Email Author Tim Elfrink

Awards

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 18, 2011

  "Santeria Stalker"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 19, 2011

  "Guns Online: No Permit Needed"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 3, 2011

  "The Fight to Bury Venezuelan President CAP in Miami"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 16, 2010

  "Hurricane Nevin"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 20, 2010

  "Hack Pack"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published July 22, 2010

  "Tea Party Pretty Boy"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 9, 2009

  "The Fall of a Titan"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published February 26, 2009

  "Guantanamo's Final Days"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published June 4, 2009

  "Swamped"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published April 9, 2009

  "The Fall of a Titan"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published May 21, 2009

  "Dog Fight"

• 2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published February 26, 2009

  "Guantanamo's Final Days"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 18, 2008

  "Black October"

• 2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 18, 2008

  "Black October"

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published December 18, 2008

  "Black October"

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2009 Stories by Tim Elfrink

• Miami Man, Accused of Trying to Steal $14 Trillion from the IRS, Pleads Guilty to Measly $9 Million Scheme

  published Sep 10, 2009

  Dammit, Marlon T. Moore. You are no longer living up to your nickname.rThe 38-year-old Miami resident, known far and wide as "X-Large Moore," earned his moniker the hard way in June when the feds accu... More >>

• Police ID White Room Shooting Victims, Ask for Help

  published Sep 09, 2009

  On Monday, a dispute -- perhaps over parking -- outside hipster-central Overtown club White Room turned shockingly violent. rTwo teenage girls trying to park on North Miami Avenue were pinned into the... More >>

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  Teen Shot Outside White Room Last Night Over Parking Dispute

  published Sep 08, 2009

  If you've ever hit up White Room, the Vagabond, or other sundry hip clubs around Overtown, you know the parking situation is usually less than ideal.  rYou either pony up to pay for lot parking o... More >>

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  WSJ: Fontainebleau on the Verge of Defaulting On Huge Loan

  published Sep 04, 2009

  It's been a tough summer for Miami Beach's most iconic hotel. rThe global Arma-recession has grounded flocks of would-be vacationers at home in Hamburg and Milwaukee and Bogot... More >>

• Marlins Season Gets Uggla as Clubhouse Fight Breaks Out

  published Sep 03, 2009

  You have to give the Fish some serious credit this year. rFor the 87th consecutive season, they rank last in the bigs in team salary. But somehow they've stayed in the Wild Card hunt. &n... More >>

• Former Miami Bigwig Christine Morales Resigns After Getting Caught Skipping Work by Union

  published September 3, 2009

  On September 10, dozens of belligerent Miamians will storm city hall for the first public hearing on a brutal 2010 budget... More >>

• Glades Invaders

  published September 3, 2009

  Glades Invaders: More Than Just Burmese Pythons More >>

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  Body Parts in Biscayne Bay Case: Police to Re-enact Kidnapping Today

  published Aug 31, 2009

  In early June, a biker was pedaling along the 79th Street Causeway when he noticed a suspicious-looking plastic bag bobbing in the murky water. rThe cyclist called the cops, who found human body ... More >>

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  Miami Beach Rent-a-Cops March on Lincoln Road Today, Demand a Union

  published Aug 28, 2009

  It's not likely to draw quite as many stares as the topless protesters who paraded along Lincoln Road last weekend. But the SoBe security guards planning a march today have a much more compelling reas... More >>

• Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Checks into Hospital as His Right-Hand Man Pleads Guilty

  published Aug 27, 2009

  It's been an all-around terrible week for Sir R. Allen Stanford, the mastermind of an $8 billion Ponzi scheme run out of a lush downtown Miami office. (Here's our feature about the Miami players ... More >>

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  Veteran Miami PD Detective Charged in Crime Stoppers Scam

  published Aug 26, 2009

  Federal authorities charged a veteran City of Miami detective today with scamming the Crime Stoppers tip program for thousands of dollars.rWayne Fortella, an 11-year vet, faces wire fraud charges for ... More >>

• Isiah Starts His FIU Career with Some Good Ol'-Fashioned Whining

  published Aug 26, 2009

  Well, that didn't take long. rEver since FIU shocked the basketball world earlier this year by landing Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas to coach its less than notable program, Riptide has ... More >>

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  Castro's Propaganda Rag Responds to Our Story About Che Hunter Gustavo Villoldo

  published Aug 25, 2009

  It's so nice to know Fidel is still reading our work. Now if he could just get his propaganda rag to quit twisting our stories around. rThis weekend, Granma finally responded to our piece about Gustav... More >>

• Mike Lowell Learns the Hard Way Not to Ask Man-Ram to Blurb His New Memoir

  published Aug 24, 2009

  Poor Mike Lowell. The Miami native has already been through a lot. In between World Series wins with the Marlins and Boston, he endured testicular cancer, a massive John Henry fire sale, and a badly f... More >>

• Rapper Pitbull Sued in Australia for Allegedly Punking Out on Shows

  published Aug 21, 2009

  Yesterday, rapper Pitbull won the keys to the City of Miami for his work "traveling the country and the world sharing a positive message of Miami," according to one city commissioner. rBut for all of ... More >>

• Rapper Pitbull Sued in Australia for Allegedly Punking Out on Shows

  published Aug 21, 2009

  Yesterday, rapper Pitbull won the keys to the City of Miami for his work "traveling the country and the world sharing a positive message of Miami," according to one city commissioner. rBut for all of ... More >>

• Police Arrest Suspect in Overtown Mass Shooting That Wounded 12

  published Aug 19, 2009

  Flanked by the victims' sobbing family members, Miami Police Chief John Timoney announced this afternoon the arrest of a suspect in a brazen mass shooting in Overtown.rPolice nabbed Rodney Lashawn Mil... More >>

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  Which Florida Celebrities Will Get a Piece of the Dolphins Nextr

  published Aug 19, 2009

  In case you missed it, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross made it official this morning: The Fins are indeed waging the biggest celebrity love-fest in South Florida this side of Kourtney & Khloe Tak... More >>

• A History of Violence

  published August 20, 2009

  Miami Police Officer Eric Guzman: A History of Violence More >>

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  Miami Cop Had a History of Forceful Arrests Before Killing a Suspect

  published Aug 18, 2009

  Just before 9:30 p.m. July 13, Officer Eric Guzman flashed his lights and pulled over next to a litter-strewn grass field on NW Fifth Avenue, a few blocks north of the Miami River.Guzman, a five-year... More >>

• Miami's Black-Market Cigarette King Pleads Guilty

  published Aug 14, 2009

  Earlier this summer, New Times brought you the story of Roman Vidal, a 54-year-old Cutler Bay resident accused of funneling millions of dollars' worth of black-market cigarettes through the Port of Mi... More >>

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  Donte' Stallworth Doesn't Seem Quite So Contrite on Twitter

  published Aug 14, 2009

  When the NFL suspended Cleveland Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth yesterday for the full 2009 season, he issued an official statement with all the right sentiments about the drunken March 14 crash th... More >>

• Two Teenage Girls, Including a 14-Year-Old, Arrested for Little Havana Armed Robbery

  published Aug 12, 2009

  Miami Police arrested four young suspects, including two teenage girls, on suspicion of robbing a Little Havana man at gunpoint early this morning.rSalene Cala, age 14, and Estefay Ferrera, 16, w... More >>

• Does Miami Really Have a Shot at Hosting the World Cupr Pepe Diaz Says Yes

  published Aug 12, 2009

  When Riptide saw the news this week that an all-star band of celebrities and local power-players -- including the always busy Emilio Estefan and Alonzo Mourning -- was trying to bring the World Cup to... More >>

• Slumlord Millionaire

  published August 13, 2009

  Gardens Apartments' Dilip Barot: Slumlord Millionaire in Opa-locka More >>