Detectives investigate armed robbery
Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the armed robbery of a restaurant worker in Islamorada which took place Friday night.Deputy Nicholas Thaler and Sgt. Patricia O’Keefe responded to Marker 88...
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Dream Court Ribbon Cutting today
Today, between 4 and 5 p.m. there will be a ribbon cutting for the "dream court" at the Marathon Rec Center. A number of our deputies have given hours of their spare time to help bring this dream to...
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Time of year for tax scams
It is once again the time of year we begin to get reports of tax scams. Here is some good information from the IRS about what the scammers are doing this...
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Small plane crashes in Marathon
A small plane with four people on board crashed on the back side of the Marathon airport, in a wooded area.Preliminary reports are two of the four people are being classified as “trauma alerts” and...
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Small plane crashes in Marathon
A few more photos of the plane crash scene in Marathon. I am being told three people are expected to be airlifted, although it does not appear at this time that their injuries are life threatening.
View ArticlePlane crash details from FHP
Some details from Florida Highway Patrol, the investigating agency in the plane crash:A Piper Lance, single engine plane was attempting to take off from Marathon Airport traveling north on runway 7....
View ArticleAlabama man arrested for attempting to rob his boss
An Alabama man, in the Keys to do roofing work, was arrested in Marathon Friday after he attempted to rob his boss at knifepoint.When Sgt. Joel Slough arrived on 121stStreet in Marathon at 3 p.m., he...
View ArticleWanted man faces further drug, gun charges
A Key Largo man, wanted on a warrant, was arrested Friday night. During the arrest, he was found in possession of illegal narcotics and a stolen revolver.Deputy Cody Kerns and Sgt. Scott Ward went to a...
View ArticleMainland man arrested for trap robbing
A Miami man who robbed stone crab traps and harvested undersized claws last month near the Bahia Honda Bridge has been arrested on warrants in Miami.Lazaro Jesus Alonso Rodriguez, 35, was cited for...
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Job opening: Detention Records Assistant, Key West
We currently have job openings for Detention Records Assistant. If you are interested in this job, or any employment with the Sheriff's Office you can visit our web site at:...
View ArticleMan arrested in Irma-related PWC theft
A Marathon man who stole a personal watercraft in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma was arrested Tuesday.Matthew Richard Sanchez, 21, was charged with grand theft. The case began on Dec. 8 when Middle...
View ArticleLower Keys-Alcohol Coalition Checks
On January 30, 2018, The Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division conducted an operation checking businesses that sell alcohol in the Lower Keys. Sixteen businesses were checked including...
View ArticleWoman with Ecstasy arrested
A 32-year-old Cudjoe Key woman with MDMA, a drug commonly referred to as “Ecstasy” or “Molly,” was arrested Wednesday morning at the Sugarloaf Lodge as part of an hit-and-run investigation that began...
View ArticleHeroin found during traffic stop
An early Thursday morning traffic stop in Marathon led to two arrests after heroin, cocaine, marijuana and syringes were found.Kaila Nicole Martin, 31, of Key Largo, was charged with possession of...
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Job Opportunity! Become a Deputy or Detention Deputy!
The Sheriff's Office is looking for people interested in a career working as professional Deputy Sheriffs and professional Detention Deputies. We have a both Law Enforcement and Detention Training...
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Sexual Predator registers new address
A man designated as a sexual predator has registered his address in Summerland Key. By state law, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is required to notify the public when a person designated by the...
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Sheriff’s Office seeks help in suspect ID
Marathon detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who is wanted in several fraud cases involving the theft of about $9,000. The suspect used the four victims’ credit card...
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Marathon Family Fun Fest
Sheriff's Office Sgt. Joel Slough, Farmer Jeanne Selander with Chanel the skunk, and Lt. Derek Paul had a great time at the City of Marathon's annual Family Fun Fest at the Marathon Community Park last...
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Two Broward County men charged with undersized fish
Deputies on routine patrol for resource violations caught two Broward County men early today with eight undersized mangrove snapper.Deputies Michael Maleta and Matthew Cory were on the Channel 5 Bridge...
View ArticleBig Pine man charged with business burglary
A Big Pine man is in jail charged with burglarizing the Ace Hardware store on Big Pine Key. The burglary was reported the morning pf January 23rd after the owner arrived at work and found damage to a...
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