Relay for Life - Key West
Sheriff's Office Relay for Life team was out having fun last Friday at the Key West Relay for Life event.
View ArticleDJJ Youth Success Luncheon
The Sheriff’s Juvenile Programs Unit and Farmer Jeanne Selander were on hand at the DJJ Youth Success luncheon last Friday to celebrate our community’s youth and all the successes they have had over...
View ArticleInmate escapes while working as trusty
An inmate from the Plantation Key jail facility escaped from custody today while working as a trusty.37 year old Sean Michael Stacey was working outside the jail facility as a maintenance trusty for...
View ArticleTrailer fire in Marathon
Fire damaged a trailer on 105th Street in Marathon Saturday. (photo taken by Deputy Nick Whiteman).When Deputy Nick Whiteman arrived just after noon he found the trailer partially engulfed in flames....
View ArticleEscaped inmate still missing; cash reward offered for information.
An inmate from the Plantation Key jail facility who escaped from custody Friday is still at large. A Crime Stoppers reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest on escape...
View ArticleUpdate: Escaped Inmate apprehended
Florida City Police just took our escaped inmate – Sean Michael Stacey – into custody. He will be returned to Monroe County to face escape charges.For details of the apprehension please contact Florida...
View ArticleMore info about apprehension of escaped inmate
Here is the press release about the apprehension of our escaped inmate by Florida City Police.
View ArticleMan arrested for burglary of sailboat
A 30 year old Marathon man was arrested Sunday for entering an elderly man’s live-aboard sailboat while the owner was at home and refusing to leave when asked to.The 93 year old victim told Deputy...
View ArticleMotorcycle event may impact weekend traffic
A semi-annual motorcycle event may impact traffic in the Upper Keys Sunday morning.The Miami-Dade Police Officer Assistance Trust (POAT) will be riding Sunday, May 3rd, starting from Miami at 9 a.m....
View ArticleLower Keys - Alcohol Coalition Checks
On April 23, 2015, The Special Investigations Division conducted an operation checking businesses that sell alcohol in the Lower Keys. Twelve businesses were checked including restaurants, convenience...
View ArticleVehicle hits bicyclist, Islamorada
A vehicle struck a pedestrian this morning in Islamorada. The bicyclist was airlifted by Trauma Star to the Ryder Trauma Center in Miami to be treated for his injuries. The crash took place at midnight...
View ArticleMan arrested for giving false information
A 19 year old man from Summerland Key was arrested Tuesday, charged with giving false information to law enforcement during the course of a home invasion robbery investigation.The crime took place on...
View ArticleAccident with road block
Update: 10:10 a.m. - Northbound traffic is now moving at the 78 mile marker.Road block at the 78mm. Dump truck collided with another vehicle. truck is on its side and debris is in the road.
View ArticleThis week marks anniversary of officer’s death
Monroe County – This week marks the anniversary of the line-of-duty death of Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Alexander. Deputy Alexander died in a traffic accident May 3rd, 1998 while working...
View ArticleCommunications Division video
MarathonFlorida.com recently put together this great video showing our Communications Division in action. Take a look!
View ArticleWoman arrested for elderly abuse
A 59 year old Marathon woman was arrested Thursday for elderly abuse.The 90 year old victim told Deputy John Babula he and Judith St. Clair got into an argument at 7:45 p.m. over money. He said during...
View ArticleTwo arrested on marijuana charges
A traffic stop at 10 p.m. Saturday led to the arrest of two Key West men after a large amount of marijuana was found in their car.Deputy William Daniels was on Long Key when he saw a vehicle southbound...
View ArticleWoman arrested for forging doctor’s note
A 45 year old woman was arrested for forging a doctor’s signature on a note excusing her from work.Deputy Vicki Fleck-Lockwood responded to Dr. George Peterson’s office. The doctor told her he was...
View ArticleTwo arrested in connection with burglary
A couple was arrested Saturday after burglarizing two trailers at Galway Bay trailer park in Marathon.Deputy Greg LaRochelle responded to Galway Bay Trailer Park Saturday afternoon to reports of a...
View ArticleFraud / Grand theft suspect caught in Ohio
A woman who took part in a scheme to defraud the Tom Thumb convenience store in Key Largo of cash in April was arrested in Ohio.On April 3rd, the clerk from the Tom Thumb store received a call from...
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