Several law enforcement agencies throughout Central Florida have set up exchange zones in their parking lots to offer safe places to conduct online sales transactions.

At the Cocoa Police Department Wednesday, Kyle McNamara and Christian Pyne used a camera bag from reporters to show how the officers did CPR on a 2-year-old Saturday to save the toddler from drowning.

A missing Florida woman was found safe after being trapped inside a shipping container, according to law enforcement.

Cocoa police are searching for Debora Marie Barnes, 65, who was last seen on Friday.

Many Central Florida law enforcement agencies have partnered with mental health counselors to better respond to emergency calls with a mental health component but not in Brevard County - until last year.

Police in Cocoa arrested the parents of a 3-month-old infant after the child died and the baby’s twin was found with severe injuries.

A 32-year-old man died after being found in the woods near Hubert Humphrey bridge in Cocoa, according to the police department.

A man's body was found in a ditch near an apartment complex, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

A Cocoa man accused of firing a gun at a security guard and a tow truck driver in front of police is now in Brevard County Jail, the Cocoa Police Department said Wednesday.

A woman was critically injured after being hit by a car on State Road 524 in Cocoa, according to the police department.

A 911 caller at Bracco Pond Park reported seeing a man's body in the water Monday morning, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

An arrest has been made in the shooting of man found injured in Cocoa last month, according to police.

A 30-year-old man was injured in a shooting in Cocoa, according to police.

A member of the Cocoa Police Department died over the weekend of complications from COVID-19, according to police.

A man is accused of firing a gun when maintenance men were working near his apartment Tuesday, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

Darius Cottle, 26, was arrested and charged Thursday in the drive-by shooting of an apartment complex in Cocoa, according to the Cocoa Police Department and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Soto, who is a disabled veteran with medical conditions, was wearing a gray sweater, a white T-Shirt and blue jeans, according to police.

Police said the cab driver was called to the area of Kensington Drive and Donna Avenue before 11 p.m. where they were fatally shot.

The department said an active investigation is underway to determine the cause of death.

Another year has gone by since her son’s death and Anita Gibson still doesn’t know who shot him.

The Cocoa Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man that happened overnight Saturday.

COCOA, Fla. – A dog had to be put down after its owner tied the animal to a tree and shot it with a shotgun at a public park on Sunday, according to the Cocoa Police Department. Police were called to Bracco Pond Park along Shearer Boulevard Sunday for reports of a man shooting a dog, then taking off in a red Hyundai SUV, according to a police report. According to police, the officer placed Beavers in handcuffs and then searched the SUV, finding a shotgun in the trunk along with ammunition. When questioned, Beavers admitted to shooting the dog after it had tried to bite him and his girlfriend, records show. Beavers said he took the dog from his home in Rockledge and drove it to the park with the intent to kill the animal, according to the report.

COCOA, Fla. – A bus driver suffered superficial injuries during a shooting Friday afternoon near the Space Coast Area Transit station, according to the Cocoa Police Department. Police said shortly after 3 p.m., two people starting shooting from the west side of Provost Park at an unknown vehicle on Varr Avenue, which is near the SCAT station. During the shooting, a round ricocheted off the windshield of a bus and hit the driver, causing superficial injuries, records show. Several vehicles at the bus station were damaged but no one else was injured. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).

The Cocoa Police Department is warning the public of a fake officer in a Cash App scam. COCOA, Fla. – The Cocoa Police Department is warning the public of a fake officer in a Cash App scam. Police said the Special Investigations Unit received information about a person posing as an officer through an account on Cash App. [TRENDING: How to get a vaccine in Fla. | Wanted: Man accused of shooting at detective | Cops: Fla. man decapitated hamster]AdInvestigators said the fake officer solicits money in exchange for dropping criminal cases. Authorities said the fake officer uses a caller ID spoof to make it appear the call is coming from Cocoa police.

COCOA, Fla. – The 55-year-old man fatally shot by a Cocoa police officer Wednesday evening was due back to jail the day he was killed, Cocoa Police Chief Mike Cantaloupe said. Officer Brian Fredette arrived at the park around 5:17 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that a woman was being attacked at the park. When he refused, the officer shot him once. “The actions of our officer last night during this incident are what saved the life of this victim," Cantaloupe said. “I hope our community will stand behind the officer and the police department,” Cantaloupe said.

COCOA, Fla. – The Cocoa Police Department has a woman on its SWAT team for the first time in the department’s history. “I’m going to be honest, the SWAT team I thought might have been a lofty goal,” Gray said. “I worked hard and I know the few of us that put in all worked hard collectively. So to not come from a privileged family, to work hard for what you have and keep what you have,” Gray said. Gray said while she is technically the first female human SWAT member, she acknowledged K-9 Kyra as the first female named on the SWAT team.

COCOA, Fla. – Two toddlers were hospitalized after a crash in Cocoa Monday morning, the Cocoa Police Department said. Cocoa police said a 2-year-old girl and 1-year-old boy were injured in the crash took place around 11 a.m. Both children, who were secured in child seats during the crash, were sent to the trauma center at a hospital in Orlando, officials said. No other occupants were injured in the crash, police said. Officers said the woman driving the Impala was cited for failure to yield.