Cleanup on Card Sound Sunday
In coordination with "Global Cleanup Day", there will be a cleanup of Card Sound Road, between the county line and the toll booth. The date of the cleanup is this Sunday, May 22nd at 10 a.m. We welcome...
View ArticleAnimal Farm open Sunday
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm is open to the public this Sunday, May 22nd from 1 – 3 p.m. Please join us and visit with the animals. The farm is free of charge; donations are...
View ArticleHeavy traffic expected Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends of the year for traffic in the Florida Keys and this year will be no exception. That is the assessment of the Sheriff's Office Traffic Enforcement...
View ArticleWedding planner charged with fraud
Note: Anyone who believes they may be a victim of a similar crime should call the Sheriff's Office at 305-289-2351 and ask to file an offense report.A local wedding planner was booked into jail...
View ArticleExplorers create flag
These members of Explorer Post 906 have been hard at work creating this flag which will be incorporated in their Color Guard and will be used when they are in attendance at athletic events and other...
View ArticleExplorers meet with judge
Jr. Explorers Luke Pratt and Michael Anchetta met retiring Judge Reagan Ptomey, who gave them a tour and spoke to them about being a judge and some of the more memorable moments of his career as a judge.
View ArticleHelping out bird center
Lt. James Sheagren and this crew of inmate workers gave the Wild Bird Center some assistance today with clearing space for the future relocation of the Bird Center at Crane Point Hammock.
View ArticleVisiting Stanley Switlik School
Stanley Switlik School in Marathon had their Truck Day and many members of the Sheriff’s Office were there, including the Bomb Squad, Dive Team, Traffic Enforcement, Marine Unit, SWAT team and...
View ArticleWoman charged with vehicle burglary
Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a vehicle burglary this morning at Sea Grape Apartments in Marathon.When Deputies Rosa DiGiovanni and Vincent Torres arrived just after 7 a.m., they found...
View ArticleMan charged with burglary, battery on ex-girlfriend
A Marathon man was arrested Saturday, charged with entering his ex-girlfriend’s house without permission and grabbing her.The victim called the Sheriff’s Office as her ex-boyfriend, 30 year old Ruben...
View ArticlePolice Memorial Day ceremony at Bayview Park
Here are some photos from Friday's Police Memorial Day ceremony at Bayview Park in Key West. Thanks to all who attended to honor those officers killed in the line of duty.
View ArticleMan arrested for violent Upper Keys rape
A local man was arrested for violently raping and beating a Tavernier woman on March 13th. He is accused of grabbing her as she walked on a street near her home, dragging her into the bushes, beating...
View ArticleHeavy traffic expected Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends of the year for traffic in the Florida Keys and this year will be no exception. That is the assessment of the Sheriff's Office Traffic Enforcement...
View ArticleWoman charged with cruelty to a child
A Big Coppitt Key woman has been charged with cruelty toward a child. She is accused of hitting and stomping an 8 year old boy because he put dirty laundry in the dryer.The Sheriff’s Office was...
View ArticleMan charged with burglary
A Homestead man was charged with vehicle burglary Wednesday after stolen property was found in the motorhome he was staying in.Sgt. Jason Madnick responded to a house on Gumbo Limbo Drive Wednesday...
View ArticleHialeah man faces lengthy prison time for marine thefts
In September of 2015, Hialeah resident Roberto Morales Diaz was confronted by sheriff's deputies as he burglarized multiple boats at Unique Marine in Tavernier. An accomplice acting as a lookout was...
View ArticleHialeah man charged with multiple counts credit card fraud
An alert merchant in Key Largo quickly called the Sheriff’s Office after a Hialeah man attempted to use multiple fraudulent credit cards in his store to purchase high end merchandise. That call led to...
View ArticleMotorcycle fun
“Ella” was a little nervous, but fascinated with Deputy John McGee’s motorcycle on Stock Island this week. Perhaps she will one day take up the reins of motorcycle deputy with the Sheriff’s Office! Go...
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