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Florida Keys Man Accused of Stealing Boss's 'Bag of Dildos'

By Steven HofferMar 15th 2011 – 6:07PM
Sheriff's Office

Sheriff's Office

Some notable crimes involve a large sum of money. This one revolves around a "bag of dildos." Mitchell Tice, a 40-year-old Florida Keys resident, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of stealing his boss's sex toy collection, The Smoking Gun reports. Tice, a breakfast cook, allegedly lifted the dildos, as well as a wig and...

Human Bones Found in Florida Yard Date Back 2,400 Years

By Lisa HolewaMar 5th 2011 – 4:20PM
Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

When a woman digging in her yard on the Florida Keys last fall turned up a jawbone and part of a human skull, detectives immediately could tell the bones had been there a while -- "possibly as long as 75 years," the sheriff's office said at the time. Now the Monroe County Medical Examiner's office said the results of...

Pantsless Perp: Burglary Suspect Allegedly Caught Watching Porn at Crime Scene

By Ben MuessigFeb 9th 2011 – 4:07PM
Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Talk about getting caught in the act. Police in Monroe County, Fla., were responding to an alarm at an appliance store Monday when they say they discovered a would-be burglar watching pornography on a shop computer. When deputies arrived at the Windswept Appliance and Air Conditioning in Marathon around 11:20 p.m., they...

Tropical Storm Nicole Forms Over Cuba

By Lisa FlamSep 29th 2010 – 10:12AM
NOAA / AP

NOAA / AP

11:06 AM ET Update: Tropical Storm Nicole forms over Cuba; all warnings, watches for Florida canceled. (AP) (Sept. 29) -- Residents of South Florida headed out to work and school in the rain today and braced for a storm that could bring a deluge of eight inches throughout the day. The storm, which would be renamed...

Florida, Eastern Carolinas Prepare for Brewing Storm

By Paul YeagerSep 28th 2010 – 2:17PM
NOAA

NOAA

(Sept. 28) -- Tropical Storm Nicole has not yet officially formed, but weather watches and warnings have been posted in anticipation of the inevitable storm in Florida and the eastern Carolinas. The storm will be accompanied by tropical storm-force winds and dangerous seas, but the biggest threat likely will be torrential...

Florida Keys News From the Web

  • 05/24/12 KeysCaribbean Luxury Resorts Celebrates Summer in the... Source: PRWeb Key Largo, Florida (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 KeysCaribbean Luxury Resort Villas & Marinas is offering three exciting reasons to enjoy the perfect vacation and save while in the Florida Keys this June: "The Longer You Stay in Paradise, The More You Save" special discount offers a lower nightly rate for each additional day booked; guests can receive a generous up to 50 percent off rates or free night stays at all KeysCaribbean luxury resorts all season; and a 100 percent cancellation guarantee.
  • 05/24/12 Disturbance off Florida coast may develop into... Source: The Mississippi Press - Pascagoula MS Satellite and surface observations indicate an area of low pressure located over the middle Florida Keys and Florida Bay may develop into a tropical or subtropical storm.
  • 05/24/12 NHC gives system over Keys 40% chance of strengthening Source: ABC - WPLG Local 10 - Miami FL Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center now say that a system of low pressure over the lower Florida Keys now has a 40 percent chance of becoming a tropical or subtropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
  • 05/06/12 New Coast Guard commander in the Florida Keys Source: FOX - WSVN 7 - Miami FL KEY WEST, Fla. The Coast Guard has a new commander in the Florida Keys. Capt. Pat DeQuattro stepped down Friday as commanding officer of all Coast Guard assets in the island chain.
  • 05/03/12 Florida Keys Define The Art Of Reinvention -... Source: Jackson County Floridan - Marianna FL The Florida Keys, a necklace of coral islands stretching 127 miles from the tip of the Florida peninsula, epitomizes the art of reinvention.

Background on Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry Tortugas.

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