Situational Update From Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey On Orlando Mass Shooting

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EDITOR’S NOTE: In view of the largest mass shooting in the history of the United States of America that happened in Orlando in the early hours of Sunday morning, we thought it appropriate to republish our own Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey’s viral video that he produced last year in response to the San Bernardino shooting.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Following Sunday morning’s “Active Shooter” incident in Orlando, I wanted to share with our community that our agency is actively monitoring the situation and evaluating all information that is received through the various Law Enforcement channels.

At this time we have NO information that there are any threats associated within our area of responsibility.

While we and the entire Public Safety Community remain vigilant following this horrific attack, we recommend that our citizens keep an “alert” status for anything that seems suspicious or out of the ordinary.

Remember, “if you see something, say something,” so that our team can evaluate and address any potential concerns.

Currently members of our agency and our State Attorney’s Office are offering assistance to the impacted Law Enforcement Agencies in various capacities.

We stand ready to assist them in any way we can as I know they would stand ready to assist our community in a time of need.

Our thoughts and prayers and the thoughts and prayers of our entire community are with the victim’s, their families, Orlando’s citizens and the many Public Safety members who are dealing with this tragic event.

ABOUT BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF WAYNE IVEY:

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. 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.

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