Find Melbourne Arrest Records

Melbourne arrest records are created when the Melbourne Police Department or Brevard County Sheriff's Office books someone into the county jail. The Melbourne PD patrols the city and makes arrests within its limits. After the arrest, the person goes to the Brevard County Jail Complex at 860 Camp Road in Cocoa for processing. All booking data, mugshots, and charge details go into the Brevard County system. To ask about a specific Melbourne arrest record, call the jail at 321.690.1500 or the Melbourne Police non-emergency line at (321) 608-6731.

Melbourne Arrest Record Search Online

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office runs the jail system for the entire county, including Melbourne. The sheriff maintains an online inmate search tool where you can look up people currently held in the Brevard County Jail Complex. You search by name. Results show charges, bond amounts, mugshots, and booking dates. The system covers every arrest in the county, whether it was made by Melbourne police, Brevard County deputies, or any other local agency.

The search only shows current inmates. Released people drop off. For past arrest records from Melbourne, you need to contact the Brevard County Sheriff's Office records division or the Melbourne Police Department. The police department keeps its own files for arrests their officers made. The county holds the booking and detention records. Both are public under Florida law.

Brevard County is on the Space Coast. The jail at 860 Camp Road in Cocoa handles bookings for all cities in the county.

Melbourne Police Department

The Melbourne Police Department is the city's law enforcement agency, based at 650 S Apollo Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901.

Melbourne PD officers patrol the city and respond to calls. They make arrests for crimes that happen within Melbourne's city limits. After an arrest, the officer transports the person to the Brevard County Jail Complex in Cocoa. That is about a 30-minute drive north. Staff at the jail take over from there. They process the booking, log the charges, snap the mugshot, and enter everything into the county system. The arrest record then becomes searchable through the Brevard County inmate database.

The police department's non-emergency number is (321) 608-6731. For records requests tied to a Melbourne arrest, you can call that number or visit the station in person. The police department can provide incident reports and arrest affidavits from cases their officers worked.

How Melbourne Arrest Records Are Created

An arrest in Melbourne begins with the responding officer. Once the person is in custody, they are taken to the Brevard County jail. During booking, jail staff record the charges, photograph the person, and log personal information like name, date of birth, and address. A booking number gets assigned. All of this makes up the arrest record.

After booking, a first appearance hearing happens within 24 hours. A judge reviews the charges and sets bond. Under Section 903 of the Florida Statutes, bail must be set for most offenses. The bond amount depends on the charge and the person's background. Some charges carry no bond. All of this information ties back to the arrest record in the Brevard County system. If the person posts bond, they get released and the online inmate listing updates to remove them.

Public Access to Melbourne Records

Under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, arrest records in Melbourne are public. Anyone can request them. You do not need to explain why. The Sunshine Law applies to all government records in Florida, and arrest data is no exception. Booking reports, mugshots, charge sheets, and arrest affidavits are all available to the public.

There are some limits. Juvenile records are not open. Records that have been sealed or expunged by a court are off limits too. Active investigation files may be withheld while a case is still open. But the standard arrest record from a Melbourne booking is public and available.

Statewide Tools for Melbourne Records

State databases cover Melbourne arrests alongside records from the rest of Florida. The FDLE Criminal History Record Check costs $25 and gives you instant results from the statewide database. The CCIS system tracks court cases from all 67 counties, including Brevard. You can find case filings, court events, and charge data linked to Melbourne arrests through that tool.

The FDC Offender Search covers people in state prison. If someone arrested in Melbourne was sentenced to state custody, their record is there. The search is free. For sealing or expunging a Melbourne arrest record, start with the FDLE seal and expunge page. You need a Certificate of Eligibility ($75, about 12 weeks processing) before you can petition the court. Under Section 943.0585, expungement means agencies destroy their copies of the record.

Nearby Cities

These cities are within reach of Melbourne and have their own arrest record pages on this site.

Brevard County Arrest Records

Melbourne is in Brevard County. The sheriff's office runs the county jail and manages all booking records for the area. For more details on the county system, visit our Brevard County arrest records page.