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Domestic Violence

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Former Dolphin Kenny Mixon Arrested for Domestic Violence in Weston

    ​Kenny Mixon, a former Miami Dolphin, was arrested at his Weston home yesterday afternoon on charges of domestic violence. Mixon is alleged to have choked his girlfriend. 

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Florida Woman Beats Up Husband After He Asks to Use Their Bed With Another Woman

    ​Marian Searchwell may have wound up behind bars for domestic violence, but frankly it's hard to blame her for her actions. The 56-year-old resident of Vero Beach was at the home she shared with her husband of 5 months when the man showed up around 10 p.m. on a Thursday night and asked her to plea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Drunk Florida Man Points Gun at Teen Son, Tells Police "Fighting is What Redneck People Do"

    ​Maybe police officers need to take sensitivity training to better understand the time honored traditions of the noble redneck people. That's what Mark Thomas Wach seems to think.After the Palm City man was arrested for shooting a lawnmower and pointing a gun at his son, he told police, "Fighting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    DJ Laz's Gun Used in Miramar Murder-Suicide

    ​Power 96 morning host and Miami bass legend DJ Laz finds himself connected to a bizarre murder-suicide that occurred in Miramar this past weekend.Marcus Trotman, 25, shot his wife, 30-year-old Danielle Lorenzo, and his mother-in-law, Linda Scudera, before turning the gun on himself. All three die ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Jennifer Lynn Hearn Killed Husband, Buried Him In Hog Pen, Lied On Facebook, Police Say

    via Brevard County Sheriff's OfficeJennifer Lynn Hearn​Six weeks ago, Jennifer Lynn Hearn started bragging on Facebook that her husband had left her, but she'd already found a new man: "Wow. I am so glad one person walked out of my life so others could walk in," she wrote.Turns out, her husband, C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Fathers Are Allowed to Slap Teen Daughters on the Ass, Rules Florida Appeals Court

    ​A three-judge panel from Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal has upheld the right of Florida's fathers to slap their teenage daughters on the ass without fear of facing domestic violence charges. The ruling overturned an earlier judgement from a Tallahassee judge, who granted a domestic violen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Luis Conte Agüero Accused of Molesting 10-Year-Old Girl

    ​Luis Conte Agüero, a well-known figure in Miami's exile community and a former close friend turned arch-nemesis of Fidel Castro, has been arrested for domestic violence and accused of molesting his former girlfriend's 10-year-old daughter. The 87-year-old was arrested yesterday in the parking lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Miami Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Jail for Gouging Wife's Eyes

    Roman in a 2005 mugshot​Eugene Roman may never see the errors of his own ways. Or much of anything in fact. He gouged out his own eyes with his finger back in 2005 while serving time for beating his wife. Shortly after the incident he was released, and his wife accepted him back into the house. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Miami-Dade Police Sergeant Reinaldo Ruiz Arrested for Domestic Violence

    ​Reinaldo Ruiz, a sergeant in the Miami-Dade Police Department who makes more than $100,000-a-year, has found himself on the other side of the badge after being arrested Friday night by Broward Sheriff's deputies on charges of domestic violence. Few details are available but Ruiz was booked and ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    ICE Agent Charged with Molesting 16-Year-Old

    ​Neil Julien, a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, has been arrested on charges that he molested a 16-year-old girl back in 2005. According to NBC Miami, he allegedly molested the girl multiple time during the summer of 2005 while dating the girl's mother. The charges surfaced af ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Mother, Son Fatally Stabbed in Gruesome Murder

    ​A mother and her adult son were fatally stabbed Wednesday night during a domestic dispute in a West Miami Dade home. The killer then turned the knife on himself but survived. When police arrived shortly after 7 p.m. at a home on 133rd Place and Southwest 58th Terrace, they found a gruesome scene ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2010

    Ynot's Death: Francisco Chollet, Who Started Fatal Altercation, Has History of Violence and Sleaze

    ​Virtually every update we've published concerning the killing of 21-year-old graffiti artist Jonathan "Ynot" Corso has sparked a flurry of commenters opining that as a prolific vandal, he was a "scumbag" who "deserved" to die. Let's take a look at who's on the accused killer's side of the m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    Save the Dolphins

    ​Virtually every update we've published concerning the killing of 21-year-old graffiti artist Jonathan "Ynot" Corso has sparked a flurry of commenters opining that as a prolific vandal, he was a "scumbag" who "deserved" to die. Let's take a look at who's on the accused killer's side of the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Dolphins' Phillip Merling Arrested for Allegedly Hitting Pregnant Woman

    ​Defensive end Phillip Merling is sitting in Broward County Jail this morning, charged with aggravated battery on a woman. What's worse is the woman he's accused of attacking was pregnant, and records show Merling either was aware or should have been aware of the pregnancy.The 25-year-old was arre ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    All Families Are Psychotic

    ​Defensive end Phillip Merling is sitting in Broward County Jail this morning, charged with aggravated battery on a woman. What's worse is the woman he's accused of attacking was pregnant, and records show Merling either was aware or should have been aware of the pregnancy.The 25-year-old was arre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    News Roundup

    City and county commissions are castng their final vote on the Marlins ballpark today. [CBS4]Charlie Crist is pleased as punch about the new version of the Stimulus Bill. [JustNews]Apparently, before a certain celebrity incident, people didn't know that domestic abuse in younger relationships is a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    About That Rihanna Post This Morning...

    The last thing in the world I want is for a serious point I was trying to make about domestic abuse devolve into some pissing match with two radio jocks. The underlying subject matter is too serious. Enrique Santos left a long comment on the original post, and you should read it to get his side of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    DontDateHimGirl.com Has Something To Say About Chris Brown, Too

    Remember our old friend Tasha Cunningham? She started DontDateHimGirl.com: the locally run website that allows women to anonymously dish about men they've dated. New Times wrote about the site extensively back in 2006. Well, DDHG wants some of this Chris Brown/Rihanna publicity too. The site just is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    They Lost Ellen Bukstel's Vote

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    The Power Is Yours

    Tap into potential and own yours today.

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    January 26, 2006

    On Your Bark, Get Set, Go!

    Tap into potential and own yours today.

  • Culture

    January 5, 2006

    The Price of Passion

    Poetically arresting imagery takes the strangest forms

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Jaguar Wright

    Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul (Artemis Records)

  • Music

    July 7, 2005

    Evette

    Lately (Eight76 Records)

  • Music

    May 19, 2005

    Headphones

    Headphones (Suicide Squeeze)

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2004

    Staying Alive

    Headphones (Suicide Squeeze)

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    Five's a Crowd

    Miami Mayor Joe Carollo wants to remain in public life, but there's one problem: His private life

  • City Life

    May 17, 2001

    Best Hasty Retreat

    Joe Carollo walks out on Haitian legislator

  • City Life

    May 17, 2001

    Best Quote

    "It's business as usual here."

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Friendly Fire

    State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle should have coasted to election victory. Instead she's dodging bullets from the police unions in the political fight of her life.

  • City Life

    May 11, 2000

    Best Soup Kitchen

    Mother Theresa Home for Women in Distress

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    A Shakey Machine

    FIU hoops coach Shakey Rodriguez has surrounded himself with coaches and players with bad raps and worse reps -- and it's a losing combination

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    DeFede

    Officer of the Year

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    A Monstrous Volume

    When the Divorce Monster showed up in her son's kindergarten classroom, Monica Arana was not pleased

  • Culture

    July 2, 1998

    The Education of Julie

    When the Divorce Monster showed up in her son's kindergarten classroom, Monica Arana was not pleased

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    Arresting Developments

    A landmark court case could force cops to jail any man who violates a domestic violence injunction. Period.

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    Striking a Blow for the Better

    A Creole-language radio show breaks the silence surrounding domestic violence in Haitian homes

  • News

    February 9, 1995

    Love Hurts

    When it comes to crimes of passion, Hialeah is Dade's undisputed champ. Unfortunately, the competition never lets up.

  • Music

    April 6, 1994

    The Hits Just Keep on Coming

    Men are still beating women, and rock music is still trying to change the world

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