Second man arrested in 2017 Dairy Queen robbery
Both men accused of robbing the Tavernier Dairy Queen at gunpoint on the night of Aug. 23 have now been arrested.Samuel James Murray was charged on Tuesday with robbery with a firearm, burglary while...
View ArticleWoman arrested in ax attack
A 25-year-old Marathon woman who attacked another woman with an ax was arrested Wednesday morning.Jeanette Alexandra Suarez was charged with aggravated assault, battery and property damage. The...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office rolls out new website
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is preparing to unveil its new website in the coming days.We studied how residents use our website and analyzed the most visited pages. We hope the new website...
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Roadwork alert on Stock Island
Construction crews are asking that residents and visitors along Roberta Street move their vehicles from the county right-of-way so crews can finish their grading/beautification project.The work begins...
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Construction this week on Bahia Honda Bridge
Construction crews will doing work on the Bahia Honda Bridge Monday through Thursday this week.Beginning today, Monday, Sept. 10, and Tuesday, Sept. 11, crews will be closing the right lane on the...
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Man cited for driving on beach during turtle nesting season
A 39-year-old Hialeah man was cited by the Sheriff’s Office Sunday evening for driving a pickup truck on Sombrero Beach during sea turtle nesting season.Sgt. Joel Slough cited Julio Mario Silva Clemow...
View ArticleBurglar arrested in February hit with more charges
A 25-year-old Fort Lauderdale man arrested in February for burglarizing the Key Lime Products in Key Largo in December is now facing more burglary-related charges.Edward Joseph Chestnut was...
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Man arrested for cocaine trafficking
A 42-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Tuesday after more than three ounces of cocaine were found in a vehicle he was driving.Alexey Verges was charged with cocaine trafficking. Verges was...
View ArticleSearch warrant leads to drug arrests
Members of the Sheriff’s Office as well as federal agents raided a Stock Island home shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday, leading to the arrest of two people.Cocaine, ammunition, pills and drug...
View ArticleSheriff arrests reckless motorcyclist
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay stopped a motorcyclist for felony fleeing and eluding law enforcement early Saturday evening in the Middle Keys.Yusnier Perera Bazan, 35, of Miami, was...
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Sheriff’s Office Aviation Division targets aggressive driving
Sheriff Rick Ramsay recently ordered the agency’s Aviation Division to address aggressive driving specifically along U.S. 1 during the 2018 motorcycle Poker Run.Starting Friday, the Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleMan arrested for shoplifting cart full of Home Depot items
A 56-year-old Key West man was arrested Monday night for stealing more than $1,000 worth of goods from the Home Depot in Marathon.Kevin Parks Skinner was charged with grand theft, possession of stolen...
View ArticleMan arrested for $6K cash theft
A 46-year-old man was arrested Monday on a warrant stemming from a March theft in Key Largo.Christopher Todd Kehler, formerly of Michigan, was charged with burglary and grand theft. The case began on...
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Man rescued from Boot Key Harbor
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was notified about 3:20 a.m. Thursday that a man was yelling for help in Boot Key Harbor. Sgt. James Hager and Deputies Jennifer Schmitt and Edward Swogger responded...
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Sheriff's Office seeks help in theft case
Detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying some people of interest regarding the Sept. 11, 2018 theft of $1,300 in cash as well credit cards from a home on the 10000 block of 3rd Avenue...
View ArticleMan arrested for choking/threatening woman with knife
A 27-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Friday afternoon for choking a woman and threatening to kill her with a knife.Donald Curtis Brigman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon,...
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Man arrested for cocaine possession
A 32-year-old Miami man was arrested Friday night for possessing more than 13 grams of cocaine and more than twice that amount of marijuana.Mervin Terentius Jackson was charged with possession of...
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Sheriff's Office seeks help in Tavernier Creek Marina burglary/theft case
Detectives are seeking identifying and any other information regarding the men seen in the pictures here who illegally entered the Tavernier Creek Marina on June 2, 2018 between 3 a.m. and 4:11 a.m.The...
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Sheriff’s Office receives bench in memory of Deputy Emil LaVache
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay, Sheriff’s Office Farmer Jeanne Selander and Sheriff Executive Assistant Donatella Kelly on Friday accepted delivery of the bench seen pictured here that was made in...
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