Man injured in fight at Islamorada sandbar
A Key Largo man was taken to the hospital for facial injuries after he was involved in a fight at a popular gathering spot offshore of Islamorada known as “the sandbar”.The 30 year old victim told...
View ArticleMarathon man injured in forklift accident
A Marathon man was run over by a forklift at a Marathon marina Tuesday.The incident took place Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Shelter Bay Marina on Coco Plum Drive. The victim, 25 year old Aaron Hillgross, was...
View ArticleMarathon man airlifted for head injury
Detectives say they are investigating how a Marathon man suffered a head injury late Monday or early Tuesday morning on Coco Plum Drive in Marathon.Deputies responded to Coco Plum Drive at 9 a.m. to...
View ArticleHundreds of pounds of fish stolen from Stock Island
A fisherman told Sheriff’s deputies someone stole hundreds of pounds of yellowtail from his fishing boat docked at a Stock Island marina overnight between Friday and Saturday.The victim said he docked...
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Group runs in Marathon triathlon
This Sheriff's Office group participated in the annual Maratri - Marathon Triathlon - held at Sombrero Beach Saturday. The race raises money for youth athletics and health awareness for young...
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Cleaning up after Memorial Day
Lots of visitors bring lots of trash, as we all know. Lt. Patrick Major was out last week cleaning up in Islamorada after the Memorial Day holiday weekend with a few trustees.
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Marathon graffiti removed
Sgt. Joel Slough has been busy scrubbing Marathon clean. He cleaned graffiti like this in several areas of the city just using some elbow grease and cleanser. Keep up the good work, Joel!
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Cart returned
This errant shopping card somehow wound up six miles away from its home at the Dollar Tree. Sgt. Mike DiGiovanni made sure it was returned to the place it belonged instead of cluttering up this nice...
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Help clean up Key Largo
For you Upper Keys folks who want to participate in our clean up activities:We are holding a clean up on Monday, June 23rd starting at 8:30 a.m. The meeting place is the K-Mart shopping Center in Key...
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Three Miami men cited for out of season, undersized lobster
Three men from Miami were caught with undersized out of season lobster, some of them illegally speared on Saturday.Deputies Wilfredo Guerra and James Hager were in the area of Duck Key at 6 p.m. when...
View ArticleKey Largo clean up Monday
Key Largo residents: the Rotary Club of Key Largo will be holding it's quarterly Adopt-a-Highway clean up Monday, June 9th at 5:30 p.m. Meeting place is Circle K at the 106 mile marker in the east...
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New Junior Deputies!
A large group of Switlik School students were deputized as official Jr. Deputies recently while they were visiting Higgs Beach in Key West by Deputies Josh Gordon and John McGee.
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Hurricane awareness event in Marathon
The Sheriff’s Office was well represented at a Hurricane Awareness event at Home Depot in Marathon recently. Lt. Derek Paul, Deputy Chuck Kellenberger, Sgt. Dennis Coleman and Captain Gene Thompson...
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Painting out graffiti
Graffiti doesn’t have long to live in Monroe County! Here are Deputies James Hager, Wilfredo Guerra painting out some graffiti on a guard rail. On the right, community member Sue Harrison joins in the...
View ArticleDetectives arrest one for yellowtail theft; more arrests pending
Detectives have made one arrest in connection with the theft of 400 pounds of yellowtail stolen from a fishing boat on Stock Island. More arrests are pending.The victim says he came in to the marina on...
View ArticleSecond yellowtail theft suspect arrested
A second suspect was arrested by Detective Dave Chavka today in connection with the theft of 400 pounds of yellowtail from a boat docked at Sea Lobster May 31st. The 15 year old Stock Island boy was...
View ArticleMiami Herald profiles Sheriff's clean up efforts
Fantastic story in the Miami Herald this morning about the Sheriff's Office efforts to keep our county cleaner and...
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If you see or hear something suspicious, call us!
Crime Prevention tip: If you see something even remotely suspicious in your neighborhood, call us!Here is a real world example of a crime which might have been prevented and suspects that could have...
View ArticleTwo caught stealing bales of cardboard
Two men from Miami-Dade County were caught in the act of stealing bales of cardboard from a Marathon business in the early morning hours Sunday.Sgt. Joel Slough was on patrol at 3 a.m. Sunday when he...
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