Monroe County Sheriff's Office Annual Report - 2009

Key West man dies diving
A Key West man died while diving in Boca Chica Channel. He
became fatigued and slipped under the water after failing to drop his
weight belt.
Boy charged with needle attacks
An 11 year old Marathon boy was charged with stabbing two 9
year olds with a used hypodermic needle and threatening a third.
Trauma Star crew learns escape techniques
The crew of Monroe County’s Trauma Star learned how to
escape from their helicopter if it crashes into the water. The two day
intensive course included being strapped into a cage and dunked
upside down under water.
hitting a tree killed the driver on Cudjoe Key.
Three charged with burglaries in Marathon
Three suspects were caught as they committed multiple vehicle
burglaries and at least one home burglary in Marathon.
Dive related deaths
A Texas man died while diving in the vicinity of the Vandenburg
wreck, off shore of Key West. A North Carolina woman had trouble
diving offshore of the Upper Keys and died later at Mariner’s Hospital.
Murder-Suicide on Conch Key
A man shot his girlfriend in the head, then killed himself at their
home on Conch Key. The two owned an Islamorada sign business
together.
Search warrant results in drug arrest
An Islamorada man was arrested on drug charges after a search
warrant at his apartment turned up Oxycontin, Morphine, Valium and
Xanax pills, along with almost $1,500.00 in cash.
December
MARC House volunteers
Employees volunteered at the MARC House selling Christmas
Trees over the holidays.
Trauma Star crew trains in water crash escape techniques.
Man dies diving off Key Largo
A St. Augustine man died while diving offshore of Key Largo. He
was pulled from the water after drifting away from the boat he was
diving from.
Woman found dead, wrapped in plastic
A woman was found dead, wrapped in plastic and caught in
some mangroves in Jewfish Creek by two fishermen. She was identified
by her fingerprints as a Palm Beach County woman.
Highway Interdiction in Upper Keys
A Highway Interdiction operation between the 93 mm and the
106 mm of U.S. One resulted in one drug arrest. A total of 59 vehicles
were stopped, 40 citations were issued and 10 K-9 searches performed.
November
Commercial vehicle enforcement
Deputies learned about Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement
from the Department of Transportation.
Employees volunteered at the MARC House in Key West.
Officer arrested
A Corrections Officer was arrested on two separate occasions on
domestic related charges.
Drug arrests on Summerland Key
Four people were arrested on drug charges on Summerland Key
after officers went to the home to serve an arrest warrant. A pistol, 25
grams of cocaine and 70 grams of Marijuana were seized.
Pedestrians hit, killed
Pedestrians on Cudjoe Key and in Key Largo were hit and killed
by cars.
State-wide drug operation
The Sheriff’s Office participated in “Operation Reindeer”, a South
Florida Marijuana cultivation operation. Two growing operations were
busted, and two other search warrants turned up significant amounts
of Marijuana.
Corrections Academy graduates
Sheriff Peryam congratulated new recruits at a graduation ceremony
held at Florida Keys Community College.
Commercial vehicle enforcement training.
Accidents on county roadway
November was an accident-prone month. Card Sound road was
closed for six hours after one person was killed and another airlifted
to Miami in a two car accident. The Rockland Key bridge was closed
to traffic for two hours with two going to area hospitals and one airlifted
to Miami. A pedestrian was hit and killed at the 104 mile marker
in Key Largo. A dump truck and a pickup collided at the 9 mile marker
with a fuel leak keeping the road closed for six hours. A single vehicle
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Corrections Academy graduates with Sheriff Peryam.