Homestead man leads cops on chase
A Homestead, Florida man was arrested Thursday after he led police on a 4-mile chase on U.S. 1. Jacob Dieugrand, 34, was charged with fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer. Around 5:18 a.m., a...
View ArticleMan arrested for sexual assault
A 23-year-old Key Largo man was arrested late last week for sexual assault against another man, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Sa Aung Htet Ko was charged with sexual assault by a...
View ArticleBoater arrested for collision and threats
A Marathon man was arrested Friday after he was allegedly involved in a boat collision a month prior and then reportedly threatened an officer while being booked into jail. Destin Thomas Bayer, 33, was...
View ArticleKW man arrested for having beer in park
A homeless Key West man was arrested Sunday after an officer saw him run a stop sign on his bike and discovered he had an open container of alcohol. John Bernelle Stephenson, 60, was charged with...
View ArticleMan arrested for taking spiny lobster from traps
A Sebring, Florida man was arrested recently after he allegedly took several spiny lobsters from commercial lobster traps near Long Key. James William Goughler, 43, was charged with eight counts of...
View ArticleWarrant sweep nets multiple SI arrests
A drug warrant sweep on Stock Island by federal, county and local police on Tuesday resulted in the multiple people on drug-related charges and one person for petit theft. Detectives with the Key West...
View ArticleMan arrested for defrauding 90-year-old
A Florida City man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly cashed several blank checks from a 90-year-old man without his consent. Travarus Tremaine Aldridge, 31, was charged with uttering a forged...
View ArticleKey West woman arrested for petit theft
A Key West woman was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly tried to steal several items including a bicycle. Valerie Lee Lamberson, 60, was charged with petit theft. Around 7:36 p.m., Key West Police...
View ArticleReported reckless driver gets DUI
A Cudjoe Key woman was arrested Wednesday for DUI after witnesses flagged down a deputy to report a reckless driver. Erin Constance Salveson, 29, was charged with DUI. Around 5:51 p.m., a Monroe County...
View ArticleCrime Report to be discontinued
In the continuing effort to improve the quality of content of stories for readers of the Key West Citizen, editors have decided to discontinue the daily Crime Report. As the nature of crime in the Keys...
View ArticleDeputies reminded of dangers of duty
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies know the dangers of the line of duty, but two recent incidents offered painful reminders. On Tuesday, a homeless Marathon man was arrested for biting a deputy...
View ArticleCanadian arrested for multiple fish violations
A 73-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning for possessing 31 undersized mangrove snappers. George Singh of Ontario, Canada was charged with 31 counts of possession of undersized mangrove...
View ArticleMarine GPS burglar nabbed after pursuit that ends in Miami-Dade
A 42-year-old Tallahassee man fled from deputies after he stole two GPS units from the West Marine store in Islamorada over the weekend. A man named Lawyer Jason Thornton fled north Sunday afternoon...
View ArticleMan in stolen SUV arrested following pursuit
A 21-year-old Lehigh Acres, Florida man was arrested early Sunday morning after he fled from deputies in a stolen sport utility vehicle, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Guillermo...
View ArticleMan arrested in hit-and-run
A Key Largo motorist was arrested this week after hitting another moving vehicle and fleeing from a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Terry Norman Tromanhauser, 66, was charged with hit and run,...
View ArticleMan gets 2 years in prison for threatening with gun
A judge sentenced a Summerland Key man to two years in prison for threatening two others with a gun. The sentencing came after Joseph Skiver, 37, pleaded no contest to possession of a firearm by a...
View ArticleMan caught with 70 undersized lobster
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers arrested a Stock Island-based commercial fishermen after they caught him with 70 undersized spiny lobster. FWC officer Scott Smith and Alex...
View ArticleFinancial scams on the rise throughout Florida Keys
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is an seeing an increase of a variety of financial scams, from Craigslist rental posts to a telephone IRS/Social Security scam. There have been eight scams reported...
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