Make this a happy holiday season — don’t drink and drive
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office will be out in force watching out for drunk and unsafe drivers this weekend, next Thanksgiving weekend and during the month of December with the goal of making sure...
View ArticleMan arrested for pointing handgun at another man
A 58-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested Friday afternoon after pointing a handgun at a man on Cudjoe Key.Krysztof Damian Duszka was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. There were...
View ArticleKnife-wielding man arrested for attempted carjacking
A 40-year-old knife-wielding Marathon man was arrested Sunday night after threatening a couple in a pickup truck before attempting to steal it and slashing its tires.Ronald Bryan Barton was charged...
View ArticleCouple arrested for lying about accidental shooting
A 22-year-old U.S. Navy service member from Georgia who stated he accidently shot himself in the shoulder on Nov. 20, 2019 after he initially told the Sheriff’s Office he was shot by an attempted...
View ArticleMan arrested for battery in road rage incident
A 32-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested Monday afternoon after hitting a 63-year-old man in an apparent road rage incident that resulted in the victim suffering a broken leg.Jamie Allan Koval was...
View ArticleMan arrested for possessing multiple stolen IDs
A 22-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested Thursday after he was found to be in possession of stolen drivers licenses from five different states and five different social security cards.Chandler...
View ArticleTwo arrested in burglary/sexual assault case
Two Marathon men were arrested early Saturday after they broke into a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her.Yandri Lopez Macaya, 40, and Yovany Eduardo Veral Lorenzo, 45, both of Marathon, were both...
View ArticleDeputies investigating apparent suicide
Deputies were called to Boca Chica Road on Geiger Key at approximately 8:52 a.m. Monday after a Little Torch Key man reportedly shot himself near the waterline.Deputies arrived at the end of the road...
View ArticleFleeing motorcyclist crashes into car
A 24-year-old Boca Rotan, Florida motorcyclist was cited Sunday morning after fleeing from Deputies while reaching speeds of 100 mph before crashing into a car on U.S. 1.Bruno Rochae Melo was cited for...
View ArticleKite surfer hurt in crash
A kite surfer was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center in Miami Monday after striking a house in Islamorada.The kite surfer was identified as 49-year-old Adam D. Myers of Toronto, Canada. His...
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Key West Triathlon to impact traffic
Motorists are asked to be patient and to plan ahead this Saturday morning, Dec. 7, as the Key West Triathlon is expected it impact traffic from the Triangle to Rockland Key.The event will roughly occur...
View ArticleMan arrested for fraud
A 45-year-old Lower Keys man was arrested Tuesday on multiple fraud-related charges for failure to do contracted work.Leon Lewis Bailey was charged with six counts of fraud, failure to possess a...
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Two men arrested for illegal trash dumping
Two homeless Marathon men were arrested Tuesday night for dumping trash at the 15th Street utility pole.The Sheriff’s Office ultimately removed approximately 500 pounds of trash, furniture and debris...
View ArticleAsphalt spill closed U.S. 1 at Stock Island Bridge
A work truck from an out-of-town construction contractor spilled ground-up asphalt on the Boca Chica Bridge about 4 p.m. Wednesday.The spillage closed most northbound traffic on the bridge for...
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Several events this weekend to impact traffic
Three separate events are expected to impact traffic on U.S. 1 starting Friday and ending Sunday from Key Largo to Key West.Concerning the two events that include Key West: Both of these events...
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Man wanted for murder arrested while exiting plane at Key West International...
A 48-year-old Arkansas man wanted for murder was arrested by Sheriff’s Office Deputies as he was exiting an airplane that had just arrived at Key West International Airport on Monday.Airport Deputies...
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Traffic advisories for this week
• A contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation will be inspecting the Seven Mile Bridge from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.The work could be done earlier than 5...
View ArticleTwo people arrested for Winn-Dixie theft
A Cutler Ridge man and a Florida City woman were arrested Tuesday after they were stopped on the 18-Mile Stretch with multiple cases of Red Bull stolen from the Winn-Dixie in Key Largo.Derrick Antwan...
View ArticleMan arrested in hit and run case
A Key Largo motorist was arrested Tuesday night after hitting another moving vehicle and fleeing from a Deputy.Terry Norman Tromanhauser, 66, was charged with hit and run, fleeing and eluding, reckless...
View ArticleMan who fled in speeding box truck arrested
A 22-year-old Lakeland, Florida man was arrested Wednesday night after he failed to stop for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officers and Deputies.Dominic Jae’von Carlisle was charged...
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