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Brevard County Fire Rescue

Firefighters Rescue Over 20 Elderly and Disabled Residents Trapped by Faulty Elevators at The Lenox Merritt Island Complex

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October 19, 2024

Agriculture

Romelia Farms Wildlife Preserve Faces Closure Amid Financial and Regulatory Challenges, Seeks Community Support

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September 28, 2024

Hurricane

Hurricane Helene Forces Closure of Mathers Bridge to Boating Traffic

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September 25, 2024

Merritt Island

Beloved Coach Gerald Hodgin: A Pillar of Brevard County Sports Passes Away

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July 23, 2024

Accidents

Fatal accident: all teens, no seatbelts, from Cocoa and Merritt Island

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July 21, 2024

Accidents

Fatal Accident: One Dead, Three Injured in Collision Involving Infiniti and Kenworth Tractor-Trailer

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July 13, 2024

Crime

‘Decapitated’ woman pulled from river was a “sex-type doll” in Merritt Island

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July 2, 2024

Merritt Island

200 acre wildfire at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge continues to burn

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May 26, 2024

BCSO

Bloodshed in Broad Daylight: Walmart Parking Lot Carjacking, Kidnapping, and Stabbing

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April 5, 2024

BCSO

Merritt Island man arrested after firing gun during police chase and jumping into the river

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February 24, 2024

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Palm Coast man found to have been downloading child sexual abuse material. Detectives made the arrest during the execution of a search warrant following a monthlong joint investigation by the FCSO Cyber Crimes/Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and the Northeast Florida Inter-Agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force.In March, the FCSO Cyber Crimes/ICAC Unit was contacted by the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office after SJSO detectives intercepted a bit torrent download consisting of 96 videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children. The suspect attempting to download the files was believed to be in Flagler County. Through investigative means, FCSO Cyber Crimes detectives determined the files were being downloaded to a computer from a residence on Forest Hill Drive in Palm Coast.On April 16, the Cyber Crimes/ICAC Unit, Digital Forensics Unit, and SWAT team served a search warrant at the residence, with assistance from members of the NEFL INTERCEPT Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations. During the search warrant, detectives interviewed the suspect, identified as Scott Beverst, 64, of Palm Coast, while the Digital Forensics Unit conducted a search of the residence. During the search, the Digital Forensic Unit’s electronic storage detection dog, K-9 Birdie, located multiple electronic devices containing suspected child sexual abuse material. Detectives seized the devices for forensic analysis.While speaking with detectives, Beverst admitted that he had been viewing child sexual abuse material since 2001 and preferred 11-to-14-year-old girls. Beverst also agreed to show detectives child sexual abuse material on his laptop.Following the search and interview, detectives arrested Beverst for 10 counts of possession of child pornography. He was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where he is being held on a $250,000 bond.“The amount of child sexual abuse material this guy had and the things he was watching young girls do are sickening,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “Perverts watching these disgusting things and thinking they can get away with it should know we will catch them. We work with our partner law enforcement agencies, Operation Light Shine and the INTERCEPT Task Force, and others to protect our children and put perverts like this in jail.”The investigation is ongoing. Additional charges may be added, pending forensic analysis by the Digital Forensics Unit. ... See MoreSee Less

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