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Sheriff’s Office honors employees of the year
On Friday, the Sheriff’s Office held its Employee of the Year award ceremony in Marathon. The five award winners are from all areas of the Sheriff’s Office — law enforcement, corrections, support,...
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Multiple boats burned in marina fire
Two boats were destroyed and another was damaged in an early Monday fire at the Coral Bay Marina in Islamorada.The fire has been deemed suspicious by the Sheriff’s Office and is under investigation....
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Traffic advisory for Marathon
A construction contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation will be repairing Hurricane Irma-damaged street lighting along U.S. 1 in Marathon from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning tomorrow,...
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Traffic advisory for Lignumvitae Bridge
A construction contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation will be working on Lignumvitae Bridge at Mile Marker 77.5 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Wednesday into Thursday. One lane will be...
View ArticleMan involved in Hialeah shooting arrested in Key Largo
A 28-year-old Miami-Dade County man in stolen car was arrested late Tuesday night after deputies stopped him at a McDonald’s restaurant.Daniesky Morales Farinas was charged with motor vehicle theft,...
View ArticleMarathon airport to conduct disaster drill Thursday
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will be taking part in a disaster drill at the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport beginning at 9 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 14.The scenario involves a simulated...
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Change to traffic advisory for Lignumvitae Bridge
A construction contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation will be working on Lignumvitae Bridge at Mile Marker 77.5 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Thursday into Friday. One lane will be closed...
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Traffic advisory for Lignumvitae Bridge cancelled
A construction contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation has cancelled scheduled work for tonight and into Friday morning on Lignumvitae Bridge at Mile Marker 77.5.
View ArticleWoman arrested in Big Coppitt Key bar row
A 43-year-old woman accused of smashing a beer bottle over the head of another woman at the Purple Porpoise Pub on Jan. 5 was arrested early Friday.Sally Amato of Key West was charged with aggravated...
View ArticleMiddle Keys law enforcement partners nab escaped clinic patient
A 23-year-old man in supervised custody of the Guidance Clinic in Marathon jumped the fence and ran away before he was quickly caught by converging law enforcement from multiple agencies Friday.Samuel...
View ArticleMan with 10 ounces of cocaine arrested
A 49-year-old Stock Island man charged with cocaine trafficking was arrested Friday night after he tried to flee from deputies.William Anthony Roberts was also charged with resisting arrest. The...
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Traffic advisory for the Long Key Bridge
A construction contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation will be working on the Channel 2 Bridge at Mile Marker 73 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Feb. 20. One lane will be closed while flaggers...
View ArticleMan arrested for exposing himself in public
A 20-year-old Homestead man was arrested Monday night in Key Largo for exposing himself in public.Amado Enrique Gaure was charged with incident exposure, possession of marijuana and possession of drug...
View ArticleMan arrested for attacking restaurant worker/damaging business
A 31-year-old Summerland Key man was arrested Monday night for attacking a kitchen worker at Looe Key Tike Bar & Grill on Ramrod Key and then striking a storage trailer while fleeing the scene in a...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office Detention Deputy arrested for DUI
Key West Police arrested a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Deputy early Wednesday morning for DUI.Julian Cesar Andrews, 27, was arrested about 2:10 a.m. Andrews was also issued a citation for...
View ArticleMan arrested for armed robbery
A 45-year-old Marathon man was arrested Tuesday night for robbery with a firearm regarding an incident that occurred Monday night.Osvaldo Torna Rodriguez was booked into jail after he was Tuesday at...
View ArticleMan arrested for exposing himself in public additionally charged in hotel...
A 20-year-old Homestead man arrested Monday night in Key Largo for exposing himself has been hit with additional charges for stealing thousands of dollars from a hotel on Feb. 14.Amado Enrique Gaure...
View ArticleThree men arrested in rock throwing ruckus outside Marathon bar
Three men were arrested early Friday morning after a motorist tried to run over two men throwing rocks at his car in a bar room argument gone awry.William Cobaugh, 49, of Duck Key, was charged with...
View ArticleMan arrested for pushing woman down stairs/threatening men with knife
A 33-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested early Saturday morning after he pushed a woman down a flight of stairs and threatened to stab three men who intervened.Joshua Adam Wallace was charged with...
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Large bicycle ride in Upper Keys this weekend will impact traffic
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society of South Florida annual bike ride into the Florida Keys — officially called Bike MS: Breakaway to Key Largo 2019— is this weekend, March 2 and March 3. This...
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