Posts in category Law Enforcement

Upper Keys teens arrested after guns/drugs found   A 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were arrested Wednesday night after Deputies found two handguns and marijuana in …

Mainland Florida couple rescued at sea   A Safety Harbor, Florida couple was rescued Wednesday night about 4.5 miles off Marathon in the Atlantic Ocean …

Crime Rate down significantly for 2018   Numbers compiled by the Sheriff’s Office show a continuing decrease in crime of 16.8% for 2018 in Monroe …

Man arrested for stealing dive/spearfishing equipment   A 41-year-old homeless man from West Virginia was arrested Monday night in Marathon for attempting to pawn stolen …

Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Corrections Major honored as accreditation assessor of the year   The Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission honored Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Bureau …

Three men cited for undersized/over-the-bag-limit Hogfish   Two men from Hialeah and another from Miami were issued notice to appear in court citations on Sunday …

Man arrested for possessing stolen handgun   A 42-year-old Merritt Island, Florida man was arrested Friday for possessing a Ruger .357 Magnum reported stolen out …

Woman cited for illegal fish A 41-year-old Miami woman was issued a notice to appear in court citation Saturday afternoon after she admitted to harvesting …

Man arrested for battery   A Conch Key fish house employee who threatened other employees with a fillet knife before stripping naked and passing out …

Man arrested for battery   A Marathon fish house employee who threatened other employees with a fillet knife before stripping naked and passing out while …

Key West boater has been sentenced to Florida State Prison A former Key West boater has been sentenced to Florida State Prison for causing the …

New torch for the Law Enforcement Torch Run presented   Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay and Key West Police Chief Sean Brandenburg will present a …

Man arrested for lobster violations   A 28-year-old Hollywood, Florida man was arrested Saturday afternoon for multiple lobster violations near Duck Key.   Peter Arniel …

Two jail inmates charged in intimidation case   Two Stock Island jail inmates are facing more criminal charges Friday after beating up another inmate.   …

Key West man facing several battery counts has been ordered to state prison A Key West man facing several battery counts has been ordered to …

Miami contractor arrested for operating without a license   A 70-year-old Cutler Bay, Florida man was arrested Tuesday for working in Monroe County without a …

Tavernier man who severely injured a Key Largo motorcyclist A Tavernier man who severely injured a Key Largo motorcyclist by running him down while driving …

Miami chase ends with arrest in Upper Keys A 50-year-old Lake Worth, Florida man was arrested by Sheriff’s Office Deputies shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday …

FDOT to begin closing the Seven Mile Bridge periodically at night starting on June 3 UPDATE: A contractor for FDOT will be doing some work …

Advisory for Card Sound Road motorists due to odd incident   The Sheriff’s Office community partners at the Ocean Reef Club in north Key Largo …