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Sugarloaf Key cleanup
The Sheriff's Office - specifically Deputy Linda Kohout - and a Big Pine Road Prison inmate spent time on Loop Road, Sugarloaf Key cleaning up trash and painting over graffiti. Great job, Linda!
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Sheriff's Office helps with Rotary cleanup
Members of the Sheriff's Office helped with a Key Largo Rotary Club clean up. The club adopted U.S. One mile marker 105 - 106 and they spend time quarterly cleaning up that area. Great job cleaning up...
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Clean up on Big Pine Key
This amazing group spent time cleaning up around the Big Pine Academy and surrounding wooded areas, picking up an amazing 3,400 pounds of debris recently. Great job for the community!
View ArticleFlorida City man charged with burglary
A Key Largo couple caught a Florida City man burglarizing their home Friday night.The victims returned to their Musa Drive home at 9:40 p.m. and found the door forced open lights on inside. The male...
View ArticleMiami man arrested; stolen mail and credit card scanner found in his car
A Miami man was arrested Sunday after stolen mail and a credit card scanner were found in his car.Sunday afternoon Sheriff’s dispatchers received several reports of a suspicious car – a black Lexus...
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Key Largo cleanup coming up this week!
On September 12th, there will be a cleanup held in the vicinity of Gun Club Road, which is just off of Central Avenue at the 100.6 mile marker of Highway U.S. One in Key Largo. The event will start at...
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Sea Oats Beach cleanup
We had a great turnout Saturday at Sea Oats Beach on Lower Matecumbe Key for our cleanup. Thanks to all the residents who turned out, and to all our community partners who helped us with this event. We...
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Deputy talks to kids
Deputy Matt O’Neill attended the kickoff event for the Heros 5K run at Hawks Cay Marina. He talked with kids about law enforcement, handing out bike lights and coloring books.
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Deputy cleans up
Deputy Matt O’Neill found a bunch of trash dumped and washed ashore at the south end of the Long Key Bridge. He found the time to collect it all and dispose of it properly. The community thanks you, Matt.
View ArticleTwo charged with robbery at gunpoint
Two people have been charged with robbery and one person is still at large in a confrontation between ex-roommates in Key Largo Monday night.The confrontation between the ex-roommates took place just...
View ArticleClearwater woman dies diving
A 68 year old Clearwater, Florida woman died while diving offshore of the Lower Keys Monday.Elizabeth Hoaglin was on a boat trip with friends, scuba diving and lobstering in about 10 feet of water...
View ArticleMan charged with interference with custody
A 27 year old Key Largo man, an employee of the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter, is under arrest today charged with taking two girl’s who’d run away from the shelter to a motel in Cutler...
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Sheriff's Office talks with FKCC students
Charles Slebodnick and Suzanne Alexander from our Human Resources Division were on hand today at the Florida Keys Community College to talk to students about a career with the Sheriff's Office.
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MCSO visits Grace Lutheran School
Bomb Squad Sgt. Mike DiGiovanni lets kids try on the helmet he wears when he handles potentially explosive devices.Members of the Sheriff's Office visited with students at Grace Lutheran School today,...
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MCSO helps out at event
Yesterday, members of our Traffic Enforcement Unit helped out with an event held by Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing. PHWFF is dedicated to the rehabilitation of disabled active duty military service...
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Squad collects shopping carts
Sgt. Jason Madnick's squad tackled the ongoing problem of shopping carts left abandoned in various areas in the Upper Keys during their shift last night. This is part of Sheriff Rick Ramsay's ongoing...
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Cleaning up in Marathon
In Marathon, the Sheriff's Middle Keys district is keeping up with the effort to keep our community clean and safe. They had help from the city of Marathon Public Works in cutting and trimming trees...
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Sheriff Ramsay appointed to Florida Accreditation Commission
Sheriff Rick Ramsay was appointed this week to be a member of the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation beginning in January of 2015.According to the agency’s mission statement, “The...
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Award from Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranches
Dr. Michael Sander, an Orthodontist who practices on Summerland Key, received an award for his generous contributions to theFlorida Sheriff’s Youth Ranches this week. In the photo, Florida Sheriff...
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Captain speaks about leadership
Recently, Captain Penny Phelps spoke at an Upper Keys Business and Professional Woman’s luncheon. During the presentation, Captain Phelps awarded BPW member Tom Tharp a challenge coin from the...
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