Brevard Sheriff’s Office Members Participate In ‘Plane Pull’ Event For Special Olympics

By  //  November 5, 2017

On Saturday, members of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office volunteered and participated in the annual “Special Olympics Plane Pull” competition at the Orlando International Airport. (BCSO Image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – On Saturday, members of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office volunteered and participated in the annual “Special Olympics Plane Pull” competition at the Orlando International Airport.

Together, our team raised over $1,500 dollars to help support the Florida Special Olympics.

Out of the 29 teams, the BCSO Guardians placed 3rd in the team event and had a great time interacting with other agencies and community volunteers.

I am extremely proud of our members as this effort is another perfect example of our agency members working together as volunteers to help our community!!

Please join me in thanking all of our members who participated in today’s event and to everyone who came out to support the Special Olympics!

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.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey

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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