Female liveaboard airlifted/Man found dead
A Boot Key Harbor woman was airlifted to a Miami hospital Thursday night after she was reportedly attacked by a man with machete on a boat. The woman suffered cuts to her head, arms and elsewhere on...
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Please keep an eye for out cyclists on U.S. 1 Saturday
The ReMARCable Tour de Keys bicycle ride from Key Largo to Key Wes begins about 6 a.m. in Key Largo at Mile Marker 100 and it ends at Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina on Front Street at 6...
View ArticleSearch warrant leads to drug arrest
A 22-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Friday following a search warrant by the Sheriff’s Office and federal agents that netted cocaine, marijuana, suspected painkillers without a prescription,...
View ArticleMan arrested for DUI after fleeing from deputy
A 38-year-old Key Largo man was arrested early Monday morning after a brief pursuit on U.S. 1 in the Upper Keys.Melvin Terral Dean was charged with fleeing and eluding and DUI. The incident began about...
View ArticleUpdate on Boot Key Harbor/machete incident
A 45-year-old Marathon liveaboard who was seriously hurt after she told investigators she was attacked by a machete-wielding man Thursday night remained in stable condition at a Miami hospital on...
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Job opening at MCSO
We have a current job opening at the Sheriff's Headquarters building on Stock Island for Finance Assistant II in payroll. For more information such as a job description and to receive a preliminary job...
View ArticleWoman arrested for stealing $50K
A 40-year-old Tavernier woman was arrested Thursday for stealing $50,161.27 from a physician at Mariners Hospital.Mary Ellen Mitchell-Irizarry was charged with larceny and fraud/obtaining more than...
View ArticleMan found dead in Boot Key mangroves identified
The 58-year-old man found dead in the mangroves on Boot Key on Sept. 28 as part of an investigation into an attack on a nearby sailboat has been identified as Boot Key Harbor liveaboard Gustavo Torna...
View ArticleUpdate on Boot Key Harbor case
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office does not expect to file any criminal charges as part of its investigation into a violent machete attack against a female liveaboard in Boot Key Harbor in the early...
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Marathon/run this weekend in Key West/Lower Keys
The annual Southernmost Marathon & Half is at 5:30 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m., tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 6.The run starts on Simonton Street in Key West. Those running the full marathon will run to Geiger...
View ArticleMan found dead in Marathon
Deputies responded to 15th Street at 6:47 p.m. Saturday in reference to an unconscious man in the water.The medical examiner was called to the scene. The man was pronounced deceased. There does not...
View ArticleMan on probation for drug sales arrested for DUI/possessing multiple guns
A 37-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested Friday night for DUI and multiple firearms violations after the Sheriff’s Office received reports that gunshots were fired from a van in Marathon while it...
View ArticleUpper Keys man arrested for video voyeurism
A 33-year-old Tavernier store clerk was arrested Tuesday night following an investigation after a teenager found a cell phone in a gas station restroom.Alex Joel Rodriguez was charged with video...
View ArticleMen arrested after fight at commercial fishing dock
Two commercial fishermen were arrested Tuesday following an altercation on the docks.Richard John Stiglitz, 40, of Marathon, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon — a bat. Jesse...
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U.S. 1 lane closure Monday on Boca Chica Key
Road repair crews will be closing the southbound, right, lane on U.S. 1 at Mile Marker 6 on the Boca Chica Bridge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15.
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Marathon Parade to slow traffic today
The Marathon High School Homecoming Parade is expected to impact northbound traffic on U.S. 1 today from Knights Key (roughly the north end of the Seven Mile Bridge) to Sombrero Beach Road where the...
View ArticleAuthorized/controlled burn in Big Pine Key underway
There is a prescribed burn underway on Big Pine Key at Grimal Grove off of Cunningham Lane on Big Pine Key. The burn is being done by wildlife/fire professionals and it is authorized until 4 p.m.911...
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Real estate scam reminder
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has been notified of a new scam hitting one of the Florida Keys’ most lucrative markets — real estate.Scammers are electronically hacking or otherwise finding ways to...
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Sunbelt Rentals donates forklift to Sheriff’s Office Aviation Division
Sunbelt Rentals, a longtime friend and community partner of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, announced Tuesday they were donating the forklift seen in the attached pictures to our Aviation Division...
View ArticleMan arrested on cocaine charges
A 32-year-old Summerland Key man was arrested Wednesday night after he was found to be in possession of a trafficking amount of cocaine.James Raymond Wells was charged with trafficking in cocaine....
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