Monroe County Sheriff's Office Annual Report - 2009

Mission Statement
Partnering with our community to provide
exceptional service and safety in the
Florida Keys.
Vision
To meet the needs of the community as a recognized and
respected professional agency by doing the right things for the right
reasons at the right time......always.
Values
• Loyalty
• Responsibility
• Respect
• Pride
• Professionalism
• Courage both physical and moral
• Fair and without prejudice
• Courtesy / Customer service
• Perseverance
We also find these things to be important
• Innovation
• Persistence
• Neatness/Appearance
• Compassion
• Achievement
• Discipline
Jurisdictional Area
The Florida Keys are a chain of islands extending south and
west from the southern tip of Florida. From the Monroe County line
at the 112 mile marker of Highway U.S. One (including State Road
905 and a portion of Card Sound Road) to the island of Key West
at the five mile marker of the same highway, the Monroe County
Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency providing
service to the citizens of the County. The agency also is charged
with operating County detention facilities and serving civil papers in
the entire County.
The Sheriff’s Office has its main Headquarters building, and it’s
main Detention Center just outside of Key West on Stock Island. The
County is broken up into Districts, including the Lower Keys (District
One), the Middle Keys (Districts Four and Five), Islamorada (District
Six) and the Upper Keys (District Seven).
While the Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency
for Monroe County, other local, state and federal agencies also
operate in the Florida Keys. The Florida Highway Patrol investigates
most accidents on Keys roadways. The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Commission takes care of most waterborne law enforcement
activities. The Naval Air Station, located in the Lower Keys, has its
own security force. The City of Key West has its own police force,
as does the City of Key Colony Beach. The Sheriff’s Office works
closely with all law enforcement agencies in the Keys, and enjoys a
good working relationship with all of them.
General Information
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has 569 employees, including
185 road patrol deputies, 142 corrections officers, 175 support
staff and 67 employees in our South Florida High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area office.
Sheriff’s Office Locations
Headquarters: Located at 5525 College Road on Stock Island,
the Sheriff’s Headquarters building houses all the main Administrative
Offices responsible for day to day operations, including the
Finance Division, the Human Resources Division, Records and
Warrants Divisions, the Civil Division, Internal Affairs, Information
Systems, the Training Division, the Legal Division, the Community
Relations Division, Professional Standards and Planning and
Research. Detectives working Lower Keys cases also have an office
in the Headquarters building. Housed separately at the Courthouse
complex in Key West at 500 Whitehead Street, is the Sheriff’s Property
Division.
Headquarters Building, Stock Island
Department of Juvenile Justice :The DJJ building is located
adjoining the Sheriff’s Main Detention Facility at 5503 College Road,
Stock Island. The first floor is dedicated to a Juvenile Detention
facility run by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The second floor
houses the Sheriff’s main Supply Office, Juvenile Programs Office,
Victim’s Advocates and an office for Detectives with the Sheriff’s
Crimes Against Women and Children’s Unit, as well as a fully
equipped gymnasium used by Sheriff’s employees.
Freeman Substation - Cudjoe Key: The Freeman Substation,
at 20950 Overseas Highway, is at the 21 mile marker of Highway
U.S. One, on Cudjoe Key. It is home to Lower Keys Road Patrol and
two Detectives who work Lower Keys cases. District One runs from
the city limits of Key West at the 4 mile marker to the 40 mile marker
on the Seven Mile Bridge.
Freeman Substation, Cudjoe Key
Marathon Substation: The Marathon Substation, at 3103
Overseas Highway, mile marker 48.7 in the City of Marathon,
houses Middle Keys Road Patrol, and Detectives. There is a satellite
Records Office and Property Division, as well as a Civil Deputy assigned
to the substation. District Four includes the City of Marathon,
from the 40 mile marker, on the Seven Mile Bridge to Tom’s Harbor
Cut Bridge at the 60.5 mile marker of Highway U.S. One; and District
7 Monroe County Sheriff’s Office - Annual Report 2009