Marathon man charged with robbery
A Marathon man was arrested for the February 2nd robbery of a man on his way home from work.The victim told Deputy Matthew Corey he was riding his bike home from work at about 9:45 p.m. He said he was...
View ArticleDead body located in Big Pine wooded area
Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a body found in a wooded area of Big Pine Key Saturday.The body was located by a homeless man who, along with his brother, reported...
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Update: More charges in Marathon vehicle burglaries
Sheriff’s detectives in Marathon say they have warrants charging two more young men with a spate of burglaries which took place earlier this month.19 year old Thomas Lancaster, who is currently in jail...
View ArticleKey Largo woman charged with fraud
A Key Largo woman was arrested after she was caught stealing and using another woman’s credit card information.The suspect, 39 year old Michele Moser, works at a Key Largo restaurant that takes on line...
View ArticleMarathon man arrested for threats, extortion
A Marathon man was arrested after stalking and threatening a Marathon couple.The suspect, 51 year old Matthew Collins, is a previous employee of the male victim. While working for the victim, he...
View ArticleUpdate on Big Pine Key death investigation
Sheriff’s detectives and the medical examiner’s office are still working to identify a body found in a wooded area on Big Pine Key.The remains were found by a man and his brother on Saturday; they were...
View ArticleSheriff’s detectives investigating vehicle thefts
Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the theft of two personal watercraft, three all-terrain vehicles, a truck, an SUV and three trailers stolen from Upper Keys neighborhoods this month.The first...
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Deputy needs help identifying woman
Deputy Rosary Ponce is asking for help identifying a woman who paid for a bathing suit with a fake $100 bill.The woman bought the black colored size 20 bathing suit February 11th just before 8 p.m. at...
View ArticleMarathon woman loses money to fake IRS scammers
This time of year we always start getting calls about crooks using the name of the IRS to scam money from people.A Marathon woman called the Sheriff’s Office Tuesday to report being scammed out of...
View ArticleKey Largo woman falls victim to federal grant scam
A Key Largo woman reported to the Sheriff’s Office Tuesday she fell victim to a scam promising Federal Grant Money.The victim said she received a Facebook message from a friend telling her how she can...
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Helping the homeless
Deputy Aaron Coller and Deputy / Trainee Ryan Chlebanowski helped out a homeless resident of Marathon who’d been walking around barefoot for days by getting him these sandals from the KAIR organization.
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Speaking to members of AARP
District One’s Criminal investigations Unit conducted a crime prevention seminar on fraud and identity theft to AARP members. Detective Sgt. David Smith and Detectives Spencer Curry and David...
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Cleaning up on Big PIne
Deputy Todd Jones located an illegal camp in a wooded area on Big Pine Key. the camp was full of trash. He enlisted squad members Richard Wang and James Hager to help clean out the wooded area and...
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Cleaning up on Stock Island
Recently Deputy Matt Dowling received complaints about abandoned vehicles and rusted boat trailers on Laurel Avenue on Stock Island. He enlisted the help of Deputies Lazaro Valdes and James Hager and...
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Speaking to Crime Watch
Lower Keys Detective Sgt. Smith, Detectives Spencer Curry, John Gabay, and Marine Deputy James Hager recently attended a crime watch meeting with Big Pine residents. During this meeting they discussed...
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Detectives looking for second suspect in Marathon robbery
Sheriff’s Detective Leon Bourcier has identified and obtained warrants for the arrest of a second suspect in the February 2ndRobbery of a Marathon man.46 year old Timothy Scott Farmer of Marathon is...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale man faces gun charges
A Fort Lauderdale man was arrested for improperly exhibiting a firearm at a bar in Key Largo.Deputy Ignacio Molina responded to the Hilton Resort in Key Largo at 2:40 a.m. today to reports a patron at...
View ArticleTwo women charged with neglect of children
Two Stock Island women were arrested early Friday, charged with neglecting two small children.Deputy David Lariz responded to Roy’s Trailer Park just after midnight Friday to a report of two small...
View ArticleMan charged with stabbing another man
An Islamorada man is in jail, charged with stabbing his wife’s boyfriend.Sgt. Yunier Galvez responded to Sea Breeze Trailer Park at the 87.4 mile marker of the highway at 1:30 a.m. Saturday to a report...
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Islamorada event expected to create heavy traffic
The Annual Nautical Flea Market in Islamorada is coming up this weekend and is expected to cause heavy traffic and significant delays for drivers.Sheriff’s deputies will be on hand directing traffic,...
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