Brevard County Public Safety Charity Hosts Annual ‘Deputy Barbara Pill Memorial Ride’ May 7

By  //  May 4, 2016

raises money for Brevard County Public Safety Charity

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This year’s event will take place on May 7th and will start and end at F. Burton Smith Park in Cocoa. (BCSO Image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – We wanted to give everyone a quick reminder about our upcoming “2016 Barbara Pill Memorial Ride” in honor and namesake of Deputy Barbara Pill. The motorcycle ride is held annually to raise money for the Brevard County Public Safety Charity.

This year’s event will take place on May 7th and will start and end at F. Burton Smith Park in Cocoa.

As we ride each year in honor of Barbara we also reflect on her tragic loss and everything that she meant to our agency and community. Barbara was an incredible Mom, Deputy, and friend to all who knew her and this ride will always be part of memorializing her legacy of service.

Registration will begin at 7:00 AM with “Kick Stands Up” at 10:00 AM. Upon conclusion of the ride there will be a BBQ. The Rider cost is $20.00 with a $10.00 passenger fee. There are also many raffle prizes and a 50/50, so everyone can participate, even if they are not riding.

It’s always a great event to support a very worthy charity. The Public Safety Charity is a not for profit that was created to help our first responders and public safety members in their time of need.

Please call Al Boettjer at 321-412-3542 or email NYPDGold@aol.com to purchase tickets for the incredible raffle items or purchase event T-shirts ($15.00).

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Donations to any of the Sheriff’s Office Charities or specifically to the Public Safety Charity can be made at http://www.brevardsheriff.com/home/about-us/brevard-sheriffs-non-profits/

I hope you will plan to attend as our agency and community honors the memory of our lost family member and her incredible courage, dedication, professionalism, and sacrifice.

As always, thank you for everything that you do to make our Public Safety Community one of the finest in the nation!

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.