Man wanted for child kidnapping arrested
A 49-year-old New Caney, Texas man wanted out of San Bernardino County, California for parental child abduction of an 8-year-old girl was arrested Tuesday afternoon on U.S. 1.Warren Demers was taken to...
View ArticleMan arrested for sexual battery
A 40-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Wednesday after a teenage girl recently told detectives that he had been sexually assaulting her since she was a very young child.Anthony Bryan Keller was...
View ArticleReckless driver arrested
A 22-year-old Australian man was arrested Wednesday night for speeding and recklessly passing vehicles on U.S. 1.Samy Karim Daim of Sydney, Australia was charged with reckless driving. He was also...
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Quarterly award winners honored
On Friday, the Sheriff’s Office held its quarterly Employee Awards ceremony in Marathon. Employees were recognized for their five, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years of service to the agency. Sheriff Rick...
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Fire tears through Key Largo resort
.Sheriff’s Office deputies responded along with multiple Upper Keys fire/rescue stations to a fire at the Bungalows Key Largo resort, 99010 Overseas Highway, at Mile Marker 99 at approximately 5 a.m....
View ArticleCalifornia man wanted for child porn arrested on Stock Island
A 58-year-old alleged sex offender wanted by California authorities since 2016 for possession of hundreds of images of child pornography was found by the Sheriff’s Office and arrested Friday on Shrimp...
View ArticleDeputy injured in crash
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit Deputy David Brummer was injured in a 8:18 a.m. Monday traffic crash at Mile Marker 16 on Sugarloaf Key.Deputy David Brummer, 34, was riding his...
View ArticleMan arrested after throwing woman into canal
A 38-year-old Big Coppitt Key man was arrested Sunday afternoon after beating up a woman with a conch shell and throwing her into a canal.Calvin Joseph Teal was charged with aggravated battery,...
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Scammers again using Sheriff Rick Ramsay’s name
A familiar scam is once again plaguing the Florida Keys and this time the thieves are falsely claiming to be Sheriff Rick Ramsay.The Sheriff’s Office has been notified that residents may be receiving...
View ArticleMonroe County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Corrections Deputy arrested...
A 35-year-old Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Deputy employed at the jail on Stock Island was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into a road rage incident that occurred on March 29,...
View ArticleBig announcement at the Animal Farm this Sunday!
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm is open to the public this Sunday from 1 – 3 p.m. Please join us and visit with the animals. The farm is free of charge; donations are welcome.It will be...
View ArticleMiami doctor charged in the overdose death of Florida Keys woman
A 48-year-old doctor was arrested Tuesday following a year-long investigation into a Key Largo woman’s opioid overdose death last year.Dr. Marta Elena Farinas was charged with manslaughter, conspiracy...
View ArticleMan arrested for sexual assault
A 20-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Wednesday for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.Josue Armando Forno was charged with sexual assault. Last Thursday, Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit...
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Remembering deputy killed in traffic crash 21 years ago
This month the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is remembering the death of Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Alexander, who was killed in the line of duty in a traffic crash on May 3, 1998.Deputy Alexander had...
View ArticleMan arrested for armed robbery
A 22-year-old Marathon man with a lengthy arrest history already in jail for violating probation was further charged Friday in the armed robbery of a man in January.Thomas Andrew Lancaster was charged...
View ArticleRecent prison parolee arrested after foot chase
A 44-year-old Marathon man released from a Florida Department of Corrections prison on May 6, 2019 was arrested three days later on Thursday in Marathon.The DOC issued violation of parole warrant for...
View ArticleWoman dies after snorkeling trip
A 70-year-old Lake Alfred, Florida woman on a snorkeling trip with Fury Water Adventures out of Key West collapsed after a returning to the charter boat late Saturday morning and was taken to Lower...
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Traffic advisory for Lower Keys
A construction contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation will be closing the northbound U.S. 1 lane for repairs on South Pine Channel Bridge at Mile Marker 28 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m....
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Man arrested for battery with baseball bat in landlord/tenant dispute
A 22-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Monday night after striking his landlord in the head with a baseball bat during an argument over rent.Michael Gregory Sreenan was charged with aggravated...
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