Criminal Investigations

Federal Trayvon Martin probe is just a coverup

The Federal Investigation Into Trayvon Martin's Murder Is Bound To Fail

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke scoffs at the Justice Department's investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin.Ever since I heard the 911 tapes of 17- ... More >>

Manuel Orosa Named New Miami Police Chief

New Miami Police chief Manuel Orosa​Manuel Orosa has been named the new Chief of Miami Police.Orosa now officially inherits a department currently under investigation by the Department of Justice for seven fatal police-involved shootings in a six-month stretch of last year.Since taking over as act ... More >>

Regalado: Payout Offer To Exposito Was 'Severance,' Not A Bribe

via City of Miami​Hours after the Hoedown in Hadley Park, Riptide caught up with Mayor Tomas Regalado in Little Haiti to press him on the $400,000 "bribe" Chief Miguel Exposito says he was offered to resign. This time Regalado argued the deal was a perfectly legal severance package -- negotiated s ... More >>

NCAA Launching Investigation Into Shady SEC and Big 10 Football Recruiting in South Florida

​Used to be the University of Miami Hurricanes had a lock on recruiting football talents in the "state of South Florida," but over the past few decades other schools have recognized the importance of our local talent hotbed. Now the NCAA is launching an investigation into allegations of shady recr ... More >>

Barry Minkow Pleads Guilty to Lennar Conspiracy

​As expected former conman turned pastor turned corporate whistle-blower Barry Minkow has pleaded guilty to commit securities fraud. He was accused of purposefully trying to harm the business of Lennar, a home builder that is one of the largest companies head-quartered in Miami-Dade, by reporting ... More >>

Shock Nightclub Now Under Investigation, According to Miami Beach Police

via FacebookOpen or closed, Shock nightclub is now under investigation​Shock nightclub in South Beach may be a chaotic vortex of revolving promoters, investors, and name-changes, but it finally looks like that cycle might be grinding to a halt.Miami Beach Police now say that they have begun an inv ... More >>

Police Suspect Missing Mom Lilly Aramburo May Have Been Killed

Miami-Dade Police​More than three years after she went missing, Miami-Dade Police investigators believe Lilly Aramburo was a victim of foul play. At least, that's what an updated missing persons flyer seems to indicate. New Times wrote a cover story about the young single mother's June 1, 2007 dis ... More >>

Man Beaten By Police on Halloween Charged with Resisting Arrest

Matamoros shows bruises he sustained at the hands of police​Gilberto Matamoros, the 21-year-old man who's brutal beating at the hands of out-of-control City of Miami police officers on Halloween night in Coconut Grove was caught on YouTube, is being charged with resisting arrest. There's still no ... More >>

To Catch a Predator

Matamoros shows bruises he sustained at the hands of police​Gilberto Matamoros, the 21-year-old man who's brutal beating at the hands of out-of-control City of Miami police officers on Halloween night in Coconut Grove was caught on YouTube, is being charged with resisting arrest. There's still no ... More >>

Police Searching for Ex-Boyfriend of Marisol Ramon, After Her Remains Were Found in Everglades

via NBCMiami​Today's wrap up of the sins of South Florida is a doozy: remains found in the Everglades have been identified as Marisol Ramon and police are searching for her abusive ex-boyfriend, one person is dead after a crash on an I95 exit ramp, a man was shot at a Metrorail station, and a woma ... More >>

Four-Year-Old Dies After Shooting Himself in Head

​In today's roundup of the travesties and tragedies of South Florida: A 4-year-old boy is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the head, a police officer shoots and kills a man during a traffic stop, the search for a missing boater has turned into a homicide investigation, and a teen dies o ... More >>

Police Hunting For Serial Groper with Sticky Fingers

​Police are searching for a man involved in two robberies in the Kendall area who got his hands on more than stolen items. In the two robberies, a man ambushed women as they arrived home. Threatening his victims with a knife he stole their purses, and then proceeded to fondle the women on the brea ... More >>

NARTH Had Hand in Rekers Damage Control, Escort Says

Did NARTH help George Alan Rekers with damage control?​Members of one of America's largest "ex-gay" organizations may have secretly intervened in the rentboy scandal, publicly calling for a "thorough investigation," while working behind the scenes to quash the story.Officials of the National Assoc ... More >>

Floating Bodies Update: One Suspect Charged, Two Cases Still Unsolved

Let's call it the Week of the Floaters: Since Monday, three mysterious corpses have bobbed to the surface in waterways around the metro area.via Miami-Dade CorrectionsPolice say Arthur Johnson stabbed to death the man whose body washed up near Peacock Park yesterday.Saddled with three new homicide i ... More >>

North Bay Village Mayor Oscar Alfonso cheated the IRS, the bank, and his city

Let's call it the Week of the Floaters: Since Monday, three mysterious corpses have bobbed to the surface in waterways around the metro area.via Miami-Dade CorrectionsPolice say Arthur Johnson stabbed to death the man whose body washed up near Peacock Park yesterday.Saddled with three new homicide i ... More >>

Calder trainer is suspected of selling racehorses to a slaughterhouse

Let's call it the Week of the Floaters: Since Monday, three mysterious corpses have bobbed to the surface in waterways around the metro area.via Miami-Dade CorrectionsPolice say Arthur Johnson stabbed to death the man whose body washed up near Peacock Park yesterday.Saddled with three new homicide i ... More >>

Police Searching for Unidentified Man in Murder of Paula Sladewski

Police are searching for a new person of interest in the murder of Paula Sladewski, the aspiring model who was found burned to death in a dumpster in North Miami-Dade after traveling to Miami for a Lady Gaga concert New Year's Eve.Surveillance video from that weekend shows Sladewski leavin ... More >>

Peace, Love, and Terror

The investigation into a cop killing in the '70s leads to a law professor who helped launch Barack Obama's political career.

Bad Homework

Would you tell your grandson to lie about an essay for a few lousy bucks?

Bad Homework at the Miami Beach PAL: Would You Tell Your Grandson to Lie For a Few Lousy Bucks?

Lumilon.com via Flickr CC​Just a few weeks ago, at a county school board meeting, Bernie Winer -- a consultant for the Miami Beach Police Athletic League -- received a standing ovation. A month before that, Miami Beach city commissioners handed him an award. But Riptide has uncovered a PAL e ... More >>

Murder Miami Style: Police Release Sketch of Suspect in Saturday Shooting

Police this morning released the first details of a Saturday night murder in Allapattah -- including a sketch of the prime suspect in the killing.Around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, someone shot a man named Hector Belgrade near 2261 NW 28th St. and then ran off, says Det. Juan D'Elia of the Miami Police ... More >>

When Internal Affairs Gets Too Cozy

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement recently ended an investigation into the onetime commander of the Miami-Dade Police Department's internal affairs unit, concluding Donald Rifkin was hoping to get laid by talking to county cop Carmen Pichardo about sensitive information in the internal affa ... More >>

Junior Goes Free in Estefano Shooting Trial

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement recently ended an investigation into the onetime commander of the Miami-Dade Police Department's internal affairs unit, concluding Donald Rifkin was hoping to get laid by talking to county cop Carmen Pichardo about sensitive information in the internal affa ... More >>

Burn, Baby, Burn

Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

Redskins Safety Sean Taylor Shot in Florida Home

Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

Slime and Schemes Simmer in Surfside

John Davis is a cop who won’t stop

Scary Terry

John Davis is a cop who won’t stop

In the Aftermath

For public figures and journalists alike, actions have consequences

Inspector Imperiled

Incredibly, the job of one of the county's most successful and vigilant agents is on the line

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