Sheriff Wayne Ivey Proud of Communities’ Response and Support For Agent Casey Smith
By Brevard County Sheriff // August 25, 2015
BREVARD COUNTY • PORT ST. JOHN, FLORIDA – As Sheriff of Brevard County, I could not be more proud of our community for everything they are doing to support Agent Casey Smith, his family and our agency since Casey was shot in the line of duty this past week.
I have always told people that as Law Enforcement Officers we are blessed to live and work in Brevard County where our citizens have partnered with us to not only combat crime but to keep Brevard County the incredible place it is to call home.
Since Casey was shot, our community, business leaders, and Public Safety Partners have showered Casey with their love, their hope, donations of blood, financial support and most importantly their prayers.
To me this puts the exclamation point on the words “we are blessed to live and work in Brevard County where our citizens have partnered with us!!”
The below photo is of a group of kids in Port St. John that this past weekend started a Lemonade Stand to raise money to help Agent Casey Smith. Earlier this afternoon Deputy Andrew Johnson stopped by to sample the Lemonade and to personally thank the young entrepreneurs for their compassion to help our BCSO family member.
I am proud to tell you that I stopped by a little later myself and received their donation of $320 that will go to Casey’s family through our Brevard County Public Safety Charity that is designed to help our first responders in a time of need. And yes in case your wondering, I did get an order of Lemonade myself and it was well worth the money!
If you would like to donate to help Casey and his family please go to our website, Brevardsheriff.com and click on the link for the Brevard County Public Safety Charity.
One hundred percent of the money donated goes to help Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters in Brevard County who have been injured in the line of duty or facing significant medical issues.
Please join me in thanking the owners of the Port St. John Lemonade Stand for their incredible compassion and innovation in doing their part to help our Casey!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
Prior to being elected in 2012, Sheriff Ivey served the citizens of the State of Florida as a Resident Agent in Charge for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. As a member of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff Ivey developed and created the country’s first ever statewide Task Force on Identity Theft.
That same year the Task Force was named one of the top five most innovative programs in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and investigated approximately 44 million dollars in fraud cases. Additionally, as a member of FDLE, Sheriff Ivey created the Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T) that re-defined the way Child Abduction cases are conducted throughout the country today.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
The program was later selected as the most innovative program in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is now used as a nationwide model in the response and investigation of child abductions.
Sheriff Ivey has testified before the United States Congress on law enforcement related matters and has extensive experience in the area of Public Integrity Investigations. Sheriff Ivey was honored as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Special Agent of the Year (1996) and was also recognized by the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for his Outstanding Contributions to Criminal Justice. In August of 2011 Sheriff Ivey was honored by the National Organization of Victims Advocacy for his work at the national level as an advocate of victim’s rights and protection.
Sheriff Ivey speaks regularly on topics such as Identity Theft, Crime in America, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Self Defense through Mental Preparedness. Sheriff Ivey firmly believes that Crime Prevention and Education are vital to reduce our crime rate and protect our community.
