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Apr 26, 2009
Joseph Hellebrand, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, will serve as chief of the newly created Port Canaveral Police Department. The Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners established the department late last year as culmination of a four-year initiative to enhance public safety at the worldOs second-busiest cruise port. The formation of the police department is simply the next step in the evolution of public safety at Port Canaveral in the aftermath of 9/11 and the increased demands of both federal and state laws and regulations," said Port CEO Stan Payne. Hellebrand, who rose through the ranks from rookie officer to deputy chief with the Melbourne, Fla., Police Department, will develop the port's new department...
