Sheriff Seeks Assistance To Identify Burglary Suspect

By  //  February 28, 2015

burglary suspect driving a small 4-door sedan

During the late evening hours on February 1, an unidentified suspect burglarized a vehicle while it was parked at the victim's residence in Merritt Island. (BCSO images)
During the late evening hours on February 1, an unidentified suspect burglarized a vehicle while it was parked at the victim’s residence in Merritt Island. (BCSO images)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – During the late evening hours on February 1, an unidentified suspect burglarized a vehicle while it was parked at the victim’s residence in Merritt Island.

The following day, at 1:41 a.m., the victim’s credit card was used by a white male suspect at the Walmart located at 2700 Clearlake Road in Cocoa.

The suspect left the area of Walmart driving a small 4-door sedan, possibly a Ford or Nissan.

If you have any information about the identity of this suspect, please contact Crime Line or Agent Robert Wagner of the East Precinct General Crimes Unit at 321-454-6640. You can also send us a personal message on Facebook or use our new Smartphone App that can be downloaded by App Searching Brevard County Sheriff.

As always, thank you for helping us keep our community safe.

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.

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.