A 45-year-old man was arrested on Feb. 10 for allegedly breaking into and living at the fire station on Sugarloaf Key for about a week.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Mark Alvarado was charged with burglary and theft. A Monroe County fire official notified the sheriff’s office that an unknown man, later identified as Alvarado, was trespassing at Sugarloaf Fire Station 10.
The sheriff’s office observed Alvarado on the second floor living quarters. Alvarado reportedly stated he was homeless, from New York state, and had been staying at the station for roughly a week while making use of the building’s water and electricity. He was also wearing an MCFR polo shirt and shorts, which he admitted to stealing from the station, deputies said. He was taken to jail.
