Man pleads guilty in coin case
MIAMI — A 40-year-old man who allegedly stole nearly $40,000 worth of gold and silver coins pleaded guilty to the coin caper Thursday in federal court and he will face 10 years in prison at sentencing...
View ArticleSentencings set in Fentanyl case
KEY WEST — Four people convicted of distributing the powerful opiate Fentanyl in the Florida Keys will be sentenced on Jan. 18 at the federal courthouse in Miami. Chief U.S. District Judge K. Michael...
View ArticleTwo charged with felony illegal dumping
GRASSY KEY — Two Key Largo men accused of illegally dumping debris on the side of U.S. 1 on Saturday were arrested, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Brian Walker, 54, and Erin Harbour,...
View ArticleDrunken man goes on profanity-laced tirade
MARATHON — A man staying at a hotel due to Hurricane Irma went on a drunken tirade Sunday screaming profanities at the resort bar as well as using racial slurs at black employees before being dragged...
View ArticleMarines arrested in bloody hotel fisticuffs
KEY WEST — Two Marine buddies who served together oversees squared off in a South Roosevelt Boulevard hotel fight early Thursday morning, but no serious injuries were reported by police. The two men,...
View ArticleParking lot brouhaha leads to man’s arrest
KEY WEST — Perhaps ‘tis not the season. A 63-year-old man accused of fighting with his 41-year-old girlfriend in the Kmart parking lot on North Roosevelt Boulevard over items in a shopping cart was...
View ArticleSex offender arrested for failure to notify
STOCK ISLAND — A 33-year-old registered sex offender accused of failure to let law enforcement know where he was staying was arrested Wednesday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. James...
View ArticleMan arrested, kicks deputy several times
STOCK ISLAND — A 35-year-old man accused of kicking a detention deputy multiple times in the groin was arrested Sunday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Candon Richard Criner of Key...
View ArticleReport: Man attacked at New Town hotel
KEY WEST — A man asleep in bed with his wife was roused early Tuesday by a knock at the door to find an agitated Chicago man who proceeded to beat him about the face and then drag him across a New Town...
View ArticleMan arrested in domestic incident
STOCK ISLAND — A 39-year-old man with a lengthy criminal history dating back to a fatal 1996 hit-and-run crash was arrested again early Wednesday in a domestic battery case, according to the Monroe...
View ArticleFisherman arrested for knife threats
MARATHON — A 46-year-old fisherman accused of hitting a family member while holding a knife during an argument Wednesday night was arrested, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Vladimir...
View ArticleWoman arrested for child neglect
MARATHON — A woman accused of telling a 6-year-old girl to sit in a chair to guard a parking spot at a housing complex while she went grocery shopping was arrested Thursday, according to the Monroe...
View ArticleGun-wielding teenager arrested
TAVERNIER — A teenager accused of pointing a gun at a man in a car who just dropped off his child at Key Largo School Thursday morning was arrested, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office....
View ArticleConstruction worker charged in stabbing
ISLAMORADA — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office identified the construction worker stabbed Friday morning as 43-year-old Manuel Lopez of Miami. Detectives charged his co-worker, Sergio Rivero, 30,...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to drug arrest
KEY LARGO — A traffic stop Sunday afternoon netted nearly 30 grams of cocaine, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Jesus Giovanni Ginjauma, 21, was charged with driving with license...
View ArticleMan arrested in Oxycodone case
KEY WEST — A 32-year-old man accused of illegally selling prescription painkillers to an undercover detective multiple times this year beginning in June was arrested on warrants on Tuesday, according...
View ArticleCops warn of court costs scam
FLORIDA KEYS — Key West Police and other agencies are warning the community to be wary of a recurring scam in which a caller is identifying himself as a law enforcement officer and directing residents...
View ArticleDetectives seek help in burglary
MARATHON — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a vehicle burglary that occurred on 47th Street early Dec. 12. Deputies working overnight...
View ArticleNine car burglaries reported in one night
MARATHON — Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help in solving nine vehicle burglaries that occurred overnight last week on 50th Street and 50th Court. There were no...
View ArticleMan arrested for theft on Big Pine Key
BIG PINE KEY — A Hialeah man accused of stealing an aluminum door from under a house on Hurricane Irma-ravaged island was arrested after a sergeant stopped him before he could escape, according to the...
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