Email Author Tim Elfrink

Awards

• 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"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, 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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2011 Stories by Tim Elfrink

• Body Washes Up on Miami Beach, Police Investigating Possible Suicide

  published Aug 09, 2011

  An early-morning beachgoer called Miami Beach Police shortly before 7 a.m. today to report a disturbing find: a body lying near the sea around 68th Street.The dead man had a gunshot wound to the head,... More >>

• At Conchita Transit, Hialeah's Jitney King, Brotherly Feud Leads to Blood and Lawsuit

  published Aug 09, 2011

  A few days before Christmas 2008, Abraham Gil had just finished handing out routes to Conchita Transit's fleet of jitney drivers when his brother Rene bumped into him in a hallway. Rene, who owns 40 p... More >>

• Conchita Transit jitney company torn by family feud

  published August 11, 2011

  Conchita Transit jitney company torn by family feud More >>

• Four Wounded in Late-Night Shootout Outside Downtown Club 90 Degree

  published Aug 08, 2011

  Club 90 Degree first etched out a niche downtown as the Latin dance spot for the non-Calle Ocho crowd, with reggaeton, salsa, and merengue nights; lately, they've added hip-hop nights and had Pow... More >>

• Edison High's Treasurer Lisa Bradley Charged With Stealing $14K From Troubled School

  published Aug 05, 2011

  Poor Miami Edison Senior High. Just a couple weeks ago, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho had to roll into Tally guns blazing just to keep the Little Haiti institution open; despite big gains from an F ... More >>

• Buck Naked, Incredibly Drunk Driver Tasered By Florida Deputies

  published Aug 04, 2011

  If the charges against Kelly Michael Bachmeier are true, Riptide salutes him for hitting for the cycle of Florida crimes: extreme drunkenness, a complete lack of pants, erratic driving and, of course,... More >>

• Regalado Asks Feds To Investigate MPD Just As Police Union Pushes His Recall

  published Aug 04, 2011

  Still doubt that the beef between Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and his police chief Miguel Exposito has reached Biggie-vs-Tupac-ian heightsr Here's some more kerosene to toss on the campfire: Regalado h... More >>

• Firefighters Union Leaders Join Regalado Recall Movement UPDATE

  published Aug 02, 2011

  As Banana Republican reported earlier this morning, following our story detailing ten reasons to recall Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, the Miami Police union's chiefs voted last night to do just that. No... More >>

• Body of Jet Skier Pulled From Biscayne Bay, Might Be Missing Man (Update)

  published Aug 01, 2011

  Rescuers pulled the body of a white male out of Biscayne Bay around 8:30 this morning after he was spotted floating just south of the Julia Tuttle Causeway. The man was a jet skier, Gabriella Ferraro,... More >>

• Miami Man Has Worst Mushroom Trip Ever, Pulled From Ocean by Keys Sheriffs

  published Aug 01, 2011

  Daniel Yepez learned a little something about psychedelic mushrooms this weekend. Namely, that too many can make you trip your balls off so badly that walking slowly and determinedly into the ocean wh... More >>

• Here's a List of the 783 People Hired by the City of Miami Since a "Hiring Freeze" Began

  published Jul 27, 2011

  You'd think hiring freeze is a pretty cut-and-dried concept. In the private sector, at least, it means you're doing twice the work because your company can't afford any new faces; if you're unemployed... More >>

• Ex-Dolphin Adewale Ogunleye Sues Mondrian, Says Housekeeper Secretly Lived in His Condo

  published Jul 26, 2011

  When Adewale Ogunleye walked into his condo in the South Beach Mondrian a few weeks ago, he got a nasty shock -- a slammed door and a "large male" hiding in the shower. When he called out, the guy sai... More >>

• Miami Beach to Fire Police in Gay Harassment Case; Charges Pending for ATV Copsr

  published Jul 25, 2011

  Two Miami Beach cops accused of assaulting a gay tourist in Flamingo Park are getting pink slips -- even though prosecutors declined to file charges against them. Officers Elliut Hazzi and Frankly For... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Recall Tomas Regalado

  published July 28, 2011

  Recall Tomas Regalado More >>

• Harold Thomas, Wounded NYC Cop, Clinging to Life After Saturday SoBe Shooting

  published Jul 25, 2011

  Doctors today are still struggling to save the life of an off-duty New York City cop grievously wounded during an early morning shootout on South Beach on Saturday. Detective Harold Thomas has undergo... More >>

• New York City Cop Shot On South Beach, Police Still Looking For Suspects

  published Jul 23, 2011

  An off-duty New York City police officer was shot on South Beach outside a ritzy beach resort early this morning, police say. Miami Beach detectives have shut down Collins Avenue between 12th and 13th... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  In Cuba, Gay Man and Transsexual Set To Wed On Fidel Castro's Birthday

  published Jul 21, 2011

  A transsexual who underwent Cuba's first state-sanctioned sex change operation and a gay man with AIDS are set to wed in Havana in three weeks, with Cuba's most infamous blogger serving as maid of hon... More >>

• Scott Arciszewski, UCF Computer Student, Charged In Anonymous Hacking Crackdown

  published Jul 20, 2011

  Federal prosecutors this morning charged 16 hackers linked to the Anonymous ring that targeted PayPal last year. Among those charged: Scott Matthew Arciszewski, a 21-year-old computer major at the Uni... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Tyler Hadley Killed Parents With a Hammer So He Could Throw a Facebook Party, Police Say

  published Jul 19, 2011

  As long as parents have been putting a stop to house parties, teenagers have been finding ways to throw them anyway. But if police are right about Tyler Hadley, never before has a thwarted kegger led ... More >>

• Miami Beach vigilante biker gets driver charged with felony assault

  published July 21, 2011

  Miami Beach vigilante biker Ken Bereski gets driver charged with felony assault More >>

• Joyriding ATV cop Derick Kuilan didn't have such a clean record

  published July 21, 2011

  Sorry, Herald, joyriding ATV cop Derick Kuilan didn't have such a clean record More >>

• Miami Beach's Biker Vigilante Gets Driver Charged With Felony Assault Thanks To Video UPDATED

  published Jul 18, 2011

  A few months back, Riptide wrote about Ken Bereski, an IT consultant who's become the Howard Beale to Miami's cyclists who deal daily with life-threateningly awful drivers. Bereski was mad as hell, so... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Sorry, Herald, Joyriding ATV Cop Derick Kuilan Didn't Have Such a Clean Record

  published Jul 18, 2011

  Trust the Miami Herald at your own peril, at least when it comes to the Miami Beach cop whose ATV critically injured two beachgoers while he was joyriding on duty with a lady friend two weeks ago... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Miami Beach Pot Petition Presented to Commission, But Vote Could Take Awhile

  published Jul 14, 2011

  A triumphant group of pot activists presented the Miami Beach Commission yesterday with more than 9,000 signatures in favor of decriminalizing small amounts of weed -- but damned if city attorney Jose... More >>

• County Puts the Brakes on Miami's Bid to Cover Every Vertical Surface With Advertising

  published Jul 14, 2011

  If Marc Sarnoff and Tomas Regalado had their way, pretty much any stationary object within 1,000 feet of a major Miami roadway would be plastered with an LED billboard by next Tuesday. (Surely this ha... More >>