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Long-time employee retires
Edna “Woody” Woodberry was honored last week for her 24.5 years of service as she was promoted to sergeant and retires from the Sheriff’s Office. She is pictured with Captain Penny Phelps and Sheriff...
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Employees of the third quarter honored
Congratulations to the Sheriff’s Office Employees of the Third Quarter. In the picture, Sheriff Rick Ramsay congratulates those chosen. From left to right, Victim Advocate Carol Albury-Johnson,...
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Key Largo clean up effort
Members of the Sheriff’s Office in the Upper Keys cleaned up an area behind the Burger King in Key Largo, and posted the property with “No Trespassing” signs. A large amount of trash from an area used...
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Key Largo clean up effort
Members of the Sheriff’s Office in the Upper Keys picked up a large amount of trash from an area behind the Civic Club in Key Largo, hauling away mattresses, chairs and other debris. They posted the...
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Little Torch trash picked up
Deputy Linda Kohout organized a cleanup of trash accumulated in a neighborhood on Little Torch Key. A house was vacated by tenants, who left behind a huge pile of trash. Waste Management and Monroe...
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Clean up of Marathon lot
Sgt. Dennis Coleman and Deputy Chuck Kellenberger cleared a vacant lot on 41st Street on Veteran’s Day. The area was being used by drug dealers and users and other illegal activity. They were helped...
View ArticleMarijuana mistakenly shipped to man’s rental home
The Sheriff’s Office will be destroying 11 pounds of marijuana mistakenly shipped to a rental home in Louisiana owned by a Key Largo couple.The Key Largo man called the Sheriff’s Office Wednesday after...
View ArticleFire at Brazalena Restaurant, Islamorada
Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to Brazalena Restaurant in Islamorada last night to reports of a fire.Callers reported seeing heavy smoke and smelling something burning at 10:20 p.m. Fire...
View ArticleWoman charged with child neglect
Note: It is against the law in Florida for anyone to reveal any information which would identify the victim of a child abuse or neglect.A 21 year old Key Largo woman was arrested Thursday night for...
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Long-time employee passes away
A long-time Sheriff’s Office employee died this morning. Retired Sergeant Jim Wirth first came to work for the Sheriff’s Office as a Corrections Officer in January of 1983. Just months later, he...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office to hold auction
The Sheriff’s Office is holding an auction in December. Items being sold include vehicles, jewelry, dive and fishing equipment, electronics and much more.A complete list of the items can be viewed on...
View ArticleDetectives investigate deaths
Big Pine Key – Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the deaths of two people who were found in a vehicle on Big Pine Key early today.The vehicle was parked at the end of Fifth Avenue in a wooded area...
View ArticleDetectives investigate three more occupied burglaries
Islamorada – Detectives in the Upper Keys are continuing to investigate a series of burglaries of occupied homes. Three more homes were burglarized over the weekend – this time in Islamorada. Seven...
View ArticleSHERIFF ANNOUNCES ON-SITE ASSESSMENT AS FOR CONTINUED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will be undergoing the process of national re-accreditation next week. A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc....
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Sheriff’s Office remembers fallen officer
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is remembering this week an officer who died in the line of duty five years ago, November 26th, 2008.Sheriff's Deputy Nick Pham was killed in the line of duty in a...
View ArticleDetectives arrest suspect in occupied burglaries
Key Largo – A man has been arrested this morning and is believed to be connected with a number of burglaries of occupied homes in the Upper Keys.At 2 a.m., Sheriff’s dispatchers received a report from...
View ArticleWoman arrested for fraudulent credit card use
A Stock Island woman is in jail, charged with using a business’s credit card to make purchases without permission.24 year old Paij Ellender told Detective Dave Chavka she found the credit card in a...
View ArticleBodies identified; deaths appear to be murder suicide
Detectives say they have confirmed the identities of two people found dead in a car on Big Pine Key Monday. They say the circumstances of the deaths appear to be a murder-suicide.The bodies of 49 year...
View ArticleBig Pine man arrested for battering girlfriend
A Big Pine Key man was arrested Wednesday after he battered his girlfriend in front of witnesses at the Circle K store on Big Coppitt Key.Witnesses called the Sheriff’s Office just after 5 p.m. when...
View ArticleBroward man charged with kidnapping woman in Marathon
A Broward County man is in jail in that jurisdiction, charged with a Monroe County warrant for kidnapping.42 year old Mauricio Parra of Pompano Beach is accused of driving to Marathon at 4 a.m. on...
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