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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2013 Stories by Tim Elfrink

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  Miami Beach Cops Ordered to Release Records From Memorial Day Shootout

  published Apr 04, 2013

  On Memorial Day Weekend in 2011, Miami Beach police killed a Palm Beach man named Raymond Herisse in a hail of more than 115 bullets, wounding five bystanders in a terrifying scene caught on camera. T... More >>

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  Marco Rubio Narrowly Leads GOP Presidential Pack, Jeb Bush in Fourth, Poll Finds

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Hope you like a long, drawn-out campaign, GOP faithful! Because three years out from choosing a nominee to run in the 2016 presidential race, Republican voters aren't showing any inclination toward pi... More >>

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  Florida Man Clocked at 127 MPH Driving Drunk With Three Kids on Overseas Highway

  published Apr 02, 2013

  When a Monroe County Sheriff's deputy clocked a maroon Mitsubishi blazing past his stakeout a few miles north of Key West this weekend, the car was doing 87 mph in a 55 zone. The cop gave pursuit and ... More >>

• Andrea Bocelli Crashed Easter Mass on Miami Beach To Belt Out Some Hymns

  published Apr 01, 2013

  Andrea Bocelli might just be the most popular Italian on Earth. The 54-year-old operatic tenor has sold more than 80 million records, sung for every world leader this side of Kim Jong Un and yeah, has... More >>

• Florida Leads Nation in "Zombie Homes," Empty Houses in Foreclosure

  published Mar 29, 2013

  All across our lovely, sun-drenched peninsula, acres and acres of cookie-cutter suburbs sit wilting in the humidity, bereft of human beings. They're "zombie homes": properties mired in foreclosur... More >>

• UM Will Accuse NCAA of Acting Even Shadier in Botched Nevin Shapiro Probe

  published Mar 28, 2013

  On Friday, the University of Miami will file a motion asking the NCAA to dismiss its Nevin Shapiro investigation, which was tainted when a now-fired investigator paid Shapiro's attorney to grill witne... More >>

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  Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado Says Marlins "Raped" Taxpayers in Stadium Deal

  published Mar 27, 2013

  As the Marlins gear up for what many predict will be their worst-performing, least-attended season ever -- just one year after opening a taxpayer-funded ballpark -- the wolves are howling outside owne... More >>

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  Ultra Music Festival Crime Tally: 167 Arrests, Mostly For Drugs and Gatecrashing

  published Mar 25, 2013

  When Ultra Music Festival announced plans to expand to a second weekend, Commissioner Marc Sarnoff predicted an onslaught of "urinating, defecating ... throwing up" kids on "mind-altering drugs" wreak... More >>

• Miami Marlins Threaten to Sue Longtime Season-Ticket Holders

  published March 28, 2013

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• Miami-Dade Police Hunt for Driver in Horrific Hit-and-Run Bicycle Death

  published Mar 25, 2013

  How often have you seen this headline in Miamir Yet even in Dade, where hit-and-runs are as regular as dubstep floating around South Beach on Ultra weekend, the wreck that killed a cyclist in North Da... More >>

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  Jim Larranaga Busts Out Amazing Locker-Room Dance as UM Advances to Sweet 16

  published Mar 25, 2013

  When Shane Larkin drained a game-winning three yesterday with seconds left to secure the U's second-ever trip to the Sweet 16, Canes fans everywhere went bananas. But no one -- repeat, NO ONE -- rocke... More >>

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  Major League Baseball Reportedly Set to Sue Biogenesis Figures to Get at Steroid-Linked Players UPDATE

  published Mar 22, 2013

  Major League Baseball is set to file a lawsuit today against Tony Bosch, the former head of Coral Gables anti-aging clinic Biogenesis, alleging he damaged the sport by providing performance-enhancing ... More >>

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  Floridians Really Want Gun Background Checks, Support Assault Weapon Ban

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Florida may well be the "Gunshine State," but like the rest of the nation, its residents still overwhelmingly support background checks on all gun purchases. More surprising, a solid majority of Flori... More >>

• Florida Man Arrested for Motorcycle Chase Caught on Buddy's Helmet Camera

  published Mar 20, 2013

  A life lesson for Miami's legion of borderline-insane bikers: If you're going to lead police on a high-speed chase, make sure your buddy isn't filming the whole thing on his helmet camera. Sure, it ma... More >>

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  Marlins Threaten to Sue Longtime Season-Ticket Holders Who Complained About View-Obscuring Sign

  published Mar 19, 2013

  First the Marlins alienated every taxpayer in Miami with their stadium deal. Then they pissed off every casual fan with a mass offseason firesale. Now the team is burning bridges with the only true-bl... More >>

• Booze Bills Could Help Florida's Craft Alcohol Industry

  published March 21, 2013

  Booze Bills Could Help Florida's Craft Alcohol Industry More >>

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  Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado To Unveil "Profound" Mystery Lawsuit

  published Mar 18, 2013

  In a few hours, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and Commissioner Marc Sarnoff will announce a mysterious new lawsuit they promise will have a "profound" impact on Overtown, Omni and downtown Miami. What co... More >>

• University of Central Florida on Lockdown After Police Find Explosives, Dead Man in Dorm UPDATE

  published Mar 18, 2013

  When police at the University of Central Florida responded to a fire alarm in a dorm early this morning, they found a nightmare scenario: one man dead of a gunshot wound inside a dorm room full of imp... More >>

• Key West Man Arrested For Breaking Into Airport To Steal Beer

  published Mar 15, 2013

  If Jimmy Buffett hasn't already written a sappy acoustic ballad about the foibles of Thomas Knight, it's probably only a matter of time. The 57-year-old Conch had such a strong hankering for another c... More >>

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  Fla. Legislators, Including Miami Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, Took $1 Million From Internet Gaming Front

  published Mar 15, 2013

  When the dust clears, will Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll be the only Florida politician whose career goes up in smoke over the federal bust of an Internet gaming ring posing as a veterans' charityr An AP ... More >>

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  Ultra Music Festival Stage Collapses During Sound Check, Several "Critically" Injured UPDATED

  published Mar 14, 2013

  A stage has collapsed in Bayfront Park during a sound check for this weekend's Ultra Music Festival, injuring several and sending police cruisers and ambulances swarming to the park. At least three pe... More >>

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  Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll Resigns Over Ties to Racketeering Case

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll resigned this morning over ties to a nonprofit busted by the IRS and Secret Service on racketeering and fraud charges. It's a shocking end to a stormy tenure for Carr... More >>

• MDPD Kills Man Who Jumped Into Cruiser, Tried to Run Down Cops

  published Mar 13, 2013

  What started as a simple check into a man suspiciously peering into cars on a residential block in southwest Dade turned into a violent showdown when the suspect jumped into a police cruiser and tried... More >>

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  Man in Wheelchair Shoots Up Lincoln Road Bar After Arguing Over Seating

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Ernesto Velazquez did not want to sit outside last night. In fact, the 29-year-old who uses a wheelchair was so insulted when a waitress at Finnegan's 2 tried to give him a table on Lincoln Road Mall ... More >>

• Seventy-Year-Old Florida Man Shoots and Kills His 41-Year-Old Wife's Lover

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Five months ago in Brandon, Florida, 70-year-old Ralph Lewis Wald married his neighbor Johnna Flores. Flores is 29 years younger than Wald, who also notched his fifth wife in the ceremony. That d... More >>