MCSO - Florida Keys

MCSO - Florida Keys The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in the Florida Keys.

The Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement service to all of the Florida Keys, which include approximately 112 miles of islands branching off the southern tip of Florida. The main highway, U.S. 1 runs from Florida City to Key West, and in that span, there are 45 bridges connecting the islands. In order to provide progressive service, the Sheriff's Office employs 544 people. 189 of those are roa

d patrol officers and detectives, 139 are Corrections Officers, 158 serve as support 58 people are employed by the Sheriff's Office-managed HIDTA Group (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area). The Florida Keys is a popular vacation spot and over 2,000,000 tourists visit the Keys each year. In peak season (January until April) the population of the county may reach as high as 150,000. In order to serve the unique population of the Keys, the Sheriff's Office has state of the art detention facilities located in Stock Island, Marathon and Plantation Key. The Main Sheriff's Office Administration building is also located on Stock Island, with patrol substations on Cudjoe Key, Marathon (Key Vaca) , Islamorada, and Plantation Key. The Sheriff's Office has a fully equipped Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), as well as a Dive Team, Bomb Squad, Marine Unit, Major Crime Investigations Unit and Special Investigations Unit (specializing in drug investigations).

Have a fun and safe Labor Day from MCSO!
09/07/2026

Have a fun and safe Labor Day from MCSO!

09/06/2026

A 65-year-old Big Pine Key, Florida motorist who apparently struck a tree and subsequently feel asleep while stopped/parked in the roadway was arrested on Sept. 6, 2026, for DUI and battery on a law enforcement officer. There were no serious injuries reported.

Karen Kathleen Shore was also charged with resisting arrest with violence and resisting arrest without violence.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to Big Pine Street at approximately 12:30 a.m. regarding a suspicious vehicle. A Honda was stuck/wedged on a piece of landscaping and appeared to have struck an adjacent tree. It had been in the same location in the road for approximately four hours. The driver, identified as Shore, was asleep in the vehicle. There were no passengers. Partially consumed bottles of alcohol were observed on the floorboard.

When awoke, Shore was verbally hostile, attempted to walk away, balled her fists, pulled away, and struck a Deputy in the chest. She was taken to jail.

09/05/2026

A 28-year-old East Liberty, Ohio man with warrants out of that state was arrested on Sept. 4, 2026, for fleeing from the Sheriff’s Office in an SUV and then broke into several business and residences while continuing to flee on foot. There were no life-threatening injuries reported.

• Brandon Lee May was charged with fleeing and eluding while endangering pedestrians, possession of a fi***rm by a felon during the commission of a felony, burglary while armed, grand theft, resisting arrest with and without violence, and driving with a suspended license.

• A passenger in the suspect vehicle, Anthony Shane Morris, 28, of Islamorada, Florida, was charged with accessory after the fact.

The Sheriff’s Office received reports of a reckless driver in a Dodge SUV at approximately 12:30 p.m. near Mile Marker 83 and attempted a traffic stop after recording it traveling 63 mph in a 45-mph zone. The driver, later identified as May, sped away, fled into a Publix grocery store parking lot, where May continued to drive recklessly, endangering pedestrians. May then exited the SUV and fled on foot, while the passenger, identified as Morris, stayed in the SUV, and switched seats, taking the driver’s seat.

May ran toward a plumbing business and attempted to gain access but was unsuccessful. He then fled to a nearby residence where he stole a fire extinguisher, pulled the pin, but continued to run, and jumped a fence at Avocado Street. May again fled into a residence and then jumped into the Gulfside water. May was successfully shocked with a Taser, after multiple attempts during the chase, and taken into custody. May continued to physically resist Deputies by pulling away and kicking, behavior that continued at Mariners Hospital in Tavernier.

May was then taken to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital due to a broken wrist. He remained at that hospital Saturday morning while in custody of the Sheriff’s Office.

Meanwhile, the Sheriff’s Office found two handguns in the Dodge SUV. Morris initially misidentified May to the Sheriff’s Office. He added they met approximately five days ago. Morris was taken to jail.

May is wanted in Ohio for robbery, battery by strangulation, and violation of probation.

09/04/2026

Monroe County Fire Rescue’s Fire Chief R.L. Colina and EMS Division proudly presented Lieutenant/Flight Medic Kati Foster with a Phoenix Award in recognition of her lifesaving actions during an emergency.

Named after the mythical phoenix, a bird that rises from the ashes unscathed, the Phoenix Award is presented to first responders who successfully restore life to a patient who is able to return to a similar quality of life.

Foster’s skill, dedication, and commitment to patient care exemplify the very best of Monroe County Fire Rescue and the lifesaving difference our first responders make every day.

Middle Keys Lt. Ben Elmore and Deputy Martin Rivera Corona helped a stranded motorist on the Channel Five Bridge! We got...
09/04/2026

Middle Keys Lt. Ben Elmore and Deputy Martin Rivera Corona helped a stranded motorist on the Channel Five Bridge! We got your back!

Marathon Middle/High SRO Deputy Darlene Pointer reports, “I’m Always educating students on scooter and bike safety, ensu...
09/04/2026

Marathon Middle/High SRO Deputy Darlene Pointer reports, “I’m Always educating students on scooter and bike safety, ensuring they have their helmets securely fastened!”

Key Largo Deputy Richard Rodriguez provided these future Deputies with some badges!
09/04/2026

Key Largo Deputy Richard Rodriguez provided these future Deputies with some badges!

Key West Airport Lt. Linda Mixon reports, “Myself, Sgt. Vicki Lockwood, and BLE student Shane Smith donated Linens of Lo...
09/04/2026

Key West Airport Lt. Linda Mixon reports, “Myself, Sgt. Vicki Lockwood, and BLE student Shane Smith donated Linens of Love clothes to Oasis at the Keys Nursing and Rehab!”

09/04/2026

A 49-year-old Marathon, Florida man attempting to park in a fire lane at a grocery store was arrested for being disorderly after he was told to move by the Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 3, 2026.

Elworth O’Neil Reid was charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace.

A Sheriff’s Office Deputy was entering the Publix store in Marathon at approximately 7:11 p.m. when she observed a Porsche parked in the fire lane driven by Reid, who became argumentative when informed he could not legally park there. Reid began screaming at the Deputy while using racial slurs when she requested his driver’s license and documents. The outburst drew a large crowd of passersby and caused a disturbance. There were no injuries reported.

Reid was taken to jail.

09/03/2026

Special Labor Day message from Sheriff Rick Ramsay:

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