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Who To Call and When

 

EMERGENCIES

NON-EMERGENCIES

An emergency is a situation or occurrence of a serious nature that develops suddenly, unexpectedly, and demands immediate action.

Call 911 when:
  A crime is in progress or one is developing
There is a serious illness or injury
There is a fire
Call 321/409-2200 when you have a non-emergency problem, including:
 
  Noisy parties
  Barking dogs
  Abandoned or stripped vehicles
  Youths playing ball in the streets
  Fireworks, hot rods or mini bikes
  Parking and other minor complaints
 

Property Crimes

To report incidents where the object of the crime is property and not a person (such as breaking and entering), call 321/409-2200.
 

Drug Related Information

To report drug-related activity in your neighborhood, call  321/409-2259.

MPD Direct Dial Phone Number Listing
 

Records and Identifications

If you need information about an accident, criminal history check for employment, offense records, police reports, or other records and statistics, call the Records Division at 321/409-3305.  To obtain copies of reports, visit the Melbourne Police Department at 650 North Apollo Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida or call 321/409-3305.
 

Police Reports

To obtain copies of police reports, visit the Melbourne Police Department at 650 North Apollo Boulevard, Melbourne.

It is possible to receive copies of reports via the postal service. Call the Records Division at 321/409-3305 for details.

Hours of operation for the Records Division are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Accident reports are available for the current year plus three years prior.  The reports are generally available seventy-two hours after the accident.  The cost of copying is 20 cents per page (double-sided copying).

Crime reports are generally available for the current year plus seven years prior.  The reports are generally available the day after the incident, however, this may be effected by various circumstances.  Not all crime reports are available (an ongoing criminal investigation, for example) and not all information is available (juvenile information for example).  The cost of copying is 15 cents per page.

General Tips & Complaints Narcotics Tips Crime Line:
321/409-2308 321/409-2259 1-800-423-TIPS (8477)
For reporting of general criminal information where no immediate action is necessary. For information to be used in building a criminal investigation case, reports of suspicious activities, and crimes not-in-progress.  Callers may leave a name or remain anonymous. For reporting of narcotic related tips, suspicious and/or drug-related activity, ongoing drug deals witnessed at a neighbor's house, frequent coming and going of the same vehicles, etc.  Callers may leave a name or remain anonymous. For reporting serious crimes such as car-jackings, robberies, bank robberies, homicides, etc.  

Rewards of up to $1,000 are offered to information leading to an arrest.

For crimes in progress, please call 911 for immediate action.  If an incident is not an emergency (such as a barking dog as opposed to a traffic accident with injuries), please call 321/409-2200.  The Police Department will determine the best way to handle your call.
 

                                            

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