On April 12, 2023, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Sunset Bay Apartments, located at 225 South Tropical Trail, Merritt Island, in reference to a suspicious person. The caller advised that a male was in the parking lot who appeared to be trying to get into parked vehicles. As Read More
Investigative Update Ms. Hiza has been recovered and is safe and being reunited with her family The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing/endangered adult. 43-year-old Karen Hiza was last seen this morning, March 26, 2023, at approximately 3:45 a.m., when she left her residence in Valkaria, on foot. Ms. Hiza Read More
The body of 18-year-old Benjamin Pierre Gilles was recovered from the surf in Melbourne Beach at approximately 7:30 a.m. this morning. Pierre Gilles went missing from the beach in Indialantic near Wavecrest Avenue on Friday, March 10, 2023. Deputies responded after it was reported that Pierre Gilles was last seen appearing to be in distress Read More
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is identifying the male who was shot and killed in unincorporated Melbourne Beach, on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The decedent is identified as 18-year-old, Rondell Brown of Melbourne. The second victim in the shooting has been upgraded to stable condition. The investigation began when deputies responded to the area of Read More
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that occurred this evening in unincorporated Melbourne Beach. Deputies responded to the area of Spessard Holland Park at approximately 6:30 p.m., after the Sheriff’s Office was advised that a male had been shot. Upon arrival, deputies located a male victim who was transported to a Read More
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is identifying the male who was shot and killed in unincorporated Cocoa, on Sunday, March 5, 2023. The male is identified as 33-year-old, Michael Laskey of Cocoa. The investigation began when deputies responded to the area of Fern Street at approximately 1:30 p.m., after the Sheriff’s Office was advised that Read More
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation that occurred this afternoon on Fern Street in unincorporated Cocoa. Deputies responded to the area of Fern Street at approximately 1:30 p.m., after the Sheriff’s Office was advised that a male had been shot. Upon arrival, deputies located a male victim who was transported to Read More
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 36-year-old, Domenico Gigante of Rockledge, for the murder of four people at a residence on Alan Shephard Avenue in Canaveral Groves. Gigante was taken into custody this afternoon after an arrest warrant was signed by Judge David Koenig, charging him with First Degree Premeditated Murder (4 Counts). He Read More
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 68-year-old, Robert Kent of Melbourne, for the sexual abuse and molestation of a minor, who was a family acquaintance. Kent, who is a cafeteria worker at Stone Middle School in Melbourne, was taken into custody this afternoon and charged with Sexual Battery, Lewd and Lascivious Molestation (3 Counts), Read More
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has located Franklin “Frankie” Orwig III, safely. He was located shortly before 1:00 p.m. in a wooded area near the residence. The Sheriff’s Office is in the process of reuniting the child with his family.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing/endangered child. 4-year-old Franklin Orwig III was last seen this morning, February 10, 2023, at approximately 8:52 a.m., outside his residence on Burgess Avenue in unincorporated Cocoa. Franklin, who goes by “Frankie,” is 3’00” tall, weighing 40 pounds, with strawberry blonde hair and hazel eyes. Read More
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has identified the subject involved in the deputy involved shooting that occurred yesterday afternoon, January 25, 2023, in Melbourne Beach. The subject is 59-year-old Kenneth Lassiter of Melbourne Beach. The incident began at approximately 12:45 p.m. when the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve a search warrant related to Read More
Earlier today, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office was attempting to serve a search warrant related to narcotics trafficking at a residence located on Beverly Court, Melbourne Beach. As members of the Sheriff’s Office SWAT team approached the residence and announced their presence, a female exited the residence. Believing others were still Read More
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 64-year-old, Timothy Liscum of Melbourne, after he traveled to a location in Brevard County expecting to meet a minor child for the purpose of having sexual relations. Liscum, who is a teacher at Satellite High School, was taken into custody this afternoon and charged with Use of a Read More
NOTICE OF MEETING The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Civil Service Board will hold a Civil Service Board meeting. The meeting will be held on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 11:00 AM at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office WEST PRECINCT, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Bldg E, Viera, FL. The needs of hearing or visually impaired Read More
