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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2010 Stories by Tim Elfrink

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  FEATURED STORY

  Sources Say Miami City Manager Pete Hernandez Has Resigned

  published Feb 19, 2010

  rMiami City Manager Pete Hernandez has handed in his resignation, two of Riptide's sources at City Hall have confirmed. Herandez's ouster is a major victory for Mayor Tomas Regalado, clearing ... More >>

• Edgar Castillo, Miami's Most Inept Burglar-Slash-Child Molester, Arrested

  published Feb 19, 2010

  Edgar Giovanni Castillo, how dumb -- and disturbed -- you are. rLet us count the ways. First, police say, you molest children and film it. Then you keep said films and videos on your cell pho... More >>

• Pablo Guzman, Super Bowl Week Shooting Suspect, Caught in Panama

  published Feb 17, 2010

  Pablo Guzman ran away from a Super Bowl week shooting outside a downtown club, evaded an off-duty cop's barrage of bullets, and successfully made his escape to Cancun, Mexico. rBut his luck ra... More >>

• Murder Miami Style: Suspect in Lib City Murder Gunned Down in Fort Pierce, UPDATE

  published Feb 17, 2010

  Who executed a career criminal wanted in connection with a February slaying in Miamir rThat's what the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department is trying to piece together this morning after a 21... More >>

• Three Miami-Dade Cops Arrested, Charged With Obstruction of Justice and Perjury

  published Feb 12, 2010

  Three Miami-Dade police officers lied under oath last year when they told a judge that they read a suspect his Miranda Rights during a traffic stop that led to a felony weapons charge, federal officia... More >>

• Murder Miami Style: West Miami Woman Found Dead, Cops Seek Boyfriend UPDATE

  published Feb 11, 2010

  Yesterday, a little after 2 p.m., a woman went to visit her friend in her new home, a squat, pastel-painted ranch on a quiet block of SW 5th Terrace just off SW 8th Street in West Miami. rWhe... More >>

• Police Chief Carlos Noriega Meets With Miami Beach's Gay Leaders Over ACLU Suit, Promises Changes

  published Feb 09, 2010

  Miami Beach Police Chief Carlos Noriega met with gay leaders earlier this afternoon at city hall, promising changes one week after the ACLU announced a suit charging that Beach cops regularly harass g... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Carlos Bertonatti's Blood Alcohol Content Was .122, Well Over Legal Limit

  published Feb 09, 2010

  Blood tests have been completed on Carlos Bertonatti, the aspiring musician accused of drunkenly killing a cyclist on the Rickenbacker Causeway last month and then speeding away. rThe verdi... More >>

• Cutler Bay man smuggles cigarettes through the Port of Miami and goes to prison

  published February 11, 2010

  Cutler Bay man smuggles cigarettes through the Port of Miami and goes to prison More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Carlos Bertonatti Tossed Back Into the Slammer for Misleading Homeland Security: UPDATE

  published Feb 08, 2010

  Carlos Bertonatti, the musician charged with drunkenly killing a cyclist and then speeding away on the Rickenbacker Causeway last month, was handcuffed and escorted back to jail this morning. ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Surviving Who Dat Nation: A Photo Blog From the Super Bowl

  published Feb 08, 2010

  As we mentioned in our live blog, Riptide still isn't entirely sure how it got an invite to the Super Bowl. rAnd we have no comment on whether blackmail may or may not have been involved.Either w... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Super Bowlin': Riptide's Live, Uncensored and Unnecessary Blog From Section 252

  published Feb 07, 2010

  Riptide got invited to the Super Bowl!rWe know. We couldn't believe it either. It's amazing what twenty bucks and some extremely compromising Polaroids of Roger Goodell at King of Diamonds will get yo... More >>

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  'Cigs for Terrorism' Smuggler Gets Two Years In Prison

  published Feb 05, 2010

  Last summer, New Times brought you the story of Roman Vidal, a quiet Cutler Bay resident whom authorities linked to a very troubling international conspiracy. rStarting in 2001, the 57-year-o... More >>

• Bad Day For Miami Beach Cops: ACLU Lawsuit, Contract Fights, Accusations

  published Feb 04, 2010

  Miami Beach Police Chief Carlos Noriega certainly picked a terrible day to leave the Beach for an out-of-state conference. rFirst came a fiery meeting with the City Commission, when the police uni... More >>

• Video: Beach Cops Go Nuclear, Vow to Boycott Super Bowl Events

  published Feb 03, 2010

  More than 100 Miami Beach Police officers and members of the local Fraternal Order of Police chapter packed into the city commission chambers this afternoon with a simple -- if fiery -- message. The... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Hand Puppets and Sweaty Canadians: Photo Lowlights From Super Bowl Media Day

  published Feb 03, 2010

  To the unitiated, Super Bowl Media Day must sound like some outrageous backstage fantasy. Media and players partying together! Celebrities around every corner! Free buffet lunch! Well not to ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Chad Ochocinco Adds Another Notch in His Career Belt: Media Day Hack

  published Feb 02, 2010

  Chad Ochocinco hasn't yet accecpted New Times' informal offer to write a 10,000-word odyssey/cover story about wearing Snuggies at McDonald's and living a double life as Esteban the ... More >>

• Hit-and-run driver Carlos Bertonatti isn't the only troublemaker in his family

  published February 4, 2010

  Hit-and-run driver Carlos Bertonatti isn't the only troublemaker in his family More >>

• Aboard the USS Bataan, A Desperate Daily Struggle To Help Injured Haitians

  published Feb 01, 2010

  Frustrations came near a boiling point in Haiti this weekend, as Gov. Charlie Crist and President Obama bickered over who was to blame for a suspension of flights bringing injured Haitians to Florida ... More >>

• Feds Bust Guard for Slinging Cocaine and Booze in Downtown Federal Pen

  published Jan 29, 2010

  A prisoner's offhand request for some holiday liquor led to a sting operation that yesterday brought down a guard at Miami's downtown Federal Detention Center on charges of selling alcohol and cocaine... More >>

• Cops Kill Dog to Save Ecstasy-Dealing Suspect in West Miami

  published Jan 28, 2010

  A narcotics bust in West Miami took a wild turn last night, with a high-speed chase leading to a foot race leading to undercover cops slaying a neighborhood dog to save a suspect in an Ecstasy ring. ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Carlos Bertonatti Isn't the Only Member of His Family With Past Legal Troubles

  published Jan 26, 2010

  It's been more than one week since Carlos Bertonatti slammed into cyclist Christophe Le Canne on the Rickenbacker Causeway and then sped away as the 44-year-old died on the roadside, but the crime is ... More >>

• Behind-the-Scenes Video: Bolivia Holds the Key to the Green Revolution

  published Jan 26, 2010

  Beneath the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flats in a remote corner of South America's poorest nation, there's an untapped fortune below the white crust. Nearly half the world's lithium -- ... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Lithium from Bolivia could reshape Miami and the world

  published January 28, 2010

  Lithium from Bolivia could reshape Miami and the world More >>

• Thousands of Bikers Ride to Remember Christophe Le Canne, Killed in Hit-and-Run

  published Jan 25, 2010

  Cyclists flooded the Rickenbacker Causeway this past Sunday for a memorial ride in honor of Christophe Le Canne, the 44-year-old biker killed in a horrific hit-and-run accident last weekend. As you c... More >>