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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2012 Stories by Tim Elfrink

• Florida Woman Sets Fire To Ex's Bed While He's Sleeping In It With New Girlfriend

  published Dec 28, 2012

  There's nothing worse than seeing an ex literally sleeping in bed with their new squeeze. OK, there's one thing worse: Reacting by literally setting that bed aflame while your ex and their new squeeze... More >>

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  George Zimmerman Sued By His Security Firm Over Unpaid $27,000 Bill

  published Dec 28, 2012

  Now we know why George Zimmerman started selling his autograph last month. Turns out, back when he was preparing to leave jail on bond over the summer, he and his lawyers had hired a detective agency ... More >>

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  Hugo Chavez Considering Asylum Request From Syrian Strongman Bashar al-Assad, Report Says

  published Dec 27, 2012

  If you're a hated, blood-soaked Middle Eastern tyrant whose nation has been ripped asunder by a devastating civil war that's about to topple you from power, where on Earth do you fleerIn the case of S... More >>

• Miami's Christmas Crime Wave: Man Set On Fire, Jewelry Store Owner Shot, Bank Robbed

  published Dec 27, 2012

  As the rest of the nation huddled up to some eggnog, crackling fires and repeat viewings of "It's A Wonderful Life," Miami baked under tropical skies and celebrated Christmas the best way we knew how:... More >>

• Florida Led The Country In Death Sentences This Year

  published Dec 26, 2012

  Nationwide, the use of the death penalty is in steep decline, with only nine states carrying out any executions at all last year. But in the Sunshine State, sentencing prisoners to die is as in vogue ... More >>

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  Bad Week For Ex-Dolphins: Chad Johnson's Sex Tape Leaks, Joey Porter Goes To Jail

  published Dec 26, 2012

  The Miami Dolphins didn't have the best Christmas week: Despite smothering the Bills on Sunday, they were knocked out of the playoffs yet again when the Bengals later won. But the team can at least ta... More >>

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  Miami New Times Best Investigations of 2012: A Wrongly Charged Boxer, Corrupt Mayors and Bogus Pot Busts

  published Dec 25, 2012

  Here at Riptide we do plenty of joking about mugshots and celebrating the sheer insanity that is life in the Sunshine State. But Miami New Times' staff writers also spend months investigating the kind... More >>

• Florida Gun Sales Roaring at a Record Pace After Sandy Hook Massacre

  published Dec 21, 2012

  After the incomprehensible tragedy in Connecticut last Friday, most Floridians reacted like the rest of the nation: by crying, hugging their kids, and having an honest conversation about mental illnes... More >>

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  Don't Worry, Miami, It Only Looks Like The Mayan Apocalypse Outside

  published Dec 21, 2012

  Miami awoke this morning to howling winds, eerie, greenish sunlight and skidding clouds, and suddenly remembered, "Oh yeah, today is the Apocalypse, isn't itr" Then we chugged some whiskey, grabbed ou... More >>

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  Floridians Divided On Same-Sex Marriage, Aren't Down With Legalized Pot, New Poll Finds

  published Dec 20, 2012

  Florida voters have pulled a Charlie Crist-esque turnaround on gay marriage one month after several states passed LGBT equality measures. But Sunshine State voters still can't get behind another big w... More >>

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  Miami Beach Firefighter, Dade Cop Sentenced For Running Cocaine

  published Dec 20, 2012

  When Henry Bryant and Daniel Mack were caught last year trying to transport a few kilos of cocaine, the arrest sent shock waves well beyond the usual coke bust. That's because Bryant was a Miami Beach... More >>

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  The Miami Herald Paywall Goes Live Today; New Times Remains Free, Hooray!

  published Dec 19, 2012

  If you tried to click through the Miami Herald's site this morning, you were in for a nasty surprise: The salad days of riding that Herald gravy train for free are over, you freeloader. Starting today... More >>

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  Poll: Rick Scott's Approval Rating Is "Awful," Charlie Crist Has Best Chance To Beat Him

  published Dec 19, 2012

  Maybe it was the bungled Election Day, or the Stand Your Ground backlash, or the drug testing programs gone awry, or just the fact that he still looks like a cyborg sent from the future to slash entit... More >>

• Florida Animal Services Director Resigns After Allegedly Talking About "Tijuana Donkey Shows"

  published Dec 18, 2012

  If your job is to run a department charged with protecting animal welfare, there are a few choice topics best left alone in conversations with your employees. Tijuana donkey shows are definitely on th... More >>

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  Rep. Dennis Baxley, Author of Florida's Stand Your Ground Law, Wants Guns In Schools

  published Dec 18, 2012

  Florida's Stand Your Ground law has been a catastrophe, a Wild West throwback that's let killers justify everything from shooting an unarmed teenager for playing loud music to murdering a pizza store ... More >>

• Miami Artist Busted for Stealing Photographer's Work at Scope Art Fair

  published December 20, 2012

  Miami Artist Busted for Stealing Photographer's Work at Scope Art Fair More >>

• Angry Over Gay Mayor's Election, Florida GOP Leader Wants To Stop College Kids From Voting

  published Dec 17, 2012

  When Craig Lowe won a run-off two years ago to become Gainesville's first openly gay mayor, many hailed it as a landmark of tolerance in conservative Central Florida. But not the local county's GOP ch... More >>

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  John McAfee's South Beach Afternoon: Sushi, Ice Cream and Chaos (Photos and Video)

  published Dec 13, 2012

  John McAfee, the software guru who fled Belize over questions about his neighbor's murder, met a gaggle of press outside his South Beach hotel this morning to answer questions about the case and his l... More >>

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  John McAfee Lands in Miami, Stays in South Beach's Beacon Hotel

  published Dec 13, 2012

  Troubled anti-virus software guru and murder suspect John McAfee landed in Miami last night after getting deported from Guatemala, where he'd fled from an investigation into his neighbor's shooting de... More >>

• Miami Ranks Fifth in Foreclosures As Florida Reigns As Underwater Real Estate Capital

  published Dec 13, 2012

  With Miami's luxury market going bananas again and Indian Creek mansions hawking for $47 million a pop, it's easy to forget that the average Dade homeowner is still deeper underwater than James Camero... More >>

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  Panamanian Woman Busted Smuggling Three Pounds of Cocaine In Breast Implants

  published Dec 12, 2012

  Congratulations, cocaine smugglers. You've successfully moved the War on Drugs from island-hopping airplanes to Caribbean submarines to the most daring transportation method yet: Huge breast implants.... More >>

• Pam Bondi Bans 22 New Synthetic Drugs In Florida

  published Dec 12, 2012

  Need a perfect illustration of just absurd the fight against synthetic drugs has becomer Take a look at the latest legal missive from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has just banned 22 new syn... More >>

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  TSA's Miami Screening Director Left MPD After Getting Caught Trying To Buy Sex

  published Dec 12, 2012

  The Transportation Security Administration workers who keep Miami International Airport safe from terrorists, criminals, and Solange Knowles's Afro (no, really, they thoroughly searched her hair last ... More >>

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  Miami Artist Busted For Stealing When Photographer Spots Copied Images On Sale at Scope UPDATE

  published Dec 11, 2012

  Jason Levesque, a Virginia-based artist, was strolling through Scope Art Fair this weekend, thinking about how much he'd love to be exhibiting there, when suddenly he turned a corner to find two of hi... More >>

• Miami TSA Screening Chief Juan Garcia Fired From MPD for Trying to Buy Sex

  published December 13, 2012

  Miami TSA Screening Chief Juan Garcia Fired From MPD for Trying to Buy Sex More >>