Clik here to view.
Niles receives FSA award
Jack Niles from Niles Sales and Service of the Keys received the Florida Sheriff’s Association Gold Business Membership recently. Here he is with Sheriff Rick Ramsay, presenting the plaque to him and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kemp receives FSA award
Rita Kemp of Key West received a Florida Sheriff’s Association 30 year Honorary Member Distinguished Service Award. Sheriff Rick Ramsay presented the award to her for her long-standing support of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sheriff gives to Take Stock in Children
The Sheriff’s Office contributed $25,000 to the Take Stock in Children program this week. The money comes from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund, which is money seized in criminal cases.Sheriff Ramsay...
View ArticleTwo arrested for boat burglaries, vehicle burglary
An alert neighbor who called the Sheriff’s Office and a rapid response from deputies resulted in the arrest of two teens for multiple counts of burglary.A man who lives on 27th Street in Marathon...
View ArticleWoman charged with aggravated child abuse
Stock Island - A 32 year old woman was arrested Wednesday, charged with throwing boiling water on a 14 year old girl.Detectives say no one seems to know why Nadeige Pluviose threw the boiling water on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Employees of the Year honored
Last week, the Sheriff’s Office held its Employee of the Year award ceremony in Marathon. The five award winners are from all areas of the Sheriff’s Office – law enforcement, corrections, support,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Detective needs help identifying suspect
Detective Dave Chavka would like the public’s assistance identifying a man who broke the glass door on a convenience store cooler, and stole a pack of beer. The incident took place February 18th at the...
View ArticleWoman arrested for knife threats
A Big Pine Key woman who stole towels from the laundry room of a trailer park threatened the owners of the towels with a knife when they tried to get them back from her.When a 19 year old man went to...
View ArticleElderly man, lost, recovered in the Keys
An elderly man reported missing with a statewide Silver Alert was found safe in Tavernier this weekend.The 82 year old from Port St. Lucie was at the Circle K store at the 92 mile marker Sunday at 2...
View ArticleMan found dead under Jewfish Creek Bridge
The circumstances surrounding the death of a Homestead man remain unknown pending an autopsy. His body was found Saturday about 70 feet below the Jewfish Creek Bridge, in a wooded area. His car was...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office checks for underage alcohol sales
Note: the undercover operatives used in these operations are carefully chosen so they appear clearly to be underage. It is in no way the intention of the operation to trick anyone into selling alcohol...
View ArticleStock Island man arrested for stabbing
A Stock Island man is under arrest, charged with stabbing another man in a fight over a woman.Witnesses and the victim say 32 year old Keeney Diaz and the victim were fighting over the victim s...
View ArticleBig Pine man faces gun charges
A Big Pine man was arrested on a warrant for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for failing to register as a convicted felon.Deputy Aaron Coller responded to a fight at Sea Horse Campground...
View ArticleSpeeding leads to drug charges
A Long Key man is in jail on drug charges after he was stopped for speeding early today.Sgt. Sydney Whitehouse was on patrol at 2 a.m. at the 99.5 mile marker of the highway, southbound when he spotted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deputies cleaning up
Deputies Freddy Rodriguez and Lazaro Valdes have been working to clean up campsites along Highway U.S. One just south of the Boca Chica Bridge. Here is Deputy Valdes at just one of the many they have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Graffiti removed in the Lower Keys
Deputy Linda Kohout and Big Pine Road Prison inmate Moreno removed graffiti this week from the right of way at the 23 mile marker, Cudjoe Key. Here is a before and after picture.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sheriff's Office employees mentor youth
Juvenile Programs members Sherwood Hanford and Nat Whitehouse recently attended Mentor Training for the Florida Youth Challenge Academy. Both Woody and Nat regularly mentor local kids through the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bomb Squad talks to Cadets
Sgt. Mike DiGiovanni spent time in the Upper Keys with Plantation Key School cadets, talking to them about the Bomb Squad. He even put on his bomb suit and let the kids see how it works to protect him...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Major Crimes inspected
The Major Crimes Unit went through its annual formal inspection recently. Here is Det. Rosa DiGiovanni being inspected by Major Lou Caputo and Lt. Lee Ann Holroyd.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sheriff’s Office: County crime down 12.5%
Although the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has not publicly released their Major Index Crimes report for the state, the Sheriff’s Office has received information from that agency which...
View Article