Hollywood Police Unveil $80M HQ With Room Named for Slain Officer Chirino

Hollywood, Florida's new police headquarters is finally open, and behind its glass doors sits a room that carries the weight of the department's darkest day: a roll-call room named for Officer Yandy Chirino, who was shot and killed by a vehicle-theft suspect in October 2021. The 100,000-square-foot building at 401 South Park Road replaces a cramped, decades-old facility and cost more than $80 million to build, according to police.

Hollywood Police Chief Jeff Devlin toured the new building for Local 10 News and said he does not miss the old headquarters, which he described as dark and gloomy. Devlin praised the new building's openness and natural light, and the station reports the first floor was designed to invite collaboration, cooperation and communication through accessibility, with the records department reachable directly from the lobby while internal affairs and property records now have their own separate entrances.

A Command Center Built for Real-Time Response

Among the most talked-about additions is the department's new Real-Time Intelligence Center, which tracks officers' locations as calls unfold and streams live feeds from more than 40 surveillance cameras across the city. The center can also deploy drones to relay information to officers on the ground, per the station's report.

Deanna Bettineschi, the department's public information manager, told the outlet the center gives Hollywood police far more room to grow alongside new technology. She said the department has been excited about the intelligence center for a long time, according to the same account.

Training Facilities Get a Major Upgrade

The building also houses a defensive tactics room and a gym for officers, along with a new firing range measuring 50 yards and equipped with a dynamic target system, the report notes. City authorities are preparing a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new headquarters for Thursday.

Honoring a Fallen Officer

The roll-call room named for Officer Chirino ties the building's opening to the recent conclusion of the criminal case against his killer. Chirino died after a vehicle-theft suspect shot him in October 2021, and 22-year-old Jason Banegas was formally sentenced in April to life in prison without parole plus more than 160 consecutive years for the murder, according to CBS News Miami.

A 12-person Broward County jury deliberated for less than two hours in December 2025 before rejecting the death penalty and recommending a life sentence for Banegas, who had entered an open guilty plea to 10 criminal counts before the penalty phase, as reported by CiberCuba. In March, Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra had rejected a motion by Banegas to withdraw his guilty plea after he claimed his defense counsel coerced him, a ruling Hoodline detailed in its report on the cop killer's last-ditch bid to undo his plea. Hoodline also covered Banegas' original guilty plea in the case back in October.

Seven Years in the Making

The new headquarters is the product of a public safety overhaul that dates back to March 2019, when Hollywood voters approved a $165 million General Obligation Bond that earmarked $78 million specifically for public safety facilities, technology and equipment to replace the outdated police building, according to the City of Hollywood. The previous headquarters at 3250 Hollywood Boulevard had opened in October 1974 and served the city for more than 51 years as its population grew past 153,000 residents, per city records.

The new building sits on roughly 8.7 acres of land that formerly served as the driving range for the city-owned Orangebrook Golf & Country Club. In May 2024, the Hollywood City Commission adopted a Phase II construction services agreement with Moss & Associates, LLC for a guaranteed maximum price of up to $82,937,302, and the city later approved more than $1.4 million in furniture purchasing and installation agreements in October 2025 to prepare the building ahead of move-in. Architectural programming and specialized engineering for the facility were led by McClaren, Wilson & Lawrie, Inc., in coordination with ODP Architecture and HOK.

What Happens to the Old Site

With the department now relocated, the City of Hollywood has begun evaluating public-private partnership proposals to redevelop the vacated 8.7-acre former headquarters site at 3250 Hollywood Boulevard. City authorities have not announced specific plans for the old site, though it remains zoned for government use and is bordered by residential and commercial properties.