Man arrested for battery
A 48-year-old Homestead man was charged with battery by strangulation, stalking and robbery in domestic incident on Sunday afternoon.Jorge Diaz was charged also charged with larceny and property...
View ArticleMan cited for illegal fish
A 33-year-old Miami man was cited for possessing illegal yellowtail snapper, mangrove snapper and black grouper on Saturday.Boyuan Guan was cited for possession of each undersized fish. Deputy Matthew...
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Man loses nearly $10K in gift card scam
The spike in fraud and scams being reported to the Sheriff’s Office continues as another instance occurred Saturday.The Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate these scams, but the thieves are...
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Sheriff’s Office seeks help identifying suspect in road rage incident
Sheriff’s Office deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying the white man seen in the attached pictures.He has a thin build and bald head. He was driving a (possibly dark gray) Toyota...
View ArticleAccreditation team invites public comment regarding Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Rick Ramsay announced Monday that a team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation will arrive August 14 to examine all aspects of the Monroe County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleWoman arrested after disturbing the peace/throwing a brick
A 62-year-old woman was arrested Monday morning after causing a disturbance at a Stock Island restaurant and then destroying personal property elsewhere in the area.Mayra Perez Ayers, who was listed as...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office participates in camera footage-sharing app Neighbors by Ring
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is committed to finding new ways to keep our community a safe and productive place to live, work, study and play. Part of that philosophy includes using technology...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office Animal Farm closed this Sunday
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm will be closed this Sunday, July 8.The normal summer schedule for the Animal Farm: The Animal Farm is open from 1-3 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays...
View ArticleMan arrested for battery
A 39-year-old Marathon man was arrested Thursday for punching another man in the face and knocking out two front teeth.Ronald Bryan Barton was charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm or...
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Opa-locka man charged with wildlife violations
A 51-year-old Miami-Dade County man was cited on July 5 for possessing illegal snappers and lobster.Miguel Comesana was charged with possession of three undersized mutton snapper and one undersized,...
View ArticleMan arrested for impersonating police
A 19-year-old Homestead man was arrested Saturday night for pretending to be a law enforcement officer while driving in the Upper Keys.Sandro Sierra Gil was charged with unlawful use of blue lights and...
View ArticleMan arrested in domestic dispute
A 24-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Saturday night after a fight in which a pregnant woman and a 2-year-old child were subsequently taken to the hospital.The child suffered a head injury and...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing car
A 36-year-old Lauderhill, Florida man was arrested Sunday morning in Marathon for stealing a car as well as personal identification from a woman in Oakland Park, Florida.Anthony Darnell Goodrich was...
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Sheriff’s Office captain rescues migrants at sea
Sheriff’s Office Middle Keys Capt. Don Hiller and his friends rescued three Cuban migrants who were clinging to a make-shift floatation device Saturday afternoon more than 40 miles off the coast of the...
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Sheriff Rick Ramsay renders aid after crash
A mother and three small children were uninjured after a tractor-trailer rim with two tires came off a truck and struck their minivan Tuesday morning.Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay was driving on...
View ArticleInmate charged in attack on detention deputies
A 22-year-old Key West man in jail on battery and other charges attacked detention deputies Monday with a handmade weapon.Darius Rotham Williams was additionally charged with aggravated assault,...
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U.S. 1 traffic advisory
Construction crews will be working on Jewfish Creek Bridge today. The northbound lanes will be impacted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.U.S. 1 is to remain open, but the work could slow traffic. Construction...
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Key Haven construction alert
KEY HAVEN ROADWORK: There will be restricted parking in the Key Haven neighborhood in the Lower Keys beginning Monday, July 16 and ending on Monday, July 23.Pavement milling operations will do half a...
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Yacht reported stolen in Tavernier
Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the theft of a cream-colored, 1987, 52-foot Jefferson motor yacht. The yacht was taken sometime between noon, July 12 and 10 a.m. on July 13, Oceanside,...
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Traffic Deputies aware of exotic car rally
An exotic car rally from Tampa to Key West reached southbound U.S. 1 Friday afternoon.911 Communicators received many reports of speeding and illegal passing. The cars are expected to return to U.S. 1...
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