Brevard Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Charity Holds Raffle Drawing For Dodge Hemi-Hellcat
By WAYNE IVEY, BREVARD SHERIFF // July 12, 2017
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – This past Saturday night our Public Safety Charity pulled the winning raffle ticket for the Dodge Hemi-Hellcat that was donated to our charity as a fundraiser by A.J. Hiers of Boniface Hiers Automotive Group.
The winner of the drawing was Dr. Craig Kara, a local Dentist who was present at the “raffle ticket drawing” and immediately got to sit in his brand new Dodge Hemi-Hellcat.
Dr. Kara purchased multiple raffle tickets in an effort to support our charity and also the chance to win his dream car.
Raffle tickets for this amazing car were sold throughout the past year by volunteer members of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Charity, a not-for-profit that collectively supports our Public Safety Charity, our Police Athletic League, and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Pet Posse.
As a result of the raffle and through the graciousness of A.J. Hiers, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Charity made approximately $61,799.92 to help support our Police Athletic League Program, Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters during a time of need, and our Pet Posse that helps take care of homeless pets throughout Brevard County.
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I would like to personally thank A.J. Hiers, Ed Mendez, and the entire Boniface Hiers Team for being such amazing partners with our agency and charity and for all they do to help take care of the homeless pets at our Animal Care Center.
I want to also thank Sue-Tyson Parker, Ben Glover, Alan Rainey, Mary Moseman, Tim Ambrose, and Robert Rose for all of their time, energy, and hard work to make the raffle so successful.
Remember…”it takes a community to protect a community” and partnerships like this are living proof of how true that statement is!
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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.
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.
