Bike ride Miami to Key West this weekend
This Friday, approximately 450 bike riders will begin peddling their way from Miami to Key West. The riders - participating in the SMART ride to benefit HIV/AIDS related groups - will not be riding all...
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Taking time out to play a little basketball
Sometimes you just need a little boost....here is Deputy David Lariz giving this future basketball star a little help on Stock Island.
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Playing a little football in between calls
Who says work isn't fun on occasion? Here are Deputies Donald Stulken and James Hager playing a little football with a group of Stock Island kids.
View ArticleACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT
As part of the on-site assessment, agency personnel and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Monday December 12, 2016 starting at 4:00 p.m. The...
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Happy Birthday Sheriff Ramsay!
Happy Birthday today to Sheriff Rick Ramsay. Here he is with a cake and with members of the Bureau of Corrections who are helping him to celebrate!
View ArticleEmployee charged with stealing truck, trailer and bobcat
An 18 year old Key Largo man was arrested Wednesday, charged with stealing a truck with a trailer and bobcat attached to it from his employer.The owner of the equipment told Deputy Nicholas Thaler the...
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Marathon man charged with child pornography
A Marathon man was arrested today after a search warrant at his home turned up explicit child pornography on his computer.Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detectives worked with the Florida Department of...
View ArticleCorrections Deputy arrested for domestic battery
A Sheriff’s Office Corrections Deputy was arrested today for domestic battery.Tinesha Mitchell was arrested after a neighbor of hers called to report seeing clothing and furniture being thrown out of a...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office offsets budget by returning money, services to the County
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office offsets the costs of doing business each year by returning money and free services to the county.The Monroe County Detention Center rents empty bed space to federal...
View ArticleVehicle vandalisms reported in Key Largo
Deputies took eleven reports Sunday evening of vehicles damaged at the Calusa Campground in Key Largo.The owners of the eleven vehicles told deputies they found someone had scratched the driver’s side...
View ArticleWoman arrested for abuse of the elderly
The caregiver for an elderly woman was arrested Saturday morning, charged with abusing her.Deputies responded to the Sugarloaf Key residence at 1:30 a.m. after the 72 year old victim’s son called for a...
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Sheriff’s Office remembers fallen officer
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is remembering this week an officer who died in the line of duty November 26th, 2008.Sheriff's Deputy Nick Pham was killed in the line of duty in a traffic accident....
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Animal Farm open Sunday
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm is open to the public this Sunday, November 27th from 1 – 3 p.m. Please join us and visit with the animals. The farm is free of charge; donations are...
View ArticleMan arrested for armed robbery with knife
A Stock Island man was arrested early today for robbing a Stock Island convenience store.26 year old Israel Drago entered the Tom Thumb convenience store at 5:15 a.m. He was wearing a dark colored...
View ArticleMan arrested for burglary on Stock Island
A Stock Island man was arrested Friday, charged with burglarizing his mother’s apartment.Deputies were dispatched to an apartment building on 3rdAvenue, Stock Island at midnight. A woman who lives...
View ArticleMan flees from deputies, crashes his car
A Miami man is in the hospital after fleeing from deputies at a high rate of speed; deputies stopped chasing him due to the dangerous speeds. He later crashed his car in Islamorada and called 911 for...
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Semi-Annual Crime Stats show significant decrease
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement yesterday released crime statistics for counties and cities, showing an impressive decrease for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for the first half of...
View ArticleJob opening: staff accountant
The Sheriff's Office has a job opening for Special Revenue Fund Staff Accountant with our HIDTA group. The job requires a two year Associates Degree with college level course work in accounting. Other...
View ArticleMarathon man charged with stealing tools
A Marathon man was arrested Wednesday for stealing tools from the Home Depot store in Marathon.At 12:30 p.m. Sgt. Chuck Kellenberger was driving by a wooded area on the west side of Home Depot in...
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Man arrested for threatening lieutenants life
A Florida City man with a violent criminal history was arrested Thursday, charged with threatening to shoot a Sheriff’s Office lieutenant in the head.Sheriff’s detectives received information from a...
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