Stabbing on Big Pine Key
Sheriff’s Major Crimes detectives are investigating a stabbing incident which took place on Big Pine Key overnight.Sgt. Evan Calhoun responded to reports of a fight with a possible stabbing just after...
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Job opening - Accreditation Specialist!
We have a current job opening at the Sheriff's Headquarters building on Stock Island for an Accreditation Specialist. To see a job description and to complete a preliminary job application on line,...
View ArticlePembroke Pines man charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer
A Pembroke Pines man was arrested Sunday on a Monroe County warrant. He faces charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.35 year old Michael Munoz was...
View ArticleIslamorada man charged with resisting deputies after shooting incident
An Islamorada man suspected of firing a gun at a crocodile Monday was arrested after he became violent and confrontational with Sheriff’s deputies investigating the incident.Deputies responded to...
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Remembering fallen officer: David Cormier – killed November 19th, 1989
This week, members of the Sheriff’s Office are remembering an officer who was killed in the line of duty November 19th, 1989.David J. Cormier, 31 years old, was a reserve deputy for the Monroe County...
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Picking up debris from the water
Our Marine deputies aren't just out there to enforce the law, they also care about the environment. Here is Lower Keys Marine Deputy Seth Hopp, who picked up a bunch trap line and rope from the water...
View ArticleTwo charged with selling marijuana
Two teens from Stock Island are in jail today, charged with selling marijuana to undercover operatives.18 year old Peydon Richardson is accused of selling marijuana three times in April of this year....
View ArticleThree arrested on drug charges
A reckless driver report led to the arrest of three people on drug charges Thursday.Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received a call reporting a black Toyota southbound at the 31 mile marker. The caller...
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Lower Keys detectives fit bike helmets
Lower Keys Detective Sgt. David Smith and Detective David Fernandez attended an event at Bayview Park in Key West and offered their trained services fitting adults and kids alike for new bike helmets....
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Teaching Cadets Crime Scene Investigation
Det. EB Askins conducted a crime scene class for Upper Keys cadets and explorers from Post 905 Upper Keys. Fingerprint techniques and photograph taking for documentation were some of the topics....
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Meeting people from around the world
Deputy John Allen takes a picture with this German law enforcement officer at Higgs Beach this week.
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Found phone returned
Deputies Alexandra Davis and James Nelson found this cell phone beside the highway and were able to track down the owner and return it.
View ArticleKey Largo man charged with aggravated battery
A Key Largo man was arrested for punching another man for parking in a handicapped parking spot.According to the victim and witnesses, 57 year old Mark Wheaton was in the parking lot of the Key Largo...
View ArticleMan dead, woman injured in possible robbery on Stock Island
Sheriff’s Major Crimes detectives are investigating what appears to be a robbery in which one man was stabbed to death and a woman was cut on the neck with a knife.Detectives say they are attempting to...
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Miami men charged with illegal fish
Two Miami men received notices to appear in court after a deputy found they had illegally caught bonefish and an undersized snapper.Deputy Seth Hopp was on foot patrol just before noon on Sunday,...
View ArticleTwo arrested, one still wanted for armed robbery
Two teens have been arrested and one is still wanted for an armed robbery which took place on Stock Island in the early morning hours of October 22nd.The incident took place in the parking lot of Coral...
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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....
View ArticleDetectives release homicide victim’s identity
Sheriff’s Major Crimes detectives say they have notified the next of kin for the man who was stabbed to death on Stock Island Friday night.The victim is identified as 59 year old Mathew Bonnett of 5650...
View ArticleDetectives arrest one for homicide
Major Crimes detectives have arrested a Stock Island man for the stabbing death of Stock Island resident Mathew Bonnett and for slashing the throat of a woman on Laurel Avenue Friday night.Detectives...
View ArticleTwo more charged with Stock Island homicide
Two more men have been arrested in connection with a murder that took place on Laurel Avenue, Stock Island last Friday. A third suspect, 49 year old Rory Wilson, was already in jail, arrested in the...
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