Annual Report, Year 2006 - Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Annual Report - 2006
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff opens satellite office on Stock Island
In May, the Sheriff’s Office opened a new satellite office on Stock Island thanks to the Lincoln Property
Company, which manages the Stock Island Apartments at 5501 Third Avenue.
The management company donated an office at the apartment building to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies
on patrol in the area will be able to stop in and do paperwork at the
location, still remaining close enough to respond to calls in the area
quickly.
Rescuers pulled two people out of a
plane that crashed into a Marathon
canal.
June 2006
Plane crash in Marathon
A plane crashed into a Marathon canal, injuring the two people on
board. The plane hit two utility poles near 109th Street and 5th Avenue,
snapping the tops off, then crashed nose down into a canal off of
5th Avenue. Neighbors jumped into the water, pulling the two people
out of the plane. Both men were taken to Fishermen’s Hospital, then
air lifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
Police Memorial Day
Teen Court program holds awards ceremony
The Teen Court program held an awards ceremony and end
of year party in June. Program volunteers attended the gathering,
and three were honored for the hours they donated during the
past year. Volunteers Julie Russell, Kayla Lyons and Thuy Van all
received $50 savings bonds for donating the most hours to Teen
Court. Each of them donated an impressive 25 hours of their time
to the program. Sele Gordon, a graduating Senior, also received
a savings bond for working with Teen Court as a volunteer for the
past four years.
Deputies take part in helicopter off-shore
rescue training
In June, Islamorada Marine Deputy Nelson Sanchez and
Lower Keys Marine Deputy Tom Peteck participated in a joint
training operation with US Coast Guard Station Islamorada and
US Coast Guard Air Operations in Miami on air marine rescues.
Officers learned how to lift an injured person off a vessel using a
rescue basket deployed from a USCG helicopter.
Employees take medals in Law Enforcement games
The Sheriff’s Office took part in Police Memorial Day ceremony held
in Key West to honor those officers killed in the line of duty.
The annual Florida Law Enforcement and Firefighter Games were held in June in Jacksonville; Sheriff’s
Office competitors took home a total of 12 medals in the games competing in bowling and in shooting events.
July 2006
Sheriff’s Office sees significant reduction in major crimes
In July, the Sheriff’s Office announced that crime was once again down significantly in Monroe County.
County wide, excluding the cities of Key West and Key Colony Beach, major crimes are down by 11.9 percent.
Additionally, the Sheriff’s Office cleared 24 percent of those crimes, a number above the state average of 22.6
percent.
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Key West Police Chief Bill Mauldin (left)
and Sheriff Rick Roth salute a wreath laid
in honor of fallen officers at Police Memorial
Day.