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I'm deputy Grimes and originally I'm from Illinois
I moved down in 2009 mainly for family reasons but also because i wanted to be
in law enforcement
I was recruited for the corrections Academy and started in the jail and
actually really enjoyed it
the jail taught me a lot of things that I didn't think about how to communicate
with people and this type of profession and also how to read people how to read
their body language you use a lot of verbal cues
while you're in the jail you don't have a whole lot of other tools to use so
then after two years in there
I became certified for deputy and I was transferred out to the road and 2013 in
it
I'm station then zone 75
so we're going to patrol around barefoot bay little bit of Micco area will travel
down to little Hollywood over to Deer Run
it's quite a big area to cover but we're gonna try and get through a lot of it
tonight when you patrol in this type of area primarily barefoot bay used to be a
55 and older community they repealed that and the younger generation started
moving in with that came a lot of different type of crimes burglaries
thefts, drugs
pretty much the same run of mill crimes that we have throughout any city
so when we patrol around this type of area we're looking for anything that
raises suspicion open doors that don't seem out of you know that don't have
anybody around them or don't seem usual vehicles that seemed out of place part
in the middle of the road
just anything that looks or would raise suspicion that would be out of the
ordinary in this type of area a lot of people still over 55 in this area and
they walk their dogs they ride bicycles they still get exercise but the
difference between them and somebody else they usually acknowledge us they
usually talk to us and somebody that's not trying to be seen by law enforcement
usually raises suspicion
one of the things that's unique about barefoot bay along with suntree we have
the golf carts that are allowed to ride around with in barefoot bay
so we have a lot of traffic to deal with that as well making sure that they're
obeying the laws that that here too and they're properly equipped
there's something there windshield and their lights taillights blinkers morning
while
375 of our will be 51
we just got a call for service to respond with DCF reference allegations
of substance abuse we call a DCF call
it's we actually head out with DCF and we make sure we're more of a security
measure for them but at the same time we're looking for criminal elements of
what's going on and why they were called and the big be great grown-ups
thank you don't pick your bank for talking to me like that
basically when we talk to the DCF employee she received the complaint
there's two children one in particular that were she had to complain about that
was transferred from the mother's custody to the father's here at this
address and was unable to do it tonight but she will come back and speak with
the female again and requested drug test to see if there's any substantial
evidence to a claim
when I was a young child
I used to always want to be some type of crime fighter
especially for Halloween I used to dress up as a ninja, cop, some military
former or fashion
I loved it loved the the whole idea of being a hero crime-fighting protect and
serve
so as I got older that kind of resonated with me and I started thinking about
what i wanted to do in life and thought law enforcement is the best bet for me
that was that would was suiting what my and my interest was so I was started
going to college when i was in illinois and i study criminal justice and it
really just kind of concrete the fact that i wanted to be in law enforcement
when I moved down to Florida
I have family and and two other police departments around this area but I want
to venture out on my own and
I looked into Brevard County it's a very large agency there's a lot to do
there's a lot of lateral movements lot of progressive movement so I applied and
luckily and thankfully i got a job
I love working for this agency i love being a deputy sheriff
yeah