WATCH: Cocoa Police Chief Evander Collier Swears In New Officers Megan Romo and April Zayas
By Space Coast Daily // November 7, 2024
public service spotlight– Cocoa Police Chief Evander Collier IV administered the Police Officer's Oath to the department's newest police officers as Megan Romo and April Zayas were sworn in during a ceremony attended by family, friends, department staff, the mayor, and the city manager.
Romo, 33, was born and raised in Titusville. She graduated from Titusville High School and joined the United States Air Force, serving in security from 2009 to 2024.
She was based in North Dakota. She first accepted a position as a communications officer but quickly realized her heart was serving as a police officer. Romo then completed the State of Florida's Equivalency of Training and obtained her law enforcement officer certification. She is married with two children.
Her husband is a police officer recruit for another agency. In 2013, she won the state's powerlifting competition while in the Air Force in North Dakota.
Cocoa Police Chief Evander Collier IV administered the Police Officer's Oath to the department's newest police officers as Megan Romo and April Zayas were sworn in during a ceremony attended by family, friends, department staff, the mayor, and the city manager.
Zayas, 33, was born and raised in Miami. She is the middle daughter of three daughters born to her parents from Cuba. In 2023, Zayas earned her master's degree in criminal justice from the Florida International University.
She moved to Palm Bay in February 2024. In September, she graduated from the Criminal Justice Academy at Eastern Florida State College, where she was her class lead with another newly hired Cocoa Police Officer, Jason Dowty.
In her free time, she enjoys recreational weight training, video gaming, handy work, and fixing cars with her dad, who enjoys working on antique muscle cars.
Both officers will begin orientation, which involves learning the department's policies and procedures. They will then be paired with a field training officer, who will teach them the operational aspects of the job.
After successful completion, they will be assigned to a squad for patrol duties.
