After 25 Years, Palm Bay’s Top Cop Passes the Badge
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Palm Bay, FL -- On April 2, 2026, Police Chief Mario Augello will walk out of the Palm Bay Police Department for the last time as its chief. He joined the department in 2000, a U.S. Army veteran looking for a second career in law enforcement. He retires 25 years later having served as patrol officer, crime suppression unit member, SWAT commander, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief of Police since April 2022. The city he policed has more than 150,000 residents spread across roughly 88 square miles. He leaves it in better shape than he found it.
City Manager Matthew Morton…
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