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Helping out with a flat tire
Upper Keys Deputy Jamie Miller helps a couple change a tire on their van Thursday.
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Upper Keys burglar nabbed after tip
A 19-year-old man wanted for burglarizing a Key Largo business in December was arrested Thursday after the Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip.Timberelen Terrell of Key Largo was...
View ArticleCar thief arrested after fleeing
A 18-year-old man who fled from Sheriff’s Office deputies after running a stop sign in a stolen car out of Key West was arrested early Friday morning in Marathon.Jesus Perez of Key West was charged...
View ArticleArrest in machete attack
A 33-year-old man who attacked another man with a machete was arrested Thursday afternoon in Marathon.Joshua Lee Meadows of Marathon was charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly...
View ArticleCar renter arrested for auto theft
A 56-year-old man driving a stolen Budget rental car was arrested Thursday in Marathon.Charles Wendell Williams was charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle. Middle Keys Deputy Wilfredo Guerra was...
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Deputies attend birthday party!
Deputies on Sgt. James Hager’s squad attended Reed’s birthday party because he told his dad he wanted to see a police car for his birthday. Deputies Torres, Westerband and Zakariadze brought their cars...
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Man arrested with undersized lobsters
A Hollywood, Florida man warned in November for harvesting undersized lobsters was arrested Sunday for possessing five such lobsters.John Tarantino, 50, was charged with five counts of possession of...
View ArticleFamiliar card scam reported again
The Sheriff’s Office is again warning residents to be leery of anyone notifying citizens that they won or are due money that can only be received via the purchase of gift cards or prepaid debit...
View ArticleBody removed from Everglades
A Palm Beach Gardens woman found dead in the water Friday night at the Mitchell Landing Campsite on Loop Road in the Big Cypress National Preserve has been identified as 48-year-old Angela...
View ArticleWoman arrested for disturbing the peace
A 48-year-old woman was arrested Monday after she screamed at resort staff and threw plants off a hotel balcony.Wendy Sue Crocker of Islamorada was charged with resisting arrest without violence and...
View ArticleDetectives investigating apparent murder/suicide
Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the apparent murder/suicide of a Big Pine Key couple.The husband and wife were found shortly after 12 a.m. Thursday in a trailer on Avenue D. According to...
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MCSO gives Florida Highway Patrol radar unit
Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Pedro Reinoso uses a new LIDAR, which stands for light detection and ranging, unit while conducting traffic enforcement Wednesday in Marathon. Monroe County Sheriff Rick...
View ArticleNames of Big Pine Key couple released
Update: Notification of next-of-kin has been made and the couple were identified as Leslie Arthur Weston (male), 53, and Arlene Mira Weston (female), 59, of 31568 Avenue D. Detectives investigating...
View ArticleMan arrested in domestic incident
A 24-year-old Stock Island man accused of fighting with another family member was arrested early Thursday morning.Jecuri Sala was charged with aggravated domestic battery, battery and aggravated...
View ArticleMan riding stolen motorcycle arrested
An 18-year-old Tavernier man riding a stolen motorcycle was arrested after he was stopped for speeding and eluding deputies on U.S. 1 early Wednesday morning.Saul Arrazcaeta was charged with grand...
View ArticleKey Lime business burglars arrested
A tipster who saw a post on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page helped detectives arrest two men wanted for burglarizing the Key Lime Products in Key Largo in December.Brandon George Margerelli, 28, of...
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Traffic stop leads to drug bust
A 28-year-old Key Largo man faces numerous charges after ecstasy, marijuana, more than 30 marijuana oil cartridges and handgun ammunition were found in a sport utility vehicle he was driving early...
View ArticleTwo men arrested for boat burglary
Two mainland men were arrested Sunday for burglarizing and damaging a boat on Big Pine Key.Ismael Perez Casterneira, 28, of Miami, and Alain Oliva Perez, 19, of Hialeah, were both charged with...
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Detectives seek help in dog case
Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating the woman seen in this video and still picture for questioning in a possible dog theft. The incident occurred on Jan. 28 at a...
View ArticleUpper Keys student arrested for battery
A 12-year-old Plantation Key School student was arrested Monday afternoon after pushing a school employee into a wall.The male student was charged with aggravated battery. The student was in a...
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