Posts in category Law Enforcement

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 …

Motorcyclist arrested for fleeing from Deputies A 24-year-old Tavernier motorcyclist was arrested Wednesday for fleeing from Deputies on U.S. 1 reaching speeds of 148 mph …

Man arrested for attempting to break into gas station A 36-year-old Milwaukee, Wisconsin man was arrested after he tried to break a glass door to …

Detectives seek help in vandalism cases The Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving multiple cases in which swastikas were spray painted …

Man arrested for battery A 28-year-old Islamorada man was arrested Saturday after destroying a vehicle window and punching a bystander. Earnest George Nader was charged …

Sheriff’s Office to perform high visibility enforcement to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety Monroe County has historically ranked in the top 25 counties in the …

Man found dead at homeless camp identified The 63-year-old man found dead inside a tent at a campsite on Big Pine Key Monday has been …

Reckless motorcyclist arrested A 54-year-old Sarasota, Florida man was arrested Thursday for recklessly driving a motorcycle in Marathon. Mark Raymond Piersall was charged with reckless …

Burglary suspect barricaded in Key Largo The Sheriff’s Office has blocked access to Mahogany Drive and Lime Drive and evacuated the immediate area after a …