Woman arrested for child abuse
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives, working in conjunction with the State Attorney’s Office and Florida Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) counselors, arrested a 41-year-old woman...
View ArticleMan arrested in Key Largo animal-related case
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Friday for illegally dumping a dog carcass.Davon Jamar Thompson, 28, was charged Friday afternoon.The Sheriff’s Office was notified of a dead dog found...
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A back-to-school note from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will be out in force as children return to school.“As your Sheriff, I want everyone in the Florida Keys to know that the safety of our children is my top priority,”...
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Construction reminders for U.S. 1 this week
The Florida Department of Transportation informed the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Monday afternoon of the following traffic-related work on U.S. 1 for the coming week:• Monday, Aug. 13 – There will...
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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
Beginning this week and continuing through the Labor Day weekend the Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over national effort to reduce drunk driving.In partnership...
View ArticleThree Marathon men arrested for check fraud
An investigation into fraudulently cashed checks at a Marathon bank continued Thursday with the arrest of three local men.A quick-thinking bank clerk at the Centennial Bank in Marathon caught the bad...
View ArticleMonroe County Sheriff’s Office nationally reaccredited
Inspectors with the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation told Sheriff Rick Ramsay on Thursday they reached a unanimous decision to recommend to their board that the Sheriff’s Office be...
View ArticleWoman arrested in gun incident on the water
A 51-year-old female liveaboard was arrested Friday regarding a gun-related incident on the water near Cudjoe Key earlier in the week.Lelena Sue Moses was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon...
View ArticleMan arrested for battery
A 25-year-old Islamorada man was arrested Friday night for punching another man unconscious.Chad Paul Lyons was charged with battery. Upper Keys Deputy Addison LaPradd was dispatched to the Twisted...
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Man cited for fish violations
A 53-year-old Miami man was issued a mandatory notice to appear in court Saturday evening after he was found to be in possession of 15 undersized snappers.Luis Lopez Cordero was cited for possession of...
View ArticleDriver who fled in high-speed pursuit arrested
A 34-year-old Key largo man who fled from law enforcement in an Upper Keys chase on U.S. 1 in June was arrested Saturday after a lengthy investigation.Bryan Patrick Dozier was charged with...
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Suspect sought in home invasion/battery
Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help regarding a home invasion in Marathon early Saturday morning in which a woman was battered by an intruder.Detectives believe the incident on...
View ArticleMan arrested for battery on deputies
A 27-year-old Cudjoe Key man was arrested Monday night after violently resisting arrest, damaging a patrol car and threatening to kill deputies.Andrew M. LaClair, formerly of New York, was charged with...
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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
Beginning this week and continuing through the Labor Day weekend the Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" national effort to reduce drunk driving.In...
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County Road 905 Traffic Alert
Upper Keys traffic to be impacted on County Road 905 through JanuaryConstruction crews will be replacing the main waterline on County Road 905 in Upper Key Largo from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays...
View ArticleDetectives seek public's help in tool theft case
Monroe County Sheriff's Office detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect seen in this video (The video is available for viewing on at the Sheriff's Office Facebook and...
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Marathon battery suspect arrested
A man wanted in connection with an early Saturday morning home burglary and battery turned himself in to detectives Thursday.Giovanni Alberto Fernandez, 25, of Marathon, was charged with burglary,...
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Man arrested for burglary/theft of tools
A 33-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Friday for the theft of more than $3,000 in tools from a construction company on Rockland Key.Zachary Lee Humphries was charged with burglary, larceny and...
View ArticleMan charged with battery on a law enforcement officer
A 33-year-old Marathon man was charged with assault Thursday after spitting on deputies.Derek Ray Martino was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence....
View ArticleWoman charged with robbery
A 31-year-old Marathon woman was charged with robbery and resisting arrest Thursday.Tanya Jean Rego was charged with robbery by sudden snatching without a firearm or weapon and resisting arrest without...
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