Announcement News Releases

NR 22-04 Sheriff’s Office conducting death investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation that occurred this morning at a residence on Uranus Drive in unincorporated Cocoa.   Deputies responded to the residence at approximately 9:18 a.m. after the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Cocoa Police Department who reported they had received a 911 call advising a person had Read More

NR 22-03 Decedent identified in death investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has identified the male who was the victim of a shooting incident Saturday afternoon, January 15, 2022, in Mims.  The decedent is 30-year-old, Ashton Geiger of Mims. The investigation began when deputies responded to the area of Gray Lane shortly before 3:00 p.m. after a 911 call was received advising Read More

NR 22-02 Sheriff’s Office conducting death investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation that occurred this afternoon on Gray Lane in Mims.  Deputies responded to the scene shortly before 3:00 p.m. after a 911 call was received advising a person had been shot.  Upon arrival, deputies located a male victim who was pronounced deceased at the scene.  Deputies Read More

NR 21-56 Sheriff’s Office participates in high visibility enforcement program to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety

Brevard County ranks in the top 25 counties in Florida for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists. To help reverse this trend, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is participating in the Florida Department of Transportation High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) Program aimed at educating motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians on Florida’s Read More

NR 21-55 Corrections Deputy suspended following arrest

Brevard County Sheriff’s Corrections Deputy Amony Robillard was arrested early this morning by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office after detectives with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for the charges of Robbery with a Firearm, False Imprisonment and Extortion. The arrest took place following an investigation by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Read More

NR 21-52 Deputy Involved Shooting

On November 9, 2021, at approximately 10:40 p.m., the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office responded to a robbery that occurred at the Sunoco gas station, located at 600 South Courtenay Parkway in Merritt Island.   The female clerk advised that a male subject wearing dark colored shorts and a dark colored hoodie, entered the store and battered Read More

NR 21-50 Update: Melbourne Beach Death Investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is identifying the male who was electrocuted while trimming trees at a residence in Melbourne Beach, yesterday, October 1, 2021.  The male is identified as 40-year-old, Karl Lusterman of Palm Bay. Officers responded to a residence located in the 500 block of Harland Avenue in the city limits of Melbourne Read More

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NR 21-48 Suspect Arrested in Shooting Death of his wife.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 50-year-old, Gary Rivers of Mims, for the shooting death of his wife, 48-year-old, Lynn Rivers, that occurred during the early morning hours of September 17, 2021.    Rivers was arrested after an arrest warrant was issued charging Rivers with Second Degree Murder with a Firearm. Rivers is currently being Read More

NR 21-47 Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early this morning at a residence on Blounts Ridge Road in Mims.  Deputies responded to the residence after the Communications Center received a call advising that a female had been shot.  Upon arrival, deputies located the female who was pronounced deceased at the Read More

NR 21-46 Investigative Update: Deputy Involved Shooting

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is identifying the deputies involved in the shooting incident that occurred in West Melbourne on Monday, August 30, 2021.  The deputies are identified as Deputy Brian Potters and Deputy Tyler Thoman. Deputy Potters has been a member of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office since March of 2020.   He is currently Read More

NR 21-44 Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into a drowning that occurred in the ocean in the city of Cape Canaveral.   At approximately 5:30 p.m., deputies responded to the beach near Jetty Park in reference to a missing swimmer.   The 69-year-old male, who was visiting with family from Oregon, was swimming in the Read More

NR 21-43 Investigative Update – Deputy Involved Shooting

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is identifying the deceased suspect involved in yesterday’s deputy involved shooting incident that occurred in West Melbourne.  The deceased is 38-year-old Paris Wilder of Cocoa.  Wilder was a registered Career Offender with 40 previous arrests including 23 felony arrests for charges that included:  Robbery with a Firearm, Aggravated Assault with Read More