Man arrested after two traffic stops for speeding
A man from Houston, Texas man was taken to jail Wednesday night after being stopped for speeding twice in a very short time period.Deputy Orlando Alvarez was at the 104 mile marker when he spotted a...
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Successful completion of Project Alert class
Ms. Stephanie Ganim Webb and her 7th grade class at Treasure Village Montessori school have successfully completed the 11 week Project Alert class taught in all schools by Sheriff's Office School...
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Trauma Star, saving lives!
The Sheriff's Trauma Star helicopter saving lives! Here it is on the helipad at Baptist Hospital in Miami after a flight Friday, May 19th. Thanks to Eric Myers with our South Florida HIDTA office in...
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Explorers go on field trip
Post 905 Explorers in the Upper Keys went on a field trip to John Pennekamp State Park. School Resource Deputies Larry O'Neill, Dave Stark and Will Schlegelmilch along with FWC Officer Mike McKay went...
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Doing good deeds
We love doing good deeds and one that we do on a regular basis is helping motorists change tires. Here are a couple of instances of tire-changing......In one photo, Deputies Andrew Leird and Darren...
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Visiting Stanley Switlik School
The Sheriff's Office attended truck day at Stanley Switlik School in Marathon, talking to the kids about various aspects of law enforcement. Among those onn hand were road patrol, detectives, traffic...
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Agencies work together to rescue three from overturned vessel
The Sheriff’s Office, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard worked together Thursday evening to rescue three men from an overturned vessel.Sheriff’s dispatchers received a...
View ArticleFire victim identified
The 71 year old man who died in a fire May 11th on Big Pine Key has been positively identified.Deputies and firefighters responded to the fire at 9:08 p.m. where they found the victim dead inside his...
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Little boy from Denmark meets Sheriff's sergeant
Sergeant Yunier Galvez with a little boy visiting the Keys with his parents from Denmark. His parents are paramedics and when he saw Sgt. Galvez at the Channel 2 Bridge, he made his parents stop...
View ArticleMan charged with multiple drugs
A Marathon man was arrested after deputies found him in possession of numerous different kinds of drugs.Deputy Matthew Cory responded to the parking lot of the Overseas Lounge at 1 a.m. after...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to carjacking charge
A traffic stop for a broken taillight resulted in the arrest of the driver for carjacking.Deputy Cody Kerns spotted the broken taillight on a black Pontiac northbound on U.S. One at the 102 mm at 3:40...
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Well known Miami doctor arrested, charged in elderly abuse case
A prominent doctor from Miami was arrested today in connection with an elderly abuse case in Key Largo which has been under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit and...
View ArticleSheriff’s bomb squad responds to suspicious package
The Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad responded to reports of a suspicious package today underneath the movie theater at Tavernier Towne Shopping Center.Someone called the Sheriff’s Office just before 2 p.m....
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Reminder: be careful in rainy weather
Just a reminder with all the wet weather out there, please be careful driving. This driver lost control and skidded across the highway at the 18.5 mm on Sugarloaf Key this morning. Fortunately, there...
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Teens rescued offshore of Marathon
These three teens were happy to see Monroe County Marine Deputy Wilfredo Guerra Saturday at 5:20 p.m. They had overturned the canoe they were in and were floating in the water when Deputy Guerra...
View ArticleBody found floating is positively identified
Sheriff’s detectives say they have identified a man found floating offshore as a local Marathon area resident.On June 4th, Deputy Todd Jones was dispatched to reports of a body floating offshore of the...
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Pembroke Pines man charged with spearing lobster
A 25 year old man from Pembroke Pines was caught in the act of spearing lobster by Sheriff’s Marine Deputy Wilfredo Guerra Sunday afternoon.Deputy Guerra was on patrol on his Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleTeen charged with burglarizing neighbor’s house
A Tavernier teen was arrested today, charged with entering a neighbor’s house when she wasn’t there, stealing two checks and depositing them in his own bank account.The victim, who lives on Arbor Lane...
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