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Potatoes for charity
A Baked Potato Lunch was held at the Roth Building and raised over $300 for the MARC House to help sponsor their annual Spring Fling Dance. A large group enjoyed both the food and the company for a...
View ArticleWoman charged with cruelty to child, drug possession
A Key Largo woman was arrested Saturday night, charged with cruelty to a child and possessing multiple illegal substances.When Deputy Timothy Hunsberger arrived at the Circle K store at the 106 mile...
View ArticleIowa man missing after boat trip
Key Largo – A 49 year old Iowa man, in the Keys with his wife and six year old son for a vacation, has disappeared after leaving on a solo boat trip. His sailboat was recovered off the gulf side of Key...
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Community Clean up in Marathon
Sheriff's Sgt. Dennis Coleman coordinated a community clean up this past weekend, and a huge dumpster full of trash was removed from a wooded area between the American Legion and the Home Depot in...
View ArticleBody found offshore of Key Largo is that of missing boater
A body found by the U.S. Coast Guard offshore of Key Largo Monday afternoon is that of missing boater Mark Polaschek. His identity was confirmed this morning by the medical examiner’s office, using...
View ArticleCops train for school shooter - KeysNet.com
Cops train for school shooter - KeysNet.com
View ArticleFort Myers man charged with sexually assaulting young girl
A Fort Myers man is in jail on a $1.2 million bond, charged with sexually assaulting a young girl numerous times.69 year old Alfonso Garcia-Rodriguez allegedly fondled and sexually assaulted her over a...
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Shoreline Cleanup in Islamorada
A shoreline clean up this week in Islamorada collected truckloads of trash from along the shore, and from near-shore waters. The group concentrated in the areas of the Whale Harbor and Snake Creek...
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Gotta love that watermelon!
Keys Cops for Kids held a watermelon party for the kids at Kreative Kids Daycare this week. Deputies at the party included Sgt. Dennis Coleman, Deputies Leon Bourcier, Syd Whitehouse and Andrew Siefert.
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Deputies escort Blue Angels
Many people attended the two day air spectacular at NAS Boca Chica, featuring the famous Blue Angels. Traffic Enforcement Sgt. Kevin Mimosa and Deputy David Fernandez had the opportunity to escort the...
View ArticleCalifornia man stabs three family members
Plantation Key – A California man is in jail, charged with stabbing three family members with a knife.When Deputy Joshua Brady arrived at the house on Galleon Road at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, he found three...
View ArticleHomestead man charged with DUI, reckless driving
A Homestead man was arrested on multiple traffic related charges Saturday night on Stock Island.Deputy Edgar Pineiro was at the 7 mile marker of the highway at 11 p.m. when the maroon Mitsubishi sped...
View ArticleTraffic heavy, exacerbated by accidents and road work
Traffic was extremely heavy in the Upper Keys Saturday with road deputies reporting large back-ups caused by the road work on Duck Key and heavy holiday traffic causing back-ups between the 99 – 102...
View ArticleReports of a gun at high school unfounded
Plantation Key – Sheriff’s deputies responded to Coral Shores High School Tuesday morning after third hand information surfaced that a student may have been bringing a gun to school.School Resource...
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Detective talks about internet crimes
Major Crimes Detective Dan Mehler spoke to Key Largo Rotary this week about child internet crimes.
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Shoreline clean up
Sherwood “Woody” Hanford, supervisor of the Sheriff's Juvenile Programs Unit, with two of his mentees from the Florida National Guard Youth Challenge Academy cleaning up the shoreline in Key Largo this...
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Cadet training this week
How to park cars for an event was the topic of training for Plantation Key School cadets this past week, with School Resource Officer Deputy Larry O’Neill as the instructor.
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Food pantry contributions from the airport
School Resource Officer Dep. James Jenkins recently asked Key West Airport Sgt. Sue Morgan to help him with a food drive for the Coral Shores High School Pantry. The pantry feeds needy kids from the...
View ArticleDeputy arrested on drug charges
Big Pine Key – Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations detectives arrested a deputy Saturday night after he purchased drugs from an undercover operative while on duty.Acting on information developed in...
View ArticleJail operations temporarily interrupted when woman turns in grenades
A woman who wanted to turn in a number of grenades belonging to a deceased friend drove them to the Plantation Key jail Saturday. When she arrived, deputies had to cordon off the parking lot and...
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