Jet ski theft prevented
The owner of trailer loaded with two personal watercraft prevented the theft of his property Sunday night by the simple application of a chain.On Sunday at 10:30 p.m. an alert neighbor on Pirate Drive...
View ArticleMan’s body found under bridge – suicide suspected
Sheriff’s Major Crimes detectives are investigating the death of a man who appears to have jumped from the Whale Harbor Bridge in the early morning hours.At 3 a.m., deputies in Islamorada found a...
View ArticleThree arrested on drug charges
Three people were arrested on drug related charges Wednesday.32 year old Jaboa Brown was arrested Wednesday on a warrant charging him with sale of marijuana and use of a two way communication device to...
View ArticleMan arrested for indecent exposure
A Marathon man was arrested for indecent exposure Tuesday.The charges against 33 year old Osviel Perez Gamez stem from an incident on Coco Plum Beach in Marathon on June 3rd. The victim called the...
View ArticleUpdate on body found under Whale Harbor Bridge
The body of a Pembroke Pines, Florida man was pulled from the water under the Whale Harbor Bridge in Islamorada this morning.It appears 48 year old Christopher Rishell committed suicide by jumping from...
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Cleanup, Sea Oats Beach
Great turnout of about 70 people for the Sea Oats Beach cleanup Saturday on Lower Matecumbe, including many Sheriff’s Office members as well as members of the community.
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Cleanup, Big Pine Key
A cleanup of wooded areas on Big Pine Key netted thousands of pounds of trash. It was organized by Sgt. Linda Mixon’s squad and the Key Deer Refuge.
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Cleanup, Key West Library
Great turnout of Sheriff’s Office employees and their kids for the cleanup at the Key West Library. Thanks, everybody and thanks to David Fernandez for organizing the volunteers!
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Explorers clean up
In the true spirit of Community Service, Sheriff’s Office explorers from Post 906 help clean up elderly woman’s yard in Marathon this week.
View ArticleMarathon man charged with burglary, battery
A Marathon man was arrested for burglary and battery on his ex-girlfriend.Deputies responded to the victim’s residence on 41stStreet several times during the course of the early morning hours today...
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Girl's hand stuck in pool jet
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Marathon Fire Rescue were on hand yesterday afternoon at the Sunset Grill in Marathon to help a 7 year old girl who got her hand stuck in a pool jet. Fire Rescue...
View ArticleInmate dies while in jail sick bay
An inmate who was in the Stock Island Detention Center sick bay due to medical conditions he suffered from prior to his arrest died today while in custody.Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office Major...
View ArticleFather, son arrested for robbery
A father and son were arrested for robbing a Stock Island man of his cell phone.The victim told Deputy Aaron Roddy he was sitting at a picnic table at Bernstein park Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when two men...
View ArticleBig Pine man stabbed by man burglarizing his house
A Big Pine man was treated for stab wounds to his leg after he interrupted a burglary of his home Friday night.The 61 year old victim said he went to bed at 9 p.m. Friday at his home on Harbor Lights...
View ArticleKey Largo man charged with aggravated battery, burglary
A fight between neighbors this morning led to the arrest of Key Largo man for aggravated battery and burglary.The victims, two men aged 52 and 20, told Deputy Gil Gonzalez they were hanging out at the...
View ArticleIdentity of inmate who died in jail is released
Detectives say they have notified the next of kin of the inmate who died in the sick bay of the Monroe County Detention Center on Stock Island Sunday.61 year old Earl Colston was found unresponsive in...
View ArticleTwo men arrested for burglary
Two men were arrested on Summerland Key Sunday morning for burglary after an observant neighbor called the Sheriff’s Office to report suspicious activity.Deputy Josh Gordon was dispatched to check out...
View ArticleHomeless man arrested for carjacking
A homeless Key West man was arrested for carjacking after he forced a woman to give him a ride to a bar.The victim told Deputy Dave Campbell she was in her car near the 104.8 mile marker of the highway...
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