Posts in category Law Enforcement

Man found dead in the water near lodge   A 65-year-old man was found dead in the water just off Sugarloaf Key Friday morning. The …

Sheriff’s Office receives 18th consecutive, perfect financial audit Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay is pleased to announce the Sheriff’s Office has received an error-free independent audit …

New tool helps investigators bring jurors to crime scenes A new piece of laser-scanning technology purchased by the Sheriff’s Office will help investigators map crime …

Two arrested after large amount of drugs found A man and woman were arrested Tuesday evening on drug charges after a large amount of cocaine, …

Motorist arrested after marijuana/cash found An 18-year-old Key Largo motorist was arrested Friday on multiple drug-related charges after he was found sleeping at a closed …

Fleeing motorist airlifted after crashing through Key West Triangle into hotel pool area A 31-year-old motorist speeding on U.S. 1 Wednesday night fled from Deputies …

Two arrested after large amount of drugs found A man and woman were arrested Tuesday evening on drug charges after a large amount of cocaine, …

Card Sound Road and County Road 905 intermittently blocked for commercial on Wednesday A video production company will be filming a vehicle tire commercial from …

Tourist dies in snorkeling incident A 42-year-old North Carolina woman died at Lower Keys Medical Center on Stock Island Sunday evening after being rushed there …

Three arrested for heroin in traffic stop   Two Big Pine Key residents and a Naples man were arrested Sunday evening after more than an …

Crime rate down significantly for 2020 Numbers compiled by the Sheriff’s Office show a continuing decrease in overall crime of 17.2 percent for 2020 in …

Two men arrested for damaging vehicles  Two Miami-Dade County men who were cut off by bartenders at an Islamorada bar were arrested early Thursday morning …

Man arrested for making threats with knife A 30-year-old knife-wielding Lower Keys man was arrested Wednesday for threatening to kill multiple people at a Ramrod …

Man arrested for attempted kidnapping A 61-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Friday morning for attempting to kidnap a 19-year-old woman walking to work. Steven …

Two teens arrested for arson Two Lower Keys teenagers were arrested Thursday night after they entered a vacant Summerland Key home and started a fire …

Man arrested after ripping open bag of cocaine and fentanyl   A 45-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Thursday after ripping open a bag containing …

Wanted man arrested for illegally possessing handgun A 18-year-old Key Largo man was arrested early Wednesday morning following a traffic stop in which a gun …

Man shot on bridge A 31-year-old Miami man was shot in the stomach at the Channel 5 Bridge and airlifted to a Miami hospital Sunday …

Sheriff’s Office website/app status The Sheriff’s Office is undergoing computer changes that have affected our website at www.keysso.net and our cell phone app. Users have noticed …

Deputies ask for help locating suspect The Sheriff’s Office is asking the for the public’s help in locating 45-year-old Wes Edward Thompson who fled from …