Sheriff’s Office participates in information sharing app Neighbors by ring®
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is committed to finding new ways to keep our community a safe and productive place to live, work, study and play. Part of that philosophy includes using technology...
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Update regarding funeral services for Sheriff Rick Roth
UPDATE: Services for Sheriff Rick Roth will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at The Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea, 1010 Windsor Lane, in Key West. Longtime former Sheriff Rick Roth passes...
View ArticleMan arrested in stolen car
A 24-year-old High Ridge, Missouri man was arrested in Key Largo Wednesday night in his ex-girlfriend’s car he stole on Sunday.Austin James Umfleet was charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing tools
A 56-year-old Sugarloaf Key man was arrested Wednesday for stealing tools from his neighbor and attempting to sell them to construction workers.John Karl Golden was charged with burglary, larceny and...
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Man cited in illegal lobster case
A 31-year-old Lake Wales, Florida man was cited for possessing undersized lobsters while diving in the Everglades National Park Wednesday afternoon.Roberto Caro was given a mandatory notice to appear...
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Monroe County receives third Trauma Star medical helicopter
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Monroe County Fire Rescue received its third Trauma Star helicopter Thursday as it touched down at the Sheriff’s Office Aviation Division hangar at the Florida...
View ArticleMan arrested for shooting flare gun another man
A 67-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested Saturday for shooting another man in the arm with a flare gun.Tomas Hernandez was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and improper discharge...
View ArticleMan charged with murder in Stock Island stabbing
A 79-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Saturday in the stabbing death of a 68-year-old homeless man.Manuel Garcia-Avila was charged with murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The...
View ArticleWoman arrested for fleeing from Deputy
A 31-year-old Homestead woman was arrested Sunday for fleeing from a Deputy on U.S. 1.Tikieria Shawntay Ashley was charged with fleeing and eluding and resisting arrest. Deputy Frank Westerbrand was on...
View ArticleUpper Keys traffic advisory for First State Bank Key Largo Bridge Run on Nov. 9
There are some changes this year to the annual First State Bank Key Largo Bridge RunHalf Marathon & 4 Mile Run/Walkto be held on Saturday, Nov. 9 that will effect traffic.Motorists are asked to...
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Three men charged in February boat fire
Two men were arrested Monday and another remains at large in a Islamorada marina fire that did more than $800,000 in damage to three boats in February.Joseph Marks, 45, and Nicholas Toby John, 22, both...
View ArticleMan killed in Stock Island stabbing identified
Update: The victim in this case was identified as 68-year-old Jesus Gonzalez Noa. His address was listed as the streets of Key West. The suspect, Manuel Garcia-Avila, remains at the Monroe County...
View ArticleInmate trustee captured after escape attempt
A 26-year-old Key Largo inmate trustee serving a 180 sentence in Monroe County jail in Marathon for a fraud conviction attempted to run away from his work detail at the Florida Keys Marathon...
View ArticleTablet thief arrested in restaurant burglary
A 36-year-old Marathon man was arrested early Wednesday for stealing a computer tablet from a barbecue restaurant.Robert Benjamin Albury was charged with burglary and grand theft. Deputy Anfernee...
View ArticleUpper Keys traffic advisory for First State Bank Key Largo Bridge Run on Nov. 9
There are some changes this year to the annual First State Bank Key Largo Bridge RunHalf Marathon & 4 Mile Run/Walkto be held on Saturday, Nov. 9 that will effect traffic.Motorists are asked to...
View ArticleHalloween safety tips
Halloween is a special time for children, but children don’t always know what is and is not safe. “We can make Halloween a great time for everyone, most importantly for our children, by observing one...
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FDOT to close the Seven Mile Bridge for 30 minutes at 11 p.m. this Sunday,...
This is complete shut down in both directions of U.S. 1• Traffic will be stopped at both ends of the Seven Mile Bridge. No traffic will be allowed on the bridge. In the case of emergencies, operations...
View ArticleSuspicious object turns out to be speaker box
The Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad determined Saturday that an ammunition canister left in newspaper box was not a bomb, but a set of audio speakers.A retired military veteran called the Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleZephyrhills, Florida man arrested for reckless driving on U.S. 1
A 45-year-old Zephyrhills, Florida man was arrested for fleeing from Deputies on U.S. 1 early Saturday morning.David Michael Bloom was charged with DUI, reckless driving and resisting arrest. The...
View ArticleMarathon man arrested for reckless driving on U.S. 1
A 47-year-old Marathon man was arrested early Sunday morning for driving more than 100 mph on U.S. 1.William Earl Chase Paslay was charged with DUI and reckless driving. The incident began at 2 a.m....
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