Deputy Saves Man Who Locked Himself In Car Trunk

A Marathon Sheriff’s deputy saved a man who had fallen into his car’s trunk and become locked inside.

Deputy Seth Hopp was on patrol at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when dispatchers said they had a report of a suspicious vehicle parked at Sombrero Beach. When the deputy arrived, he found a 1997Lincoln Continental with all its doors wide open, but the trunk was closed. As he approached the vehicle, he heard knocking coming from the trunk. Deputy Hopp announced himself as an deputy with the Sheriff’s Office and ordered the person in the trunk to come out.

The man in the trunk replied that he could not get out because he was locked inside.

Deputy Hopp opened the trunk and let the man out. The 32 year old Marathon man told Deputy Hopp he’d decided to go for a walk at the beach and when he returned to the car, he noticed his keys were missing. He said he was looking for the keys when he fell into the trunk, which then closed, locking him inside.

A small amount of marijuana was found in the car, in the open glove box, along with a small metal pipe. The man was given a notice to appear in court for possessing the illegal substance.

Deputy, FWC help deer escape from tree

(Note: This report is a bit delayed, but still a good one. Picture is attached.)

A deputy on patrol on Big Pine Key in January helped a Key Deer stuck in a tree to escape.

Sheriff’s dispatchers received a call from a woman who said a small Key Deer was stuck in the fork of a tree. She said it looked like the deer tried to jump through and got stuck.

Deputy Dyllon Hansen responded to East Sandy Circle where he found the stuck Key Deer. According to the deputy, he and a Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer attempted to pull the deer out, pick him up, move him around, but the deer remained stuck. They called for more FWC officers to assist and when they arrived, the deer became so agitated at the number of people around, he finally got himself out of his predicament, struggling out of the tree himself.

The FWC officers, who deal with local wildlife on a regular basis, told Deputy Hansen they’d never seen a deer stuck in a tree before.

This incident actually took place on January 11th. Sorry for the delay. I just found out about it.

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