Hialeah man faces multiple charges in connection with car burglaries
Sheriff’s detectives worked together to solve a string of car burglaries that took place in June and July of 2015 in several locations in the Keys. One suspect, a Hialeah man, was arrested Wednesday...
View ArticleSeat belts save lives and reduce injuries
Just a reminder from Sgt. Syd Whitehouse that wearing your seat belt can at the least, save you from injury and, at the most, save your life. This car collided with a tractor trailer truck at the 101...
View ArticleLake Worth man charged with exposing himself on the beach
A Lake Worth man was booked into jail Wednesday, charged with exposing himself at Bahia Honda State Park.The incident took place on March 16th. Deputy Austin Hopp responded to Bahia Honda State Park to...
View ArticleSearch warrant on Stock Island
A Stock Island man was arrested after a search warrant turned up a large amount of marijuana.Detectives served a search warrant just before 8 a.m. Wednesday at B11 8th Avenue on Stock Island. On the...
View ArticleAlcohol compliance checks
Between April 27th and May 5th, the Sheriff’s Special Investigations Unit conducted operations checking businesses that sell alcohol in the Middle and Upper Keys. A total of 43 businesses were checked...
View ArticleRed light, green light
SRO Deputy Dave Stark talked to kids last week at the Upper Keys Tot Time, held by the Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition. He talked to them about bicycle safety and played “red light, green light”...
View ArticleTraffic Enforcement
These sharp looking deputies are members of our Traffic Enforcement Unit. They patrol our roadways and keep us all safe from dangerous drivers. Hats off to them for all their hard work!
View ArticleGerman tourist says hi to the Keys!
Traffic Enforcement Deputy Orlando Alvarez, posing for a photo with this boy who is visiting the Keys from Germany.
View ArticleFund raiser, Special Olympics
Captain Don Fanelli spoke at a fund raiser for Special Olympics and the Police Officer Assistance Trust (POAT) at the Big Chill this past weekend. The event was organized by the Cartel Custom Baggers....
View ArticleBusinesses burglarized in Key Largo
Seven businesses at a flea market in Key Largo were burglarized between Thursday night and Friday morning.Suspects pried off locks and forced open doors on trailers to access the businesses, which...
View ArticleKey Largo man charged with business burglary
A Key Largo man was arrested Saturday, charged with attempting to pry a change machine off the wall in the laundry room at Largo RV Park Friday night.28 year old Scott Prior rode a bike to the RV Park...
View ArticleHelping out the PAL 5K in Key West
This wonderful crew from the Sheriff's Office turned out for the 5K PAL race in Key West. Great cause!
View ArticleSweeping up on Stock Island
This wonderful crew from the Sheriff's Office turned out for the 5K PAL race in Key West. Great cause!
View ArticleKey Largo man also charged with fraud
A Key Largo man arrested Saturday for a business burglary in the Upper Keys was also charged with an outstanding warrant for forging three checks he stole from an elderly woman and cashing them.The 75...
View ArticleSheriff honors employees of the quarter
At a ceremony held Friday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office honored its employees of the first quarter of 2016. In the photo, left to right: Sheriff Rick Ramsay, Explorer Yanelys Vergara, Detective...
View ArticleBig Pine Key drug arrest
A search warrant served at a Big Pine Key residence Thursday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a man on drug charges.The Monroe County Sherriff’s Office HIDTA Unit, assisted by other state and...
View ArticleInmate charged with lewd acts
An inmate at the Monroe County Detention Center was charged Thursday night with committing a lewd act in front of a detention deputy working at the facility.35 year old inmate Randy Jones is accused of...
View ArticleTwins arrested for selling marijuana
Two Stock Island brothers were arrested Friday, charged with selling marijuana during an investigation by the Sheriff’s Special Investigations Unit.25 year old Roger and Ryan Hernandez were arrested on...
View ArticleKey Largo woman arrested for burglary
A Key Largo woman is in jail, accused of vandalizing the home of her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend on May 5th.Deputy Gil Gonzalez responded to a home on Collins Street in Key Largo on May 5th. The home...
View ArticleKey West man charged with graffiti
A Key West man was arrested Thursday, charged with painting large amounts of graffiti on the Loop Road Bridge on Sugarloaf Key.On May 3rd just before 5 p.m., Deputy Richard Wang responded to Sugarloaf...
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