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CRIME & SAFETY
Multiple drug arrests through Keys
Local law enforcement has been extremely busy during the first few weeks of July with a variety of drug and drug-related arrests throughout the Florida Keys. On Thursday, July 11, the Key West Police Department Special Investigations Unit arrested David Maranon Rodriguez, 35, on charges of trafficking in crystal methamphetamine, according to a news release from police spokeswoman Alyson Crean. Detectives initiated a narcotics investigation into Rodriguez after learning he...
Man airlifted to hospital after being bitten by shark in Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. (CBS12) — A man is in the hospital after a shark bit him, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office says the man was spearfishing on the reef near Key West when a shark decided to take a bite out of him. The...
Shark bite victim says friend’s quick actions probably saved his life
MIAMI – It was a clear sunny day out in the ocean off the Florida Keys on Monday when trouble hit 37-year-old Jose Angel Abreu. Abreu suffered a severe shark bite while out spearfishing with his young sons and a good friend who witnessed it all. “When I go...
Florida man arrested in Ohio after choking, beating up woman at campground: Deputies
A Florida man is awaiting extradition back to the Sunshine State after he fled to Ohio following a domestic dispute that left a woman injured at a campground, deputies said. Casey James Loder, 50, was arrested on Monday in Olmsted, Ohio, after the Monroe County Sheriff's Office obtained an attempted murder warrant.
Sheriff’s Office Marathon Substation named ‘Safe Custody Exchange’ location
Sheriff’s Office Marathon Substation named ‘Safe Custody Exchange’ location. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has established the Marathon Substation, 3103 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida, 33050, as a neutral location where parents who share custody of children can exchange them safely. This location has been established pursuant...
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