Subject: Google Maps

• The First Google Phone Is Unvieled

  September 23, 2008

• Another American Apparel

  Maybe things aren't so bad for smug yuppies yupsters after all. American Apparel, the sweat shop free, sexed-up candy colored cotton utopia is opening a third South Beach store at 1441 Washington Ave sometime soon. Google Maps says that's less than a 10 minute walk from their Lincoln Road store, so if one doesn't have your size in acid washed purple skinny jeans, it's not much of a hassle to check out the other. --Kyle Munzenrieder

  December 31, 2008

• NY Times: Midtown in a Slump

  screencap from Google MapsWe've found the predicament of Midtown Miami to be quite interesting for a while now: noting its trouble both here on Riptide and in print. Now the Grey lady is weighing in on the development's slump in a piece that just went online: "The bankruptcies of Circuit City and Linen 'n Things have emptied sizable spaces at the shopping center, leaving it only 76 percent occupied, Mr. Freddo said. At the same time, some larger tenants are exercising their right to get an adjus

  March 17, 2009

• Armed Robbery Suspect Ran, Could Not Hide

  Coral Gables Police have identified and charged armed robbery suspect Kenneth Maurice Smith, 20, who attempted an escape that led police on a two-hour chase that close U.S. 1 Sunday night.Smith is charged with armed robbery, attempted burglary to a residence, and resisting police without violence.The northbound lanes of South Dixie Highway were closed for hours as police set up a perimeter from Augusto Street to Mariposa Avenue, according to a report by the Miami Herald. Their force was also e

  June 23, 2009

• Taxi Driver Shot in Northwest Miami-Dade

  A taxi driver was shot early this morning as he was working near NW 91st Street and Seventh Avenue.Jacques Milien, 64, was shot multiple times after what appeared to be an armed robbery at 6:15 a.m., Miami-Dade Police spokeswoman Det. Rebeca Perez said. He is in stable condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center.According to a report from the Miami Herald, Milien was shot in the head by a boarding passenger. The attacker, whom police have identified as a thin, young man, fle

  June 24, 2009

• Man Pistol Whipped for $3, Gold Chain and Cellphone

  A 65 year-old man was pistol whipped this morning by two attackers who stole $3, a gold chain and a cellphone during a home invasion, Miami-Dade police said.Thomas Pulido was dragged into his home at 2169 NW 80th St. where the attackers beat him. The Miami Herald reported that Pulido's roommate, Gustavo Gusman, 52, was also terrorized.Gusman's son, Francisco Cintron, 24, was sleeping at the residence during the robbery. His cellphone was stolen.Pulido was taken to a nearby hospital, according to

  June 25, 2009

• $15,000 Stolen in Car Rental Parking Lot

  The Miami-Dade Robbery Bureau are still searching for the man who stole a purse with $15,000 worth of jewelry and cash from a woman at a car rental establishment on Sunday afternoon.Police said, the victim's husband entered the rental office at approximately 3 p.m. to exchange the vehicle while she waited outside at 2301 NW 23rd Avenue. While she was waiting, a black male in his 30's and approximately 240 pounds, approached her and a struggle ensued over her purse. He finally snatched it and fle

  June 25, 2009

• Three Shot Dead in West Kendall Home

  Miami-Dade Police are investigating the death of two men and one woman found shot dead in a West Kendall townhouse Wednesday night.Police hurried to the Point Lake townhomes at 8 p.m. to respond to a call about gunshots fired at 15315 SW 76th Terr.Upon arrival, officers noticed the front door of the residence was ajar. Inside, they found brothers Jason Rios, 31, and Ricardo Rios, 17, and Jason's girlfriend, Lourys Torres, 23, dead with gunshot wounds.A suspect has not been identified at this tim

  June 25, 2009

• Police Fatally Shoot Machete-Wielding Man on Miami Street

  Police enforcement fatally shot a man who was attacking another man with a machete on a Northwest Miami street on Saturday evening.A Miami-Dade corrections officer summoned a Miami police officer at 6:35 p.m., after he witnessed a man swinging a machete at another man on NW 12th St. and 12th Ave, the Miami Herald reported.Both officers shot at the man. Police have not released any other information, including the names of the officers, the victim or the attacker.This shooting marks four police-i

  June 29, 2009

• Murder Miami Style: Dad with Small Kids Sees Body Dumped on Roadside

  A body was found lying on the shoulder of a road near South Miami Heights on Sunday. Police rushed to SW 135th Avenue and 200th Street to respond to a shots-fired call at 6:19 p.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered Fidel Ruz Moreno, 35, lying on the pavement. CBS4 is reporting a dad named Leonel Perez driving with his 4- and 6-year-old kids watched as an adult male, possibly Hispanic, dumped Moreno's body before fleeing the scene in a white cargo van. The family tried to revive Moreno, but

  June 30, 2009

• Anonymous Blogger Targets County Cop

  Alex Izaguirre​What did Jorge Baluja do to elicit so much hatred? An anonymous blogger named the Straw Buyer has been dedicating a serious amount of bandwidth to bash and ridicule the Miami-Dade Police detective.Apparently, the Straw Buyer became fascinated with Baluja this past October, when the 11-year county cop arrested Coral Gables lawyer Delaila Estefano, John Romney, and Michael Martinez for stealing someone's identity to commit mortgage fraud. We're guessing th

  August 12, 2009