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

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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Annual Report - 2006 Neighbor complaints lead to drug arrests After neighbors complained about lots of traffic at a home on Ryan Lane in Key Largo, detectives served a search warrant, arresting two men for a large amount of illegal narcotics. Detectives seized over $18,000 worth of ecstasy, cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. They also found equipment to manufacture fake identification cards. The equipment has been turned over to federal authorities for possible prosecution. They also found a book called “How to make driver’s licenses on your home computer”, along with a Gateway computer loaded with special software for making identification, cards and a specialized printer for printing the IDs. Two men were arrested. Elf break in at Sugarloaf School Sugarloaf School students learned the basics of crime scene investigation after an “Elf break in” was staged in their classroom. Deputies used crime scene tape to rope off the area, and the kids followed elf footprints to see how the miscreants got inside. They also learned about fingerprints, and how they identify people. Warrant sweep nets 10 arrests, clears 28 outstanding warrants Sheriff’s detectives arrested 10 people during a warrants sweep Thursday night, clearing 28 outstanding warrants. The sweep took place in Marathon and was the culmination of an operation lasting several months called “Operation Crack Down” meant to target the sale of cocaine in the vicinity of public housing in the Marathon area. A number of those arrested were selling the drug near the public housing complex at 240 Sombrero Road and a number of them also lived in the complex or had family living there. African spurred tortoises join the menagerie at the Sheriff’s Office animal farm. December 2006 Sugarloaf School students learn about crime scene investigation after an “Elf break in” at the school. Spurred Tortoises come to Animal Farm from crack house in Colorado The Sheriff’s Office Children’s Animal Park welcomed three new additions to it’s menagerie in December. Three African Spurred Tortoises joined the animal ranks. Two of the tortoises came from Colorado where they were found inside a home raided in a drug operation. Veterinarian Doug Mader heard about the reptiles and suggested they be sent to the Keys to the Animal Farm. The farm already had one African Spurred Tortoise - a 100 pound specimen named Albert. The third new tortoise, named Melanie, came from a woman on Sugarloaf Key. Homestead man charged with Marathon bank robbery A Homestead man admitted to robbing the Orion Bank in Marathon in December. Detectives say the man rode the JGT bus to Marathon on December 7th, bringing his bike with him. He randomly selected Orion Bank and robbed it, rode his bike back to the bus stop, and caught the JGT bus back to Homestead. A photo of him, taken from surveillance video in the bank, helped identify him. During questioning he admitted to robbing Orion Bank. He was charged with Bank Robbery. 18
Annual Report - 2006 Monroe County Sheriff’s Office A Successful 2006 for Crime Stoppers Tips leading to the arrests of a bank robber and a sexual predator were among the criminal cases Crime Stoppers of the Florida Keys helped law enforcement agencies solve during 2006. Tips from the 24-hour Crime Stopper hotline resulted in 19 arrests, the clearing of 21 criminal cases and the recovery or seizure of more than twelve thousand dollars worth of drugs, cash and stolen property. Also, 293 tips received via phone and the Internet. Since starting operations in 1991, Crime Stopper tips have assisted local law enforcement with 319 arrests and with the recovery or seizure of over 324 thousand dollars worth of cash, drugs and stolen property. 1-800-346-TIPS 19
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