Man arrested for rock toss in road rage incident
A 41-year-old Cudjoe Key man was arrested Saturday night after throwing a rock at a sport utility vehicle during a road rage incident.Daniel Liska was charged with criminal mischief and shooting into...
View ArticleMan arrested in Dairy Queen robbery
One of two men who robbed the Tavernier Dairy Queen at gunpoint on the night of Aug. 23 arrested in Miami-Dade County is now in jail in Monroe County.Raheim Whitney, 21, was charged with robbery with a...
View ArticleUpper Keys re-entry stickers now available
The Sheriff’s Office is now issuing vehicle re-entry stickers at the Plantation Key substation for citizens with documents proving they live in Monroe County. The stickers are now available at the...
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 ArticleMan arrested for stealing $7K
A 27-year-old Marathon man was arrested Tuesday for stealing more than $7,000 from his grandmother’s bank account over the course of several months.Zachary Joseph Sims was charged with 22 counts of...
View ArticleMan arrested at gunpoint after pursuit
A 46-year-old Miami man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after leading deputies on a slow speed pursuit on Stock Island. Juan Sosa Avila was charged with fleeing and eluding, driving with a suspended...
View ArticleNational Public Safety Telecommunications Week – help us recognize these...
April 8-14 is National Public Safety Telecommunications week and during that week, the Sheriff’s Office will be recognizing the diligence and professionalism of our Telecommunicators – Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMan with gun arrested in road rage incident
A 78-year-old Marathon man was arrested Thursday after he displayed a handgun and threatened to shoot a motorist who rear-ended him on Card Sound Road.Moises Pedro Arguez was charged with aggravated...
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$350,000 catamaran reported stolen
The Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a 2009, 40-foot Admiral Catamaran sailboat named “Kaisosi” that was reported stolen from the bayside, Newfound Harbor area in the Lower...
View ArticleIslamorada firefighter arrested for battery
A 33-year-old Islamorada Fire Rescue firefigther was arrested early Sunday morning after hitting a man in the face with a glass mason jar during a fight.Lester Robert Young of Key Largo was charged...
View ArticleMiami man cited for harvesting protected shark
A 63-year-old Miami man who was found in possession of a Lemon shark was cited Saturday for harvesting the protected species.Jose Medina was given a notice to appear in court. Upper Keys Deputy Nelson...
View Article2018 Law Enforcement Torch Run
The Sheriff's Office in cooperation with the Monroe County Special Olympics Committee, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Key West Police Department, the Navy, Coast Guard and the Florida...
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Catamaran reportedly found
The $350,000 catamaran sailboat reported stolen last week from Newfound Harbor in the Lower Keys has reportedly been found in or near Cuba.Multiple be-on-the-lookout alerts were sent out by sailing and...
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National Public Safety Telecommunications Week – help us recognize these...
April 8-14 is National Public Safety Telecommunications week and during that week, the Sheriff’s Office will be recognizing the diligence and professionalism of our Telecommunicators – Sheriff’s...
View ArticleWoman arrested for theft
A 41-year-old Key Largo woman was arrested Thursday on fraud and theft charges.Michele Lee Moser was charged with theft from a person 65-years-old or older, forgery, passing forged checks and illegal...
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TRAFFIC ALERT!
— Seven Mile Bridge Run on Saturday, April 14th!— Cow Key Bridge Run on Sunday, April 15!• The Seven Mile Bridge Run will impact traffic both north and south for 2 1/2 hours at the bridge.Travelers...
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Sheriff’s Office removes trailers
Sheriff Rick Ramsay led the way along with Col. Lou Caputo, Lower Keys Capt. Donnie Catala and Lower Keys Lt. Dennis Coleman as well as Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Kathy McKinney Tuesday morning in...
View ArticleDetention Deputy arrested in domestic incident
A 34-year-old Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detention deputy assigned to the Stock Island jail was arrested Friday in Miami Gardens for slapping his ex-girlfriend.Jatavi Wendall Lee of Miami was...
View ArticleMan arrested for DUI near bar
A 30-year-old man was arrested Monday for DUI after causing a disturbance at a Key Largo bar and then attempting to drive away.Joseph Dominic Figliuolo was charged with his third DUI in 10 years,...
View ArticleIllegal contractor arrested
A 31-year-old Marathon man was arrested Tuesday for larceny and fraud after taking money from a couple for repair work he never began.Tison Lee Kennedy was booked into the Monroe County Detention...
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