Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride
Wounded Warrior soldier ride in the Keys tomorrow through Sunday. Here is the information - come out and cheer them on!
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Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride kicks off in Key Largo this morning.
View ArticleClean up in Key Largo
This make shift building has been home to several homeless people trespassing on this property. Several juvenile runaways were located here in past months, and it has been the frequent site of juvenile...
View ArticleWoman, dancing in the grass with white substance on her face, arrested for...
A Miami woman acting erratically at Coral Shores High School this morning was arrested after deputies found the car she was traveling in was stolen.Assistant Principal Blake Fry first reported a woman...
View ArticleBig Pine man arrested for marijuana
A Big Pine Key man was arrested on Friday after he was stopped for not wearing a seat belt and a large amount of marijuana was found in his truck.Detectives on patrol on Grassy Key Friday just before...
View ArticleThree promoted
In the photo, left to right: Captain Bruce Winegarden, Lt. Alberto Ramirez, Lt. David Carey and Sheriff Rick Ramsay.Sheriff Rick Ramsay held a ceremony Monday in Marathon to award three...
View ArticleDrunk, armed man arrested on Big Pine Key
A intoxicated man who was openly carrying a handgun struggled with deputies and was arrested today on Big Pine Key.Sheriff’s dispatchers received several calls reporting a man who appeared to be...
View ArticleBicycle Safety
In the Florida Keys, many people ride bicycles for exercise, recreation and to get from place to place instead of driving a car. Unlike a car, however, there is no driving test required to ride a...
View ArticleFire burns restaurant, damages marina
Photos from multiple sources within the Sheriff s OfficeA fire burned Salty s Bar and Grill in Marathon and destroyed two boats at the Seven Mile Marina early today.Sheriff s Office dispatchers fielded...
View ArticleTwo arrested on drug charges
Detectives arrested two on drug charges after a traffic stop in Marathon.Detectives were on patrol at 5 p.m. when they saw a silver Chevrolet Malibu southbound on U.S. One near 55th Street. The driver...
View ArticleTwo arrested for using debit card without permission
A Big Pine Key couple was arrested Friday, charged with using a debit card belonging to a family member without permission.28 year old Alesha Ratliff and 31 year old Scott Kennedy both admitted to...
View ArticleMarathon man charged with vehicle burglaries
A Marathon man was arrested Friday, charged with burglarizing three vehicles in Marathon in November and December.Deputy Chuck Kellenberger investigated the cases. One of the vehicles was parked on...
View ArticleMan arrested for attack on tow truck driver
Tavernier A 43 year old Miami man went to jail Saturday evening after he backed his car into a tow truck driver who was attempting to tow it away.The victim, an employee of Guy s Towing, responded to...
View ArticleMarathon man arrested for firing flare gun at another man
Marathon Two men who live on board boats in Boot Key Harbor got into a dispute just before 5 p.m. Saturday. In front of witnesses on neighboring boats, one of the men fired a flare gun at the other...
View ArticleMan steals car, burns it, carjacks another car
A Key Largo man went on a crime spree, stealing his daughter’s car, burning it then stealing a car from another man who was gassing up his vehicle at a nearby gas station. The suspect was finally...
View ArticleSheriff's Animal Farm open Sunday, January 26th
The Sheriff's Animal Farm will be open this Sunday January 26th, between 1 - 3 p.m. Bring the family and come visit the animals at the farm, including horses, a cow, pigs, goats, bunnies, alligators,...
View ArticleMan arrested for armed threats to "illegal immigrants"
An Upper Keys man is in jail after he threatened a worker he called an illegal immigrant with a knife Friday.After making the threats, 53 year old Dean Ford told Deputy Dave Campbell he was "tired of...
View ArticleAltercation leads to stitches in Upper Keys dispute
Two men who’d argued in the past got into an altercation Sunday afternoon. The victim wound up at Mariner’s Hospital where he received 9 stitches for a head wound.The 50 year old victim and the 44 year...
View ArticleEmployees of the Fourth Quarter Awards
The Sheriff’s Office recognized its Employees of the Fourth Quarter for 2013 at a ceremony recently. Left to right, Sheriff Rick Ramsay, Crime Scene Detective John Underwood, Detention Deputy Angelina...
View ArticleDistrict One detectives formally inspected
District One went through formal inspections last week. CIU was inspected first so they could cook a Cuban pork dinner while the rest of the district is being inspected. Here are some pictures from...
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