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Trump says migrants would need to know ‘how to run away from an alligator’ to flee Florida facility

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Man on scooter dies after crash with pickup truck in Key Largo, troopers say

Read full article: Man on scooter dies after crash with pickup truck in Key Largo, troopers say

A man riding an electric scooter died Sunday evening after colliding with a pickup truck in Key Largo, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed Monday.

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Man ‘crawled from under a stall’ in women’s bathroom, groped Keys McDonald’s worker, deputies say

Read full article: Man ‘crawled from under a stall’ in women’s bathroom, groped Keys McDonald’s worker, deputies say

A McDonald’s worker in the Florida Keys was the victim of a disturbing crime on Tuesday, deputies said.

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Behind-the-scenes exclusive: How targeted enforcement helps U.S. Border Patrol catch wanted migrants in Florida Keys

Read full article: Behind-the-scenes exclusive: How targeted enforcement helps U.S. Border Patrol catch wanted migrants in Florida Keys

U.S. Border Patrol agents recently detained the driver of a blue Mitsubishi in the Florida Keys.

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Warrant: South Florida social media content creator used platform to groom, molest child

Read full article: Warrant: South Florida social media content creator used platform to groom, molest child

A South Florida social media video creator used his platform to groom and molest a young girl, leading deputies to jail him on a felony charge, according to an arrest warrant made public on Monday.

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Florida Keys man accused of child sex abuse; deputies say ‘more charges are expected’

Read full article: Florida Keys man accused of child sex abuse; deputies say ‘more charges are expected’

Deputies in the Florida Keys arrested a 65-year-old man Friday afternoon on a child sexual abuse charge; they said it’s the first of what will likely be more criminal counts to come.

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Man yells at shoppers, throws beer bottle while ‘trying to sell meth’ at strip mall, deputies say

Read full article: Man yells at shoppers, throws beer bottle while ‘trying to sell meth’ at strip mall, deputies say

A 46-year-old man’s approach to selling methamphetamines at a Florida Keys strip mall landed him in jail Wednesday, according to sheriff’s deputies.

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7-Eleven among 4 Keys businesses busted after selling alcohol to minors, deputies say

Read full article: 7-Eleven among 4 Keys businesses busted after selling alcohol to minors, deputies say

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division conducted an operation Thursday targeting businesses selling alcohol in the Upper Keys.

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Suspected Cuban migrants come ashore in upper Florida Keys

Read full article: Suspected Cuban migrants come ashore in upper Florida Keys

Authorities responded to a migrant landing on Thursday morning in the Florida Keys.

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Man, 18, jailed after threat leads to lockdown at Key West High School, deputies say

Read full article: Man, 18, jailed after threat leads to lockdown at Key West High School, deputies say

Deputies arrested an 18-year-old Tavernier man on a felony charge Monday after they said he made a threat that prompted a lockdown at Key West High School last Tuesday.

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Cats found impaled with darts have Keys sheriff’s office searching for culprit

Read full article: Cats found impaled with darts have Keys sheriff’s office searching for culprit

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two cats were discovered impaled by large darts in Tavernier nearly two weeks ago.

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Rare find: Marine biologists work to figure out why whale came near shore, died in Keys

Read full article: Rare find: Marine biologists work to figure out why whale came near shore, died in Keys

South Florida marine biologists are trying to get to the bottom of a rare find and mysterious death of a marine mammal off the Florida Keys.

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Keys man hurls knife at woman, lodging it in her foot, deputies say

Read full article: Keys man hurls knife at woman, lodging it in her foot, deputies say

Deputies in the Florida Keys arrested a 56-year-old man after accusing him of throwing a knife at a woman during a domestic dispute Wednesday night, injuring her.

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Man dies in ‘dive incident’ off Key Largo, deputies say

Read full article: Man dies in ‘dive incident’ off Key Largo, deputies say

A 65-year-old man died in a “dive incident” off Key Largo Monday morning, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

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Officials ask Florida Keys residents to conserve water

Read full article: Officials ask Florida Keys residents to conserve water

Officials were asking Florida Keys residents on Monday to conserve water after last week’s leak depleted the area’s water reserves.

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Multiple Monroe County schools, courts closed due to water main break

Read full article: Multiple Monroe County schools, courts closed due to water main break

Four schools in the Florida Keys, two courthouses and several businesses were closed Thursday due to water pressure issues attributed to a water main break.

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More than 100 Haitian migrants arrive in Florida Keys

Read full article: More than 100 Haitian migrants arrive in Florida Keys

More than 100 Haitian migrants arrived to Tavernier on a boat Thursday morning, authorities confirmed.

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Miami man accused of stealing personal info from dozens of gas station customers

Read full article: Miami man accused of stealing personal info from dozens of gas station customers

A Miami man faces more than two dozen charges after deputies said he stole personal information from gas station customers in the Florida Keys.

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Ex-Key West detective arrested for drug trafficking in Tavernier

Read full article: Ex-Key West detective arrested for drug trafficking in Tavernier

Detectives arrested a disgraced former Key West Police Department detective on Friday in Monroe County.

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Deputies: Man fled from deputy in Florida Keys, said he was ‘having a bad day’

Read full article: Deputies: Man fled from deputy in Florida Keys, said he was ‘having a bad day’

A 20-year-old man from Tavernier was arrested Wednesday night after fleeing from a deputy, authorities announced on Thursday.

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Deputies arrest woman after she allegedly punches, pushes sister out of moving truck

Read full article: Deputies arrest woman after she allegedly punches, pushes sister out of moving truck

A woman arguing with her sister is charged with battery after a witness said she someone fall out of a moving truck.

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Tavernier man who allegedly dragged girlfriend with truck arrested again, now faces attempted murder charge

Read full article: Tavernier man who allegedly dragged girlfriend with truck arrested again, now faces attempted murder charge

A 41-year-old Tavernier man who was charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts after he allegedly dragged his girlfriend over 1,000 feet with his pickup truck and fled the scene has been arrested again and will now face attempted murder and aggravated battery charges.

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Man charged for allegedly dragging 28-year-old girlfriend over 1,000 feet with pickup truck

Read full article: Man charged for allegedly dragging 28-year-old girlfriend over 1,000 feet with pickup truck

A Florida man has been arrested and charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts after he allegedly dragged his girlfriend’s body over 1,000 feet with his pickup truck during an argument and fled the scene.

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Coast Guard called after snorkeler unresponsive on dive boat

Read full article: Coast Guard called after snorkeler unresponsive on dive boat

The Coast Guard was called after a report of an unconscious and unresponsive snorkeler aboard the commercial dive boat, Lost Continent. The Coast Guard boat crew vessel escorted the Lost Continent to Casa Mar Village near Tavernier Creek. A Coast Guard Station Islamorada small boat crew transfers an unconscious snorkeler to awaiting EMS near Tavernier Creek, Florida, Nov. 15, 2020. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received notification from the Lost Continent crew, reporting a snorkeler unconscious and unresponsive. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wilfredo Lugo) (Coast Guard)The Coast Guard did not release the name of the man or what caused him to become unconscious.

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Keys man punches woman with pacemaker, she has heart attack, deputies report

Read full article: Keys man punches woman with pacemaker, she has heart attack, deputies report

KEY LARGO, Fla. – A Key Largo man was arrested Friday night after a fight in which deputies said he punched a 60-year-old woman in the chest. The victim told Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies that she believed the punch damaged her pacemaker. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Captain Jax Mobile Home park in the 103000 block of the Overseas Highway at 6:43 p.m. Friday after reports of a fight. While speaking with Deputy Richard Rodriguez, the report said the woman started having a medical emergency and the deputy began performing CPR on her. Costa was taken to jail, according to sheriff’s deputies.

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8-year-old Florida Keys boy hospitalized with illness caused by COVID

Read full article: 8-year-old Florida Keys boy hospitalized with illness caused by COVID

SOUTHWEST MIAMI DADE, Fla. – An 8-year-old Florida keys boy never showed any symptoms of COVID-19, according to his mother, but now he is in Miami at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital fighting for his life. Doctors say Zane Wampler of Tavernier has multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), an illness associated with having COVID-19. After days of no improvement, convulsions, and delusions, Wampler said the family then rushed Zane to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. ”In Miami-Dade, 301 cases of COVID-19 cases and 218 cases of COVID-19 cases in Broward county were counted in patients 18 and younger on Friday. Doctors at Nicklaus Children's Hospital said it is very common for kids to have COVID-19, but to not have any symptoms at all.

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Hammer attack on neighbor lands man in jail

Read full article: Hammer attack on neighbor lands man in jail

TAVERNIER, Fla. – A man in Key Largo was arrested Saturday night after sheriff’s deputies said he hit his neighbor in the face with a hammer. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office charged Timothy Lee Burton, 33, of Tavernier with aggravated battery. The 26-year-old victim and other people on the road waved for the driver to slow down. That’s when, according to witnesses, Burton got out of his vehicle and began arguing with the victim, eventually striking him in the face with a hammer. The victim was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center with severe injuries to his face.

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Third man arrested in fight leaving 4 injured in Monroe County, deputies say

Read full article: Third man arrested in fight leaving 4 injured in Monroe County, deputies say

KEY LARGO, Fla. – Deputies are still investigating a Christmas Day morning bloody melee in the Florida Keys. And on Wednesday, they arrested the 48-year-old man who was accused of chasing women with a rock until another man threatened him with a broken beer bottle. Deputies arrested Javier E. Rivera, 19, left, and German Rivera, 25 on Christmas Day in the Florida Keys. Deputies arrested Rivera and German Rivera, 25, and seized the machete on Christmas Day. Both Javier and German Rivera, of Homestead, are each facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and burglary with an assault or battery.

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Case solved: Man didn't steal hurricane relief donations, but failed to identify himself

Read full article: Case solved: Man didn't steal hurricane relief donations, but failed to identify himself

K Shylon Martin / FacebookTAVERNIER, Fla. - A serious misunderstanding led to a search for a man who allegedly stole all the hurricane relief donations from a trailer in the Florida Keys. Thursday morning, a man allegedly walked up to a trailer in the parking lot of the Tavernier Towne Shopping Center and took everything inside. The man only took seven cases of water, but volunteers were minutes away from bringing loaded carts full of donations to the trailer. As the volunteers were approaching the vehicle, they saw the man drive away in a gray Ford F150 pickup truck. He hadn't told anyone on site that he was collecting the donations from various sites and bringing them back to one centralized location.

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Thief steals Florida Keys donations for Hurricane Dorian relief

Read full article: Thief steals Florida Keys donations for Hurricane Dorian relief

K Shylon Martin / FacebookTAVERNIER, Fla. - While most of South Florida has come together to help the Hurricane Dorian survivors who lost everything in the Bahamas, one person has gone in a different direction. Thursday morning, a man allegedly walked up to a trailer being used to collect donations in the Florida Keys and stole everything inside. The trailer had been sitting in the parking lot of the Tavernier Towne Shopping Center as part of relief efforts. Thankfully, the man was only able to grab seven cases of water, but volunteers were minutes away from bringing loaded carts full of donations to the trailer. As the volunteers were approaching the vehicle, they saw the man drive away in a gray Ford F150 pickup truck.

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Florida Keys air ambulance catches fire during landing

Read full article: Florida Keys air ambulance catches fire during landing

TAVERNIER, Fla. – An air ambulance caught fire Friday morning as it was landing for a rescue in the Florida Keys. The helicopter was en route to Coral Shores High School when it caught fire during landing about 7 a.m., Monroe County spokeswoman Cammy Clark said. The patient on board was taken by ambulance to nearby Mariners Hospital and airlifted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to a mainland hospital. Clark said the fire caused substantial damage to the 35-year-old Trauma Star helicopter, which is the oldest in Monroe County's fleet. She said the backup helicopter, which had just undergone its annual maintenance as required by the Federal Aviation Administration, was being used because the second helicopter was out of service.

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