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A small, 1981 Beechcraft airplane (tail number N41VK) skidded off a Summerland Key Cove Airport, 200 W. Shore Drive, runway about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.The Florida Highway Patrol is the primary...
View ArticleCrime Rate down significantly for 2019
Numbers compiled by the Sheriff’s Office show a continuing decrease in overall crime of 13.6 percent for 2019 in Monroe County.The clearance rate of crimes in 2019 was 43 percent, up from an...
View ArticleMan arrested for animal cruelty
A 30-year-old Marathon man was arrested early Tuesday after kicking a cat in the face.Sheldon Orlando Moulton was charged with animal cruelty, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia...
View ArticleMotorist arrested after striking fire hydrant
A 21-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Monday night after striking a fire hydrant with a pickup truck and leaving the scene — causing approximately $50,000 to $60,000 in water damage at the...
View ArticleMan wanted for sex trafficking in Romania arrested on Sugarloaf Key
A 51-year-old man wanted by Interpol for trafficking women and minors for prostitution in Romania was located and arrested by the Sheriff’s Office early Saturday morning.Catalin Aionesei Lupu was...
View ArticleMan arrested after threatening to shoot up bar
A 20-year-old St. Louis, Missouri man was arrested early Monday morning after starting a ruckus at a Marathon tavern and threatening to shoot up the establishment.Jacob Dylan Holtz was charged with...
View ArticleFDOT to close Snake Creek Bridge for two hours on Feb. 12
Important Traffic Advisory regarding Snake Creek BridgeFDOT to close Snake Creek Bridge for two hours on Feb. 12 A contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation will be closing the Snake...
View ArticleMan arrested after fleeing from Deputies
A 26-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested early Wednesday morning after fleeing from Deputies and a passenger jumped from the moving pickup truck he was driving.Jeffrey James Holroyd was charged with...
View ArticleMan wanted for murder in Mexico arrested
A 42-year-old man living in Homestead, but wanted in Coahuila, Mexico for murder, was arrested at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo Thursday morning.Edgar Omar Delgado Munoz was stopped at the entrance...
View ArticleMan wanted in Jacksonville murder arrested in Key Largo
A 21-year-old Jacksonville man wanted for the murder of a Jacksonville woman was arrested by Sheriff’s Office Deputies in Key Largo Thursday afternoon.The Sheriff’s Office received information Thursday...
View ArticleThree arrested after fight a hotel
Three Plant City, Florida construction workers were arrested early Friday morning after a large fight erupted at a Marathon motel.Ever Perez-Morales was charged with battery. Enrique Perez-Rodriguez...
View ArticleMan arrested in burglary/theft
A combination of effective community policing, old fashioned detective work and the eagle eyes of a concerned citizen led to an arrest on Sunday.Williams Alonso, 33, of Miami, was charged with...
View ArticleMan arrested in stabbing incident
A 22-year-old Big Coppitt Key man was arrested Sunday afternoon after stabbing another man.Wilkin Yoel Valera was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon....
View ArticleMan found dead in the water in Marathon
A 61-year-old man was found dead in the water Sunday afternoon off of Keys by the Sea RV/mobile home park, 6099 Overseas Highway, in Marathon.The man was identified as Dana Lester Jourbert of 163...
View ArticleFDOT to close Snake Creek Bridge for two hours on Feb. 12
Important Traffic Advisory regarding Snake Creek BridgeFDOT to close Snake Creek Bridge for two hours on Feb. 12 A contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation will be closing the Snake...
View ArticleMarine electronics thief arrested in Monroe County
A 31-year-old Miami-Dade County man was arrested Monday by Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives following an investigation into high-end marine GPS electronics thefts that would not have been...
View ArticleMan arrested for ID theft/grand theft
A 26-year-old Miami man was arrested Monday for attempting to use another person’s information to purchase two iPhones and an Apple watch at a Marathon store.Robert Savion Hall was charged with...
View ArticleLongtime Keys vandal arrested
A 29-year-old Key West graffiti vandal with a penchant for boasting about his crimes on social media and who targeted Naval Air Station Key West, state, county and City of Key West property was...
View ArticleNo use of handheld devices while driving in school zones
The Sheriff’s Office will be targeting motorists in school zones next week who are violating a law that went into effect in July banning motorists from using cell phones, tablets, laptops, two-way...
View ArticleMan arrested in DUI/hit-and-run case
A 63-year-old Hyannis, Massachusetts man was arrested Saturday after fleeing from a crash in a stolen car.Christopher E. Geary was charged with hit-and-run, third DUI in 10 years, DUI with property...
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