Man arrested for sexual assault
A 44-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Tuesday night for sexually assaulting a woman on his boat last month.Miguel Ernesto Pestano was charged with sexual assault. The victim, who is from...
View ArticleDrug bust made during traffic stop
A Key Largo man and woman with an array of drugs were arrested after they were stopped for traveling in a sport-utility-vehicle with illegally tinted windows.Nicole Paddock, 23, was charged with...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office investigating threats case
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is aware of and investigating threats made Saturday morning on social media regarding Marathon High School. The threat is an Instagram post with a picture of guns and...
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Arrest made in threats case
A 19-year-old Marathon man was arrested Saturday night for posting pictures on the social media site Instagram of guns along with a message threatening Marathon High School. Duviel Gonzalez was charged...
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Photo of arrest in threats case
The attached picture shows the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team and detectives securing the scene on Avenue F on Big Pine Key Saturday during the arrest of 19-year-old Duviel Gonzalez. Gonzalez...
View ArticleMan arrested on pill, gun charges
A 60-year-old Hobe Sound man was arrested Monday for possessing multiple pills without a prescription as well as two handguns while illegally possessing the pills, among other charges.Lonnie Edwin...
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Sheriff honors employees of the year
On Friday, the Sheriff’s Office held its Employee of the Year award ceremony in Marathon. The five award winners are from all areas of the Sheriff’s Office — law enforcement, corrections, support,...
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List of found property for January
Here is a list of found or abandoned property. The Sheriff's Office has exhausted all other avenues for finding the owners, so thank you to all of you for taking a look at this current list to see if...
View ArticleMan arrested for dumping trailer
A 33-year-old Marathon man was charged Tuesday for illegally leaving a 25-foot mobile home/trailer on Coco Plum Drive after Hurricane Irma.Joshua Lee Meadows was charged with illegally dumping more...
View ArticleHeavy traffic for Upper Keys this weekend
Heavy traffic will be experienced by those traveling through Islamorada this weekend. The heaviest traffic is expected on Plantation Key from 8AM to 6PM on Saturday and Sunday. Traffic should flow well...
View ArticleTraffic light issues in Marathon
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has additional deputies patrolling at the 107th Street and 109th Street traffic lights on U.S. 1 as there are timing issues with both lights.The Sheriff’s Office is...
View ArticleWoman arrested on multiple drug charges
A 25-year-old woman was arrested Monday morning on multiple drug violations, including possession of an array of prescription pills as well as cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.Autumn Guzzi of...
View ArticleDeputy arrested for domestic battery
A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested Wednesday morning for pointing a gun at his girlfriend and choking her until she blacked out.Hernan Francisco Marin Jr., 23, who is assigned to the...
View ArticleMan arrested for forging checks
A Marathon man was arrested Tuesday for forging checks totaling more than $3,000.Matthew Richard McKeon, 25, was charged with five counts each of grand theft, forgery and passing a forged check. A...
View ArticleMarathon couple arrested on cocaine charges
A Marathon couple accused of selling cocaine was arrested Thursday.Harold Glenn Reese, 31, was charged with cocaine sales, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal use of two-way communications...
View ArticleDriver arrested in Upper Keys chase
A 29-year-old Florida City man was arrested early Saturday morning for failing to stop for a deputy after he was spotted driving the wrong way on U.S. 1.Robert Lewis Taylor was charged with reckless...
View ArticleMan arrested and woman airlifted in motorcycle crash
A 29-year-old Homestead man was arrested and his girlfriend was airlifted early Sundaymorning after both fled from Sheriff’s Office deputies in the Upper Keys.Steven Wayne Walker and Adriana Beatriz...
View ArticleDrunk man arrested for fighting at beach
A 34-year-old homeless man was arrested Sunday afternoon after fighting at Sombrero Beach in Marathon and threatening to attack Sheriff’s Office deputies.Daniel Ray Dude was charged with disorderly...
View ArticleScam involving fake deputies/warrants reported
Thieves are once again targeting Florida Keys residents by way of phone calls in which they falsely claim to be with the Sheriff’s Office. They are instructing citizens to pay them with pre-paid debit...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office to hold vehicle auction
The Sheriff’s Office will be auctioning off a number of surplus vehicles, including a Mull10K Forklift, Hydraulic Platform Stand and a Semi-Tractor, via sealed bids this month.Anyone interested in...
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