Man cited for undersized Mangrove Snapper
A 28-year-old Miami man was cited Monday night for illegally harvesting three Mangrove Snappers while fishing at Tavernier Creek Bridge.Terell Jermaine Stephenson was given a mandatory notice to appear...
View ArticlePackage of suspected marijuana found in Key Largo mangrove
A man and woman found a package of what appeared to be marijuana while they were digging a hole on the 30 block of South Exuma Road in Key Largo Tuesday afternoon.Deputy Casey Matthews responded to the...
View ArticleMarion County homicide suspect found, airlifted after Grassy Key fire
A 30-year-old man wanted for murder in Marion County was found in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning and airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami with burns to his arms in a bizarre series of events...
View ArticleMan charged with sexual assault of child
A 40-year-old Hialeah, Florida man was arrested Friday night after a Deputy found him with a 13-year-old girl in a pickup truck at the end of Tarpon Basin Drive in Key Largo.Orlando Orlando (sic)...
View ArticleMan arrested for online threats
A 40-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested Friday for posting motorcycle gang-related threats on the Facebook® social media website.Adam Matthew Miller was charged with intimidation — writing or...
View ArticleMan cited for undersized fish
A 41-year-old Miami man was given a mandatory notice to appear in court citation Sunday night after he was found to be in possession of undersized Mangrove and Lane Snappers.Valentin Del Carmen was...
View ArticleWoman arrested for $25K theft from former employer
A 42-year-old Key Largo woman was arrested Monday for stealing nearly $27,000 from her former employer.Shonna Lynn Sampedro was charged with 75 counts of fraud – passing a false bill/bank note/check,...
View ArticleFamiliar scam reported again
An 89-year-old Upper Keys man is out $7,500 after a thief used a popular scam to separate him from his money.The victim reported the incident to the Sheriff’s Office this month. The victim said a man...
View ArticleMan arrested for vulgar misuse of 911
A 44-year-old Marathon man was arrested Wednesday for making curse-laden and sexually graphic calls to 911 Communications Specialists.Robert Nathan Salwin was charged with misuse of 911. 911...
View ArticleMan arrested for child neglect
A 42-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Wednesday after state officials and Deputies found three young children unattended in his home. Renel Atoine was charged with child neglect. He was also...
View ArticleTeen arrested for threatening teacher
A 13-year-old girl was arrested Thursday after she threatened to shoot a teacher at Marathon Middle/High School. The girl was charged with interfering with school functions. Marathon Middle/High School...
View ArticleMan arrested for fleeing in DUI case
A 48-year-old Sugarloaf Key man was arrested early Friday morning after fleeing from a Deputy and crashing into a utility pole.Jerry Earl Phelps was charged with fleeing and eluding, two counts of...
View ArticleMan arrested for sexual assault
A 45-year-old Conch Key man was arrested for sexual assault Thursday.George Alexander Smith Wilson was charged with sexual assault by a person 18 or older on a person 18 or older and burglary with a...
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Man in stolen minivan arrested after lengthy pursuit on U.S. 1
A 21-year-old Virginia man was arrested Saturday afternoon on the Seven Mile Bridge following a pursuit that began at Mile Marker 86. Eric Lee Kincaid was charged with two counts of fleeing and...
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Key Largo street closure
Key Largo Fire Station 25 will be closing Reef Drive today and tomorrow for fire hose testing. Reef Drive is the short road at Mile Marker 106 behind the Circle K® gas station which connects U.S. 1...
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Man with warrants flees from Deputy
A 45-year-old Homestead man was arrested Monday afternoon after running from a Deputy who attempted to serve him with an arrest warrant for cocaine sales.Shayon Leander Bryant was charged with...
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Man cited for undersized fish
A 42-year-old Miami man was cited Monday afternoon for possessing undersized Mutton Snappers and Groupers.Juan Fernandez was given a mandatory notice to appear in court citation for possession of six...
View ArticleMan arrested on drug warrant
A 36-year-old Homestead man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he claimed he had a knife and refused Deputy commands.Ernest Harris was charged with resisting arrest without violence, possession of...
View ArticleWoman arrested on drug charges
A 26-year-old Rockland Key woman was arrested Tuesday night after she was found to be in possession of 30 grams of methamphetamine.Erica Palomino was charged with trafficking in amphetamines,...
View ArticleTwo men arrested for fighting
Two homeless men, ages 57 and 36, were arrested Wednesday night for brawling near Higgs Beach in Key West.Serafin Mora Alvarez, 57, and Robert Benjamin Albury, 36, were both charged with disorderly...
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