Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Unit Opens New Office On Sarno Road
By WAYNE IVEY, BREVARD SHERIFF // March 28, 2017
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Unit proudly announces the opening of a new office in South Brevard to better serve our citizens.
Conveniently located in the Sarno Road Government Center located at 1515 Sarno Road, Melbourne, Florida, the office will provide an additional resource to Brevard County Residents to assist with a variety of services for pet owners in our community.
The new location is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Our Animal Services staff will be able to provide information on services we provide throughout the county, to answer questions or concerns, and to educate visitors regarding our animal regulations.
Residents will also be able to purchase animal licenses at the new location, as well as having the ability to report animal related complaints.
As always our Animal Services office in the Viera Government Complex is still available to assist pet owners with the purchases of animal licenses and other pet owner needs.
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.
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.
