Sharpes News

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 1:41 a.m. Scratch another one off the to-do list.

Harvey Riley helped his father clean their church, St. Paul Baptist Church in Cocoa, where the elder Riley was a deacon and the janitor.

As cruise ships boasting 4,000 passengers begin to homeport here and construction on a sprawling fuel terminal nears completion, Port Canaveral officials are laying the groundwork for what they say is the next vital component: a police force.

One of four people charged with smuggling a gun into the Brevard County Detention Center as part of an alleged escape plot is expected to ask a judge to reduce his bail on Monday, court records show.

Three members of a Rockledge family were arrested Tuesday at a mobile home in the 1100 block of Luther Drive and face charges related to running a methamphetamine lab at the residence, police said.

Palm Bay detectives have one suspect in custody in the alleged slaying of a South Florida man and are searching for another, officials say.

Over 300 Elks Lodge and Temple members from across the state of Florida converged on Fort Lauderdale for their 2009 Mid-Winter Conference Civil Liberties & Education Workshop at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel &Suites in Plantation, Fla.

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A 39-year-old Cocoa man has been arrested and charged with organized fraud after offering to pay women hundreds of dollars to change a diaper he did not even need.

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Throughout the night Monday, Donald L. Kautz wandered through the crowded nightspot, interrupting patrons and prompting looks before ultimately getting into an argument with a bar customer.

The concertina wire that surrounds the Brevard County Detention Center in Sharpes is designed to prevent inmates from escaping.

An 18-year-old student faces criminal charges after Melbourne Police said he attempted to assault a school bus driver with a spoon.

Three men are in custody this morning after police said they spray-painted graffiti on the walls of several downtown businesses.

Three men are in custody this morning after police said they spray-painted graffiti on the walls of several downtown businesses.

Three men are in custody this morning after police said they spray-painted graffiti on the walls of several downtown businesses.

Students and parents lined up on the boardwalks along the Brevard Zoo animal exhibits Saturday to receive donated school supplies ahead of the start of the school year.

A Brevard County judge ordered a man accused in the shooting of a Florida wildlife officer held without bond during an initial appearance in court today in Sharpes.

One of two teens convicted in the 2006 beating of two homeless men on Merritt Island could be sent back to jail on charges he violated probation less than a month after his release from prison.

Tiana Crisman, a key prosecution witness who did not show up to testify during an April felony manslaughter trial, is now behind bars at the Brevard County Detention Center.