Job Opening - Finance Division
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has a job opening in its Finance Division, for an Accounts Payable specialist. Job requirements and an on-line preliminary application can be found on our web site at...
View ArticleFormal inspection in Marathon
The Marathon District had their formal inspection with Colonel Lou Caputo performing the inspection honors. Everyone was looking sharp,and passed with flying colors.
View ArticleMan reports being robbed in Marathon
A 29 year old Marathon resident told deputies he was robbed of his cash Thursday night.The victim said he was in the rear parking lot of the Dion’s gas station at 62nd Street in Marathon at 9 p.m. when...
View ArticleKey Largo man charged with sexual battery
A 29 year old Key Largo man was arrested and charged with beating and sexually battering a woman.The victim is an acquaintance of the suspect. On December 13thshe told Detective Patricia O’Keefe that...
View ArticleMan arrested for Sugarloaf burglary after CrimeStoppers Tip
A 22 year old Sugarloaf Key resident was arrested Thursday, charged with committing an attempted burglary on Banyan Lane, Sugarloaf Key.A caller to Crime Stoppers of the Florida Keys identified...
View ArticleDeputy needs help identifying suspects
A Sheriff’s deputy investigating a credit card fraud case is asking for the public’s help to identify three suspects.The victim called to report his credit card number was being used fraudulently on...
View ArticleReminer: Don't drink and drive
Traffic Enforcement Sgt. Greg Korzen (left) and Traffic Deputy John McGee remind everyone to "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" this Holiday season. The Sheriff's Office is stepping up Drunk Driving...
View ArticleBikes for holiday toy drive
Every year the Sheriff’s Office collects toys for the Holiday Helper’s Toy Drive, which is coordinated through the Wesley House. As part of that yearly collection of toys, Captain Jon Crane organizes a...
View ArticleGifts for a needy family
Sgt. Syd Whitehouse’s shift delivered these toys to a family in need in Key Largo. Right to left, Deputies Ignacio Molina, Jean Gonzalez, Dave Campbell and Matt Koval.
View ArticleCleaning up the Keys this week
In the photos: Sgt. Yunier Galvez cleans up graffiti in Islamorada.Deputy Jennifer Ettish and Deputy Donald Stulken cleaned up an area on Sugarloaf Key where someone had thrown a bunch of trash.Last...
View ArticleTampa man dies after diving
A 57 year old man from Tampa died today after scuba diving at Davis Reef offshore of Islamorada.Lloyd Beale surfaced from a dive at about 10 a.m. and began to climb out of the water onto a dive vessel...
View ArticleTwo charged with stealing pipe from construction site
Two Miami men were arrested Monday night, charged with stealing a large amount of both copper and CPVC piping from a construction site in Marathon.Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received a call at 6 p.m....
View ArticleList of Found Property
Here is a list list of found or abandoned property. The Sheriff's Office has exhausted all other avenues for finding the owners, so thank you to all of you for taking a look at this current list to see...
View ArticleMore charges in Sugarloaf burglaries
Detectives say they have brought more charges against a suspect in connection with burglaries which took place on Sugarloaf Key at the end of November.There were at least two attempted burglaries and...
View ArticleDrive Sober or Get Pulled Over
The Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit wants to remind everyone to "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" this Holiday season. The Sheriff's Office is stepping up Drunk Driving enforcement as part of...
View ArticleIn the Holiday Spirit!
Road patrol deputies in the Lower Keys today got into the holiday spirit by handing out sandwiches and water to over 30 homeless citizens on Higgs Beach and on Stock Island. Thanks to the Valdes family...
View ArticleTeen flees from traffic stop, is stopped with stinger spikes
An 18 year old from Washington D.C. fled from a traffic stop on Summerland Key Thursday night; he was finally stopped in Marathon when deputies used Stinger Spikes to puncture the tires on his...
View ArticleDeputies keeping things clean
Deputies David Lariz, Darren Jensen and Tony Lopez remove a mattress that someone dumped on College Road by entrance to the golf course.
View ArticleDisposing of waste properly
Traffic Deputy Jason Keith is on the lookout for the small stuff that can harm the environment. He found this hook and fishing line on the Jewfish Creek Bridge, along with plastic from a six pack...
View ArticleMan shoots, kills friend with shotgun
A Marathon man shot and killed his friend after an altercation Friday night in Marathon.The 47 year old suspect, Gary Moore, called the Sheriff’s Office after shooting his 46 year old friend, John...
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