Canadian woman charged after accident
A Canadian woman faces a list of charges after she turned her vehicle into the path of another vehicle on Sugarloaf Key just after midnight Sunday, causing a crash.According to Traffic Enforcement...
View ArticleWoman and her boyfriend arrested for using another person’s debit card for...
A Big Pine Key woman faces multiple fraud charges after she used an elderly man’s debit card to pay her own bills and make her own purchases without his permission.The victim told Detective Diane...
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Make this a happy holiday season – don’t drink and drive
Just a reminder: the Monroe County Sheriff's Office will be out in force watching out for drunk and unsafe drivers during the holidays with the goal of making sure holiday travel is as safe as possible...
View ArticleThree Marathon men further charged with aggravated battery
Three Marathon men who were arrested last Wednesday night after a fight with deputies were further charged Monday with aggravated battery.Deputies responded to reports of a fight on 15thStreet at 11:30...
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Help prevent vehicle burglary - lock up!
With the heaviest part of the tourist season approaching, the Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone to lock car doors and don’t leave valuables in sight. Car burglaries are usually crimes of...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office employee arrested, terminated
Key West Police arrested a Sheriff’s Office employee today, charging him with lewd and lascivious activity on a 15 year old girl.21 year old Deonte Stemage was arrested today while working as a Records...
View ArticleKemp Channel Bridge to be closed
Florida Department of Transportation sent out a notice that the Kemp Channel Bridge at the south end of Summerland Key will be closed completely for an hour on December 15th between 11 p.m. and...
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Christmas at the Farm is coming up!
Don't miss this upcoming event at the Sheriff's Office Animal Farm. Bring the kids to see Santa and all the animals!!!
View ArticleClosures announced for Long Key Bridge
Florida Department of Transportation has announced two hour long closures of the Long Key Bridge, located between mile markers 65.5--71, between Fiesta Key and Conch Key. The bridge will be closed...
View ArticleWoman arrested for defrauding adoption agencies
Sheriff’s detectives say a Key West woman took money from two separate adoption agencies after promising to place her unborn child into their care for adoption. She then arranged to give the child to...
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Sheriff's Office at Silverliner's Christmas event
The Sheriff's Office and many other agencies attended the Silverliner's Christmas event at the Key West Airport today. Close to 600 children were scheduled to attend the event. The Sheriff's Office...
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Walking safety
Walking – it is something most of us take for granted and don’t really think much about. And this time of year, with the cooler weather, many of us take walks for exercise, to walk dogs, or just to...
View ArticleTraffic delays possible Tuesday on the Seven Mile Bridge
Motorists traveling on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway Tuesday, Dec. 8, may experience traffic delays on the Seven Mile Bridge between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and again that afternoon between 4:30 and...
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Don’t drink and drive this holiday season – or you will go to jail
A Key West man was arrested in the early morning hours today after he was involved in a single vehicle crash. He charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. This is his sixth DUI arrest.Deputy...
View ArticleInmate charged with aggravated battery
An inmate at the Monroe County Detention Center on Stock Island was charged with aggravated battery on his cellmate on Saturday afternoon.The corrections deputy working in the cell block told Deputy...
View ArticleMarathon men charged with vehicle burglaries
Two Marathon men are in jail, charged with burglarizing a car and subsequently using credit cards stolen in the burglary. They also burglarized a boat with someone sleeping on it.Deputy Rosa DiGiovanni...
View ArticleCoral Shores High School
At 7:48 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office received a single unconfirmed report of a white male possibly carrying something resembling a gun entering Coral Shores High School. Deputies who were already on...
View ArticleUpdate: Coral Shores High School
Update: No sign of any suspicious person or activity so far at Coral Shores High School as deputies continue to clear the building. All students and teachers are on lock-down status for security...
View ArticleCoral Shores High School all clear
The Sheriff’s Office has finished checking Coral Shores High School room by room as of 10 a.m. and has found no sign of any suspicious person or suspicious activity. The incident at the school started...
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Explorers and cadets feeding the needy
Sheriff’s SRO Deputies Larry O’Neill and Dave Stark took a group of explorers and cadets to Island Community School where they helped to pack and deliver Thanksgiving meals to needy families. Left to...
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