Man arrested in drug case
A 34-year-old Tavernier man was arrested Tuesday for selling prescription pills.Jonathan Jason Mauthe was charged with selling Oxycodone pills, possession of drug paraphernalia, using a phone to...
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Crocodile spotted in Key Largo
Upper Keys Deputy Jose Hernandez snapped the attached photos of this crocodile at the Largo and Vaca roads area near Mile Marker 106 about 5:45 a.m. Wednesday.That area is near Lake Surprise and the...
View ArticleJuvenile arrested for battery
A 12-year-old girl who hit another juvenile in the head with a large rock was arrested Wednesday.She was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The incident occurred about 5 p.m. on...
View ArticleWoman arrested for animal abuse
A 56-year-old Big Pine Key woman who runs a pet grooming business out of her trailer was arrested Thursday for failing to properly care for a customer’s dog that later had to be euthanized. Cynthia...
View ArticleWEEKEND 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 Office SWAT deputies receive federal active/mass shooter training
Special Weapons and Tactics Team Leader Sgt. Joel Slough and Assistant Team Leader Det. Sgt. Spenser Bryan recently attended the Federal Emergency Management Agency weeklong course on complex...
View ArticleMan arrested for flare gun, knife threats
A 47-year-old Marathon man was arrested Friday for threatening another man with a flare gun and a filet knife.Rodger Doyle Green was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon...
View ArticleFive arrested in Marathon attack
Five men from Arizona were arrested early Sunday morning for beating up a co-worker, who required staples to his head. He also suffered injuries to his nose and jaw. Derek Polk, 37, Jacob Stanley, 31,...
View ArticleMan arrested for fleeing
A 43-year-old Islamorada man was arrested Sunday afternoon after fleeing from deputies on foot.Thomas Henry McConnell was charged with flee/eluding police, resisting arrest without violence, driving...
View ArticlePresident Trump’s visit to impact traffic
Sheriff Rick Ramsay is reminding motorists traveling between Naval Air Station Key West at Boca Chica Key and within Key West itself to expect traffic disruptions during President Trump’s visit...
View ArticleDetectives make drug-related arrests
The Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Narcotics Unit arrested four people on Friday during a warrant sweep in the Hibiscus Park area in Key Largo after receiving complaints from residents about drug...
View ArticleMan arrested in road rage incident
A 25-year-old Marathon man was arrested for throwing a metal Master Lock at a vehicle during a road rage incident on March 29 was arrested Tuesday.Carlos Ariel Alvarez was charged with criminal...
View ArticleTraffic to alternate on Niles Channel Bridge tonight into morning
Construction crews will be alternating traffic on U.S. 1 at the Nile Channel Bridge — the bridge between Summerland and Ramrod keys — from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. tonight into Wednesday morning. The...
View ArticleMan arrested for sexual harassment
A 25-year-old Marathon man was arrested Tuesday for posting naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend on social media.Alfred Theodore Kluge was charged with sexual cyber-harassment. The victim told Deputy...
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Come see the new butterfly garden at our Animal Farm!
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm is open to the public this Sunday from 1 – 3 p.m. Please join us and visit with the animals. Be sure to check out the new butterfly garden near the...
View ArticleSchool security assessments beginning
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Monroe County School District will be conducting a security assessment at Sugarloaf School, 255 Crane Boulevard, Sugarloaf Key, beginning roughly 7 a.m. Tuesday...
View ArticleMan arrested for dumping boat
A 49-year-old man was arrested Monday for dumping an 18-foot boat on the side of 20th Street in Marathon.Harry Elmer Lebo of Marathon was charged with illegal dumping and resisting arrest without...
View ArticleMan arrested in road rage incident
A 30-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Tuesday night after a traffic crash at Cross Street and U.S. 1.Devin Eric Kauffman was charged with hit and run, operating a motorcycle without a motorcycle...
View ArticleMan arrested in hit and run
A 30-year-old Tampa man was arrested Tuesday night for hitting a parked car at a Marathon hotel and then causing a disturbance at the pool bar.Bryan Joseph Roeill was charged with hit and run,...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing tools
A 60-year-old Marathon man was arrested Wednesday for stealing power tools from a construction site.Silberio Santana Diaz was charged with burglary and larceny.Lt. Derek Paul responded to Sombrero...
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