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The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has received continuing reports of people being targeted in phone scams from criminals claiming to be in law enforcement and urging payments with gift cards

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office recently held its Quarterly Employee Awards ceremony in Marathon. Employees were recognized for their five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service to the agency. Sheriff Rick Ramsay also recognized his employees of the first quarter for 2021. The employees received the awards for exemplary and outstanding service to the agency and to the citizens of Monroe County. Michael O’Connor was named Reserve Deputy of the Quarter. Nicklas Clark was named D...

EGREMONT — There are no contested races on the ballot at Egremont’s town election Tuesday, but six ballot questions will have voters weigh in on whether to ban a range of cannabis licenses. Voters can cast ballots from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall, 171 Egremont Plain Rd. Candidates for reelection are Francine Beth Groener (assessor), Stephen L. Cohen (moderator), Mary Ann Brazie (selectman), John Wells (cemetery commissioner), Juliette S. Haas (town clerk), Margaret A. Muskr...

There’s the Nigerian prince who needs you to send him cash so he can send you millions in return; there are the phone calls claiming to be law enforcement officers wanting you to buy hundreds of dollars of gift cards. Now it’s text messages from “Amazon.” An Islamorada resident reported the scam Monday to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Crime Watch team. The resident received a text purportedly from Amazon stating they won a company raffle. The resident called Amazon...

State transportation officials have agreed with Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay’s request to place a light on the northern College Road intersection. A light was placed there temporarily while Florida Department of Transportation contractors were conducting major repairs to the Cow Key Channel Bridge last year. At that time, Sheriff Ramsay began lobbying FDOT to keep the light after the project was completed. The Monroe County Commission and Key West City Commission also passed resolutio...

Cheers: To Monroe County and City of Key West, which will be working together to improve the roadway and drainage issues along 1st and Bertha streets. For those who travel those roads on a daily basis, as well as a majority of the tourists taking that route after arriving at Key West International Airport, it’s a project that’s long overdue. Jeers: To the Florida Senate, which passed SB 426 — the seaport preemption bill — on Thursday. While the corresponding House bill, HB 2...

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is again alerting residents of phone scams after receiving reports recently of thieves using the popular ploy of a family member bring in trouble and needs money. All residents should be weary of any unknown third party caller requesting money because a loved one is supposedly in trouble, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt. Always hang up and call that person to make sure they are OK. People should never send money via the phone. L...

Several bills have been introduced in the 2021 Florida legislative session that are seeking to scale up or roll back regulations on guns in the state as a slough of mass shootings rock the nation and the debate on gun control intensifies. One bill that was already passed by the state House of Representatives, titled “Safety of Religious Institutions,” would allow those with concealed carry permits to enter churches, synagogues or other religious institutions while armed. It easily pas...

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is again alerting residents of phone scams after receiving reports recently of thieves using a popular method/lie: A family member is in some trouble and needs your money. All residents should be weary of any unknown third party caller requesting money because a loved one is supposedly in trouble, according to Sheriffs Office spokesman Adam Linhardt. Always hang up and call that loved to make sure they’re OK. Never send money over the phone. Legitima...

Nurse practitioner skilled in anti-aging treatments arrested for fraud involving elderly, according to police Published:  Tags:  Paulette Cecilia Padilla, a nurse practitioner in Coral Gables, was charged with fraud after investigators said she was involved in a scheme to steal thousands of dollars from elderly. (WPLG) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 31-year-old nurse practitioner who worked at a wellness center in Coral Gables was arrested Tuesday for organized fraud after it was alleged that...