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Deputy continues to tackle illegal fishing Deputy Seth Hopp cited two people over the past two days for resource violations. On Thursday he was on …

Drug arrests on Stock Island A search warrant was served Monday at a Stock Island residence.  One man was arrested on drug related charges. Detectives from the …

Sexual Predator notification As required by Florida law, the Sheriff’s Office is making a public notification of a sexual predator now living in Monroe County. …

Drug arrests on Stock Island A search warrant was served Monday at a Stock Island residence.  One man was arrested on drug related charges. Detectives from the …

Coupon hand-outs banned at Southernmost Point BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Are you a fan of the discount coupons some local businesses …

Schooner Western Union overhaul to finally begin BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Long live the schooner Western Union. And that is now a …

DNA leads to sexual battery arrest A Stock Island man is in jail charged with sexually battering a woman in December. 52 year old Raul …

Marine violations In the photo, Deputy Hager measures a lobster that is obviously short of the required size. Lower Keys Marine Deputy James Hager was …

Little Torch man dies diving for lobster A 60 year old Little Torch Key man died today while scuba diving for lobster offshore of Cudjoe …

Bondsman charged with open carry of firearm A bondsman was arrested Tuesday for openly carrying a firearm. On July 8th, the Sheriff’s Office responded to …

Three cited for conservation violations On Friday at 4:15 a.m. Deputy Seth Hopp spotted a Toyota Highlander northbound at 20th Street with a taillight and …

Two charged with drug sales A Marathon man and a Stock Island man were arrested Friday on outstanding warrants related to drug sales. The warrants …

Key Largo man charged with fraudulent credit card use A Key Largo man was arrested Sunday, charged with fraudulently using someone else’s credit card to …

Marathon man arrested Saturday for stealing truck A Marathon man was arrested Saturday after he stole his girlfriend’s truck. The owner of the 2006 GMC …

Four candidates apply for open position on police review board BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Four candidates have applied to become the newest …

Caregiver for elderly man steals his money A woman who cares for elderly people who need assistance was arrested today and charged with stealing money …

Convicted felon faces drug, weapons charges A traffic stop in Marathon just after midnight resulted in the arrest of the driver for a large amount …

Police Lieutenants Graduate Management Program Lieutenants Areaka Jewell and Joe Tripp today completed the Southern Police Institute’s Command Officer Development course in Ft. Lauderdale. This …

Two Marathon men arrested for selling heroin Two Marathon men were arrested Thursday for selling illegal narcotics. 25 year old John Kornetti of Marathon was …

Two day sport lobster season is next week The Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone the two day sport lobster season is coming up …