Newly appointed Cocoa police chief Evander Collier speaks to public
View Comments In a packed City Hall Wednesday evening, Cocoa welcomed its new chief of police and the first Black head of the department, former Jacksonville Sheriff's Office lieutenant Evander Collier IV. Collier spoke to the public and media about his excitement to join the agency of a combined 110 sworn officers and civilian employees. “I’m really thrilled to death. I’ve prepared my entire career as a law enforcement officer for a day like today. With the goal of one day of leading an agency like that in Cocoa," Collier said. “The more I've talked to people in the community,...