Monday, May 10
Fraud on Beacon Street: At 11:45 a.m., a caller reported someone had fraudulently charged $101.99 to their card. Police took a report.
Fraud on Sheafe Street: At 3:54 p.m., a caller told police they had been receiving frequent robocalls claiming to be from Amazon, which the caller found threatening.
Theft on Kent Street: At 4:31 p.m., a caller reported their wallet missing, telling police they believed someone had broken in and stolen it.
Bicycle theft on St. Paul Street: At 4:43 p.m., police received a report of a stolen tandem bicycle.
Tuesday, May 11
Suspicious person on Boylston Street: At 7:24 a.m., police received a call about a man who was reportedly chasing people with a stick. Police rendered assistance.
Melbourne officials endorse panhandling crackdown, brainstorm homelessness solutions
A list of conceptual goals:
Prevent, reduce, and mitigate the negative impacts of homelessness on citizens, businesses and city operations.
Support and build capacity within the city and community to address homelessness.
Support regulations that increase the safety of roadways and medians for pedestrians and motorists.
Encourage collaboration among city departments, non-profits, businesses and residents to address homelessness.
Retain and increase affordable housing supply. The Parks and Recreation Department has had to make structural changes to facilities to reduce the locations where individuals can hide at night. They have also had to increase cleaning efforts at the parks, park facilities and restrooms, City Manager Shannon Lewis said in a memo distributed prior to the meeting.
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A Palm Bay man was awarded over $400,000 by a Brevard County jury last week after being injured in a crash with a police officer last year, according to court records.
Ricardo Madrigal was driving through a green light at the intersection of Palm Bay Road and Babcock Street on Aug. 8, 2018 when he was T-boned by Palm Bay Police Officer Noe Borjas.
Madrigal s neck and back were permanently injured and both vehicles involved were severely damaged, according to the lawsuit.
Madrigal represented by Morgan & Morgan was awarded $416,182.22 by a jury after a trial presided over by Judge Dave Dugan at the Moore Justice Center in Viera.
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COCOA Nearly two days after learning someone shot and killed her 21-year-old son just a few blocks away, Shannon Rowe attended a Sunday rally to raise awareness about the recent spate of gun violence in Brevard County.
Just a few feet away was Anita Gibson, another mother whose son was gunned down four years before. The two women talked as others looked on beneath the noon sun, bonding somberly in their roles as women who lose a loved one to homicide. It s just senseless . it s going to take all of us, the whole community to do something about this, said Rowe, whose son Ricky Albury III was found fatally wounded in a car on Saturday.