With the retirement of Chief Mike Cantaloupe on December 31, City Manager Stockton Whitten has appointed Commander John Hankins to serve as Interim Chief of Police during the recruitment of the next chief. […]
Detectives with the Cocoa Police Criminal Investigations Division, in conjunction with the State Attorney’s Office, have determined charges will be pursued in the case of five teens who recorded video of man as he drowned, then mocked him and failed to render aid. […]
“As horrible as this video is, the laws in the State of Florida do not obligate citizens to render aid or call someone to render aid to a person in distress.” – COCOA POLICE CHIEF MIKE CANTALOUPE […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott was in Brevard County Tuesday to inspect Hurricane Matthew damage and meet with first responders and citizens affected by the storm. […]
Mayor Henry Parrish along with Chief Mike Cantaloupe and members of the police department participated and assisted with the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Peace march held Monday on the official observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday which was January 15, 1929. […]
Technology that tracks, maps and predicts crime trends is now being used by patrol officers as a tool to reduce the overall crime rate in the City of Cocoa. Predictive Policing, more commonly known as PredPol is cloud based software that enables law enforcement agencies to better prevent crime by generating predictions on the places and times that future crimes are most likely to occur. […]
Chief Mike Cantaloupe administered the Oath of Office to two new officers on Monday. […]
