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Police Shoot Man Outside Marlins Park After Game Begins

As if getting pounded 10-1 last night by the Milwaukee Brewers to keep the worst record in baseball wasn't bad enough for the Marlins, a Miami police officer shot and critically wounded a man just outside the ballpark shortly after the game began. The shooting, which was related to a drug investiga ... More >>

Calle Ocho Brawl Ends With Man Shot in the Butt

Miami police are searching for a butt bandit who made Calle Ocho a real pain in the ass this weekend.Yes, America's biggest Latin block party was disturbed Sunday after a brawl broke out and a man ended up taking a bullet in the butt cheek.

Bizarre Baby Kidnapping Ends In Fatal Car Crash, Baby In Critical Condition

A bizarre baby kidnapping on Monday evening has left one person dead and two critically injured, including the 15-month-old kidnapped girl.According to police, the incident began as an attempt by Mylife Rivera-Vasquez, 20, to forcefully take custody of her daughter, Juliet Rivera. Rivera-Vasquez inv ... More >>

Naked Man Enters Yard, Chokes Dog, Bites Homeowner Before Being Shot and Arrested

Last year Florida witnessed some crazy sh*t, most famously "Miami Zombie" Rudy Eugene tearing the face off of Ronald Poppo before dying in a flurry of bullets.Well, 2013 isn't starting out any more sane.A naked burglar was arrested this morning after allegedly breaking into a yard in Little Haiti, c ... More >>

Riptide's Ten Most Popular Posts of 2012: Porn Stars, Roadside Masturbation and the Miami Zombie

Another year down. Thousands more blog posts committed to Riptide's digital page. So what better way to look back at the previous year than to look at the posts that racked up the most page views on this here humble blog. Of course, that makes the year of 2012 look like it was dominated by the Miami ... More >>

Four Halloween Partiers Stabbed In Coconut Grove, Three in Critical Condition UPDATE

With crisp autumn weather and no rain in sight, thousands of costumed revelers packed the street party on CocoWalk in Coconut Grove last night. Amidst all the drunken, blood-soaked zombies, though, a very real bloodbath broke out around 3 a.m. last night.After a fight erupted among partiers leaving ... More >>

Suspect Killed, Miami-Dade Detective Shot on Coral Way Grow-House Raid

One suspect is dead and a Miami-Dade detective is recovering at Jackson Memorial Hospital this morning after an undercover raid on a suspected grow house on Coral Way erupted into a fierce gunfight last night.A narcotics unit that included FBI agents in plainclothes was investigating the house near ... More >>

Ronald Poppo, Face-Eating Victim, Had Been Shot in Bayfront Park Back in 1976 UPDATED

Ronald Poppo is currently in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital after having large portions of his face chewed off by Rudy Eugene on Saturday near the MacArthur Causeway. However, it's not Poppo's first trip to Jackson Memorial Hospital after receiving near-fatal injuries in downtown Mi ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Crime: 71 Arrested, 48 Charged With Felonies

Whether they popped too many pills, knocked back too many Buds, or maybe even found a little "Molly" with Madonna, it was inevitable: A small portion of the blissed-out masses that packed Bayfront for Ultra Music Festival ended their weekend in a paddy wagon. Riptide has tracked down the arrest numb ... More >>

Woman Run Over and Killed By Her Own Car in Miami Driveway

​For the second time in a matter of months a South Florida woman has been killed in after being run over by her own car. The latest incident happened Sunday around 11 p.m. in the 4200 block of Northwest Fourth Street in Miami according to The Miami Herald.

One of the First Miami-Dade Babies of 2012 Was Born After Her Mom Tried to Run Down a Thief

​It figures that one of the first babies born in 2012 in Miami-Dade came into the world three weeks early because of a petty theft.Ana Johana Irias, 26, was using an ATM near Northwest 36th Street and 13th Avenue when a teenager drove by on a bike and snatched her $800 gold necklace from around he ... More >>

240 Jobs Cut at Jackson Health System

Just in time for the holidays, the top brass at Jackson Health System have decided to cut 240 jobs from their rolls. That means 170 people are now out of work just weeks before the holiday season. The rest of the job cuts are made up by the elimination of unfilled positions. 

Two Five-Year-Old Boys Struck by Stolen SUV During Police Chase

via WSVNOne of the victims. ​A police chase almost turned tragic last night when the driver of a stolen SUV hit two young boys playing in front of their grandfather's house.The incident occurred last night near NW 39th Place in Miami Gardens. The suspect has stolen the vehicle and was driving at s ... More >>

Man Hospitalized After Baby Mama Stabs Him At Work

One very angry, armed and dangerous baby mama remains at large in Miami today, while the father of her child is at Jackson Memorial Hospital recovering from a stab wound. According to police, the man was working at the Shell gas station near Northwest Seventh Avenue and 54th Street when th ... More >>

One Killed, One Injured in Liberty City Shooting

​This past Sunday afternoon in Liberty City, suspects began shooting at two men inside a silver Nissan. The bullets left DeRon Woody dead and Greg Roberts injured. The suspects then fled in a black Buick sedan.

1981: Miami's Deadliest Summer

​Thirty years ago today, the Miami-Dade morgue had more dead bodies than it could handle. So to keep the surplus cadavers on ice, the medical examiner's office rented a refrigerated truck. The $800-a-month rental was a symbol of Miami's ignominious distinction as the nation's murder capital, large ... More >>

New York City Cop Shot On South Beach, Police Still Looking For Suspects

photo by chensiyuan via Wikimedia Commons​An off-duty New York City police officer was shot on South Beach outside a ritzy beach resort early this morning, police say. Miami Beach detectives have shut down Collins Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets today while they search for whomever shot the o ... More >>

Lazaro Bernabeu Stabbed His Wife to Death, Then Took His Daughter Hostage

​A tense standoff between a SWAT team and a man who fatally stabbed his wife came to an end after police successfully apprehended the suspect.Lazaro Bernabeu, 49, is believed to have stabbed his common-law wife, Eileen Lozano, 32, multiple times following a dispute this morning. The man has a long ... More >>

Two Wounded, One Killed In Assault Rifle Ambush in Liberty City

​Miami police are looking for multiple gunmen with assault rifles who attacked a group in Liberty City early this morning, leaving one man dead and two seriously wounded.Dean Nathan Young, who was 45 years old, died shortly after he and two others were "ambushed" on the front lawn of a home on NW ... More >>

Ricardo Orta Jr. Shot by Miami Police in Little Havana (Update)

​A City of Miami Police officer has shot and wounded a suspect in Little Havana. Ricardo Orta Jr., a 19-year-old, is in stable condition this morning at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The shooting happened outside a dollar store in the strip mall near NW 14th Avenue and West Flagler Street around 6 p. ... More >>

Feverish's Felecia Hatcher on Gaming and Ice Cream Sandwiches

Annette Peikert/soulofmiami.comFelecia Hatcher is a Palm Beach native, former Wii slinger, and a true ice cream lover. She and her husband Derick Pearson co-own Feverish one of the longest running "food" trucks in the area, selling frozen desserts. They just introduced six new Feverish carts around ... More >>

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 >>

Two Miami-Dade Cops Killed In Liberty City Shootout, Several Others Wounded (Update)

​An attempt by local police and U.S. Marshals to serve an arrest warrant on a murder suspect in Liberty City turned into a violent shootout this morning, leaving multiple officers injured -- and two dead in the line of duty. Officer Roger Castillo died on the scene during the gun battle outside a ... More >>

Naked Man Tasered After Shooting DEP Officer in the Hands

​A bizarre incident this morning involving a Florida Department of Environmental Protection officer and an apparently naked suspect ended up with the officer taking bullets to his hand while the au natural suspect was Tasered.

New Times Cleans Up in Green Eyeshades

​Miami New Times cleaned up in the nondaily division of the 60th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards, which determine the best work in 11 Southeastern States. Former staff writer Natalie O'Neill took a first place in investigative reporting for "Piece of Mind," a probe of suicides and other problems at t ... 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 >>

Study: When it Comes to Gay Discrimination, Miami Hospitals Are Behind the Times

Let's say, for argument's sake, you are a big dumb homophobe. If you happen to work at a hospital in Miami-Dade, you should totally celebrate! You're free to give gay parents the boot, turn away transgender folks, and block life partners from their dying loved ones. Reckon you found the right count ... More >>

Motorcyclist Who Hit Bicyclist Had Been Drinking, Cops Say

The motorcyclist who hit a bicyclist near the Soyka complex Tuesday night had been drinking, according to police reports. Silvana Wallinger, age 33, was driving a Yamaha motorcycle northbound on NE 4th Court and 54th Street, when she hit Pichardo Dearmas. The 52 year-old was on a Huffy bicycle, mak ... More >>

Help Mend a Heart: New Found Glory Singer's Mom Sick, Without Insurance and Needs Your Help

​If you've lived in South Florida for any length of time, chances are, there are fewer than six degrees of separation between you and the tight-knit Pundik family. Of the three creative Pundik kids, Jordan is the singer for New Found Glory (and is currently on tour with his friends in Dashboard Co ... More >>

Murder Miami Style: Two Dead in Separate Shootings Across Town This Morning

View Larger MapIn a bizarre coincidence, two men died and another clings to life this morning after separate shootings 15 miles apart at virtually the same time. The deadly hour was 6:30 a.m. One shooting left 43-year-old Conrado Antigua Gallardo dead on the street at 1550 SW 131st Ct.. in Tamiami. ... More >>

Murder Miami Style: Maybe the NE Second Avenue Shooting Wasn't Just a Random Crime

Gregory Poux was killed around the corner from New Times at the Windwood car wash on Northeast Second Avenue last night. The 34 year old who lived up the street in Little Haiti was shot multiple times, then died at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The Herald and cops portrayed the death as tragic. He care ... More >>

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 ... More >>

Jackson Memorial Sued for Shackling Mentally Ill Kids

Lawyers working for Jackson Memorial Hospital have their hands full. The mammoth, publicly-funded facility has been sued over 160 times in the past five years. But few complaints are as disturbing as the one filed yesterday. It came from Lisa Burton, former director of patient care in the mental h ... More >>

Crazy Homeless Guy With A Rock Gets the Drop on Miami PD

The volunteer lobbyist

Nastie's Nice

Infamous rock promoter hits the airwaves for a locals-only radio show.

117 Dead

Since 2000, dozens have died in county jails. Poor medical care has contributed to the problem.

Moldy Christmas

"They’re throwing us out two weeks before Christmas"

The City That Sleeps

Letters from the Issue of August 25, 2005

Condo fantasies, disappearing nurses, and boogers as art

Disappearing Nurses

My family's harrowing experience at Jackson Memorial Hospital

Doctors and Deadbeats

Jackson Memorial Hospital's foreign patients owe the county more than $85 million

A Sweet Suite

Fruits and nuts frolic for the holidays

Best Burrito

Los Tres Amigos

Dish

Tilapia Posing as Grouper Posing as Mahi-Mahi

Letters

Letters

Bruce Kaplan's Big Heart

Shooting Star

As half of the local rap duo Young & Restless, Charles Trahan is talented and popular. But he isn't bulletproof.

Letters