Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit Participates In Motorcycle Challenge

By  //  November 17, 2015

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This past Saturday our Motor Unit participated in the annual event where Motor Units from across the State of Florida and Eastern United States competed for both team and individual honors. (BCSO Image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Please join me in congratulating our Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit for their recognition in the 2015 Space Coast Motor Officers Police Motor Cycle Challenge.

This past Saturday our Motor Unit participated in the annual event where Motor Units from across the State of Florida and Eastern United States competed for both team and individual honors.

The event was sponsored by the Space Coast Motor Officers Association and graciously hosted by Space Coast Harley in Palm Bay.

This year’s competition included 57 participants from Florida, New Jersey, South Carolina and New York.

The event recognized several areas of motorcycle handling expertise and operation skills, but most importantly, was an opportunity for Motor Officers from around the country to train together and learn from each other along with distinguished experts in the field.

Motor Units are essential to effective traffic enforcement and patrol operations.

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Through effective awareness programs, safe driving education and a visible presence, traffic crashes and fatalities are reduced. Unfortunately, the Motor Unit is one of the most dangerous assignments and requires continues training, effective equipment and operational expertise.

Your Brevard County Sheriff’s Motor Unit proudly serves our communities and citizens in a very efficient and safe manner. This year’s award recipients are:

Sgt. Scott Behringer –
1st Place Challenge Ride
1st Place Over 50 class
2nd Place Division HD FLH
4th Place Overall Team
w/ Bryan Kanipe
3rd Place Individual Overall

Dep. Bryan Kanipe –
4th Place Overall Team w/
Scott Behringer
4th Place Individual Slow Ride
3rd Place Team Slow Ride
w/ Tygh Freeman

Dep. Tygh Freeman –
3rd place Team Slow Ride
w/ Bryan Kanipe

Dep. Jeff Kroll –
5th Place Novice

We wish to congratulate all of the event’s participants, our Sponsor, Space Coast Motor Officers Association and our Host, Space Coast Honda in Palm Bay.

Thank you all for everything you do to make Brevard County a safer place to live, work and raise our families!

– Sheriff Wayne Ivey

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.