Crimes/Fraud, Missing Persons, Domestic Violence, and Sex Crimes/Child Abuse.  In July of 2008, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant where he served as a Patrol Sergeant, Detective Sergeant supervising both Property and Persons Crimes Investigations, and an Administrative Sergeant.  In May of 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and assigned to the Administration Services Division.  In January of 2019, he was promoted to the rank of Major. Major Hennessy is responsible for overseeing the Administration Services Bureau.

Additionally, Major Hennessy has previously served on the department’s Underwater Recovery Team as a Police Diver and Dive Supervisor and also as a Computer Voice Stress Analyzer Truth Verification Examiner.

Major Hennessy currently serves as the Chairman of the Lauderhill Police Officers’ Retirement System and has been a Board Trustee since September of 2003. He is an Associate Member of the Broward County Chiefs of Police Association. Major Hennessy is a devoted husband and the proud father of a daughter.

Major William Vogt

Major William Vogt joined the Lauderhill Police Department in 2006. He served as an Officer in the Patrol

Division until being promoted to Detective in the Criminal Investigations Division in 2010. In 2013, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant where he served in the Patrol Division and Criminal Investigations Division until his promotion to Lieutenant in 2018. From 2018 - 2020, he operated as a Watch Commander in the Operations Division until he was promoted to to his current rank of Major in May 2020, where he is responsible for the Operations Division. Major Vogt additionally served on the agency's SWAT team from 2009-2013.

Major Vogt holds a Bachelor's Degree in Labor Studies and Employment Relations from Rutgers University, where he also lettered in football. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville's Southern Police Institute 73rd Command Officer Development Course. Major Vogt is a proud husband and father of three.

Major Michael Lacey 

Major Michael Lacey began his law enforcement career with the Lauderhill Police Department in November 2002 and has served in several assignments, including road patrol, field training, crime suppression unit, professional standards, and special operations.

Prior to serving as Major of the Special Operations Unit, Major Lacey served as a Police Officer and Field Training Officer in the Patrol Division from 2002 -2008. In January 2008, he was assigned to the Department’s Crime Suppression Unit until his promotion to the rank of Sergeant in July of that year.  As a sergeant, he worked as a Road Patrol supervisor in the Operation Division and in the Department’s Professional Standard Unit. In January 2013, Major Lacey was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and continued to oversee the Professional Standards Unit. In August 2016, Major Lacey returned to the Operations Division and served as a Patrol Watch Commander until he was promoted to his current rank of Major in June 2023.

Major Lacey earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Barry University.  He is a graduate of the University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute 84^th Command Officers Development Course and Nova Southeastern University’s Executive Leadership Program.  

Major Lacey is a devoted husband and proud father of two sons.