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2003 Stories by Tristram Korten

• Who, What, When, Where, Why, Ouch!

  published June 12, 2003

  On a hot June night in 1991, two men in a Toyota inched through the streets of Liberty City. A riot was brewing and New Times staff writer... More >>

• Golden Beach to Shine Again?

  published May 29, 2003

  Last week the Golden Beach Town Council voted to hire a new police chief -- Greg Feldman, from the South Miami Police Department. He'll be the... More >>

• Special Treatment at Jackson

  published May 15, 2003

  This past March, Robert Blake, the University of Miami Medical School's general counsel, chastised Michael Kosnitzky, who sits on the board of the... More >>

• The Dull and Dreary Nightlife

  published May 8, 2003

  Miami Beach City Hall never looked so good. Lots of hair gel, sleeveless T-shirts and exposed bellybuttons, everything but the velvet rope. And... More >>

• Stalin Would Be Proud

  published May 1, 2003

  The dismissal of six workers from a local office of the Department of Children and Families is one of the most surreal governmental dramas to play... More >>

• It's Broken, So Fix It

  published April 24, 2003

  About a month ago Lois Spears, director of Miami-Dade's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, picked up the phone. She must have gritted... More >>

• Proposals with Punch

  published April 17, 2003

  Three weeks ago some 5000 people marched down Calle Ocho to protest Fidel Castro's crackdown on dissidents, in which about 80 people who'd been... More >>

• The Firefighter Who Burned His Colleagues

  published April 10, 2003

  City of Miami Fire Department Capt. Ed Pidermann, president of Miami's chapter of the International Association of Firefighters (Local 587),... More >>

• The Unduly Long Arm of the Law

  published March 27, 2003

  Although I had seen Lt. Israel Gonzalez around the Miami Police Department, it wasn't until a meeting in a deserted office building just before... More >>

• Welcome to the Brawl

  published March 20, 2003

  From his law office on the 28th floor of a downtown high-rise, Michael Kosnitzky, cigar clenched in one hand, is poring over last year's Annual... More >>

• A Cop Comes Clean

  published March 13, 2003

  Bill Hames walked into Judge Alan Gold's federal courtroom on January 28 and all heads turned. Many did a double take. Hames seemed so ... frail.... More >>

• The Last Deep Dive

  published March 6, 2003

  The most noticeable thing about Francisco Ferreras is his chest. He is otherwise an imposing presence -- tall, muscular arms, broad back, shaved... More >>

• A Friend Indeed

  published January 30, 2003

  This is a distressing time for Camilo Padreda. It's the end of an era. Possibly his. The self-proclaimed best friend of the Miami Police... More >>

• Wanted: In or Out of Pajamas

  published January 2, 2003

  Dr. Stanley Feinman is chuckling into the phone. "Sure, come on over," he says. "Make sure your laugh meter is on. I mean, I know this is serious... More >>