Monroe County Sherriff Department Deputy Of The Month

Monroe County Sherriff Department Deputy Of The Month

Deputy Nelson Sanchez

THIS MONTH WE COMMEND DEPUTY NELSON SANCHEZ. DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR, DEPUTY SANCHEZ NOTICED AN INCREASE IN E-DIRT BIKE USE BY JUVENILES, AND HOW DANGEROUS THEIR OPERATION OF THESE BIKES COULD BE. HE BEGAN AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN BY STOPPING THE JUVENILES AS HE SAW THEM, EXPLAINING THAT WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS ILLEGAL, AS WELL AS THE REASONS AND HIS SAFETY CONCERNS. HE WOULD ALSO INFORM THE PARENTS. AS HE NOTICED THERE WERE MORE OF THEM, HE CONFERRED WITH THE TRAFFIC UNIT AS TO HOW THEY WERE HANDLING THE SITUATION, AS WELL AS LEGAL COUNSEL SO HE KNEW HE WAS GIVING OUT THE CORRECT INFORMATION. HE DEVELOPED A FLYER WHICH COULD BE SHARED WITH SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, HE SAW LESS AND LESS OF THE JUVENILES WITH THE ILLEGAL BIKES. DEPUTY SANCHEZ ALSO TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO WORK WITH THE VILLAGE OF ISLAMORADA IN THE NEW ORDINANCES FOR STARCK’S WHEEL DITCH AS IT WAS ALSO A VERY DANGEROUS AREA FOR BOATING ACCIDENTS. ON APRIL 9, HE ASSISTED WITH THE VILLAGE PLACING NO WAKE/SLOW SPEED BOUYS AND EVEN MONITORED THE AREA FOR BOATER COMPLIANCE AND TO GAUGE USAGE. DEPUTY NELSON SANCHEZ, THE BACK THE BLUE OFFICER OF THE MONTH. CONGRATULATIONS FROM MAGNUM BROADCASTING AND KEYS AUTO CENTER!