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Miami Beach Police Department

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Chris Brown Accused of Robbery After Allegedly Stealing a Fan's iPhone on South Beach

    ​The subhuman puddle of uncontrollable rage and entitlement known to the public as Chris Brown has gotten himself into even more legal trouble. The singer-dancer-woman-beater stands accused by Miami Beach cops of snatching an iPhone from a fan last weekend outside a SoBe club and then driving off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach Concerned About Possible "Occupy" Protest

    ​Where will the one percent be this week? Glugging down free champagne and writing checks for million dollar art works during Art Basel Miami Beach, of course. Naturally, rumors of the 99 percenters staging an Occupy Wall Street related protest at the ritzy art fair are swirling, and ABMB is so co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Carlos Noriega Is Done As Beach Chief; Bid Him Farewell By Remembering His Biggest Screw Ups

    ​The reign of Miami Beach Police Chief Carlos Noriega is all but officially over. The chief was scheduled to retire on December 31st, but City Manager Jorge Gonzalez has announced that the chief will use his leftover vacation days, and has now officially relinquished control of the department. As ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Nevin Shapiro Sent Miami Beach Police Chief Carlos Noriega a Photo of His Bloody Head

    ​Miami Beach Police Chief Carlos Noriega sure is tired of answering questions about Nevin Shapiro. We reported yesterday that Noriega blew a digital fuse when a resident repeatedly questioned him via email about the since-convicted Ponzi schemer's role on the Police Athletic League board. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Shaquille O'Neal's Miami Beach Police Personnel File Is Full of Hilarity, Lies

    ​When he was traded from the LA Lakers to the Miami Heat in 2004, Shaquille O'Neal became a reserve officer on the Miami Beach police force. Like any cop in Florida, O'Neal had a personnel file that is subject to a public records request. We've embedded the file below. As in everything S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Emerson Callum and Lavont Flanders Arrested for Drugging Women and Selling Videos of Rapes

    ​Two Miami Gardens men, Emerson Callum and Lavont Flanders Jr., have been arrested for drugging woman, engaging in forced sex acts with them, videotaping the acts, and then selling the videos. Both were similarly charged in 2007, but those claims were dropped just weeks ago.

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    ATV Crash Victim to File Lawsuit Against Ex-Cop, Clevelander, and Miami Beach PD

    Kuilan is seen partying at the Clevelander the night of the crash. ​Ex-Miami Beach cop Derick Kuilan has hit the fallout trifecta after taking a drunk joyride on an ATV and hitting two citizens: he's been fired, he's been arrested, and now he's being sued.Victim Kitzie Nicanor is still in the hosp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Three Men Charged in Brutal Gang Rape at Fontainebleau

    ​Three men in town for Spring Break and the festivities surrounding Miami Music Week were arrested after allegedly brutally gang raping a college student in their room at the Fontainebleau. The young woman met the men at a pool party at the Shelborne Hotel.

  • News

    February 17, 2011

    Tension between Miami Beach police and full moon drum circles

    ​Three men in town for Spring Break and the festivities surrounding Miami Music Week were arrested after allegedly brutally gang raping a college student in their room at the Fontainebleau. The young woman met the men at a pool party at the Shelborne Hotel.

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Miami Beach's Full Moon Drum Circles Threatened By Noise, Drugs, Cops

    Like werewolves drawn to milky lunar light, they gather next to the sea every 29 days or so: drummers with Rasta dreads, teens with cartons of Miller High Life, chanting Yoruba and Santería worshipers, and twirling fire dancers.Miami Beach's full moon drum circles have drawn a unique crowd for year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Sterling Wilde, Drunk Atlanta Tourist, Got Ass Kicked in Brawl With Female Miami Beach Cop

    ​This mug shot tells only half the story, but it tells it clearly: Sterling Roderick Wilde, a 26-year-old Atlanta tourist allegedly found sleeping in a South Beach hotel hallway, tangled with the wrong lady cop.

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    ACLU Files Suit Against Miami Beach for Wrongfully Harassing Gay Men

    Police Chief Carlos Noriega​The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida has moved forward on their lawsuit against the city of Miami Beach by officially filing the suit in federal court today. The complaint stems from a 2009 incident in which Harold Strickland, an openly gay former resident of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Miami Beach Marijuana Petition Gatherer Harassed By Los Puercos

    Miami-Dade Corrections​Looks like four of Miami Beach's boys in blue didn't get to eat any doughnuts this past October 27. The cops, probably ornery from their lack of sugary dough treat intake, took out their frustrations on a volunteer collecting signatures for the petition to decriminalize poss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Top Five Inexpensive Restaurants on South Beach

    Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersB&B's beer-battered onion rings with cheddar-jalapeño dipping sauce are only $6. ​While South Beach is home to some of the fanciest, priciest, poshest, most celeb-driven eateries in the county, there are also many inexpensive spots where one can nosh without break ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Rakontur Wants to Declare 420 on Miami Beach

    Jesus smoked that ill shit, son!​The makers of Cocaine Cowboys and The U are teaming up with a leading pro-marijuana activist to get Miami Beach Police to issue tickets to people caught with a small amount of marijuana in lieu of sending them to jail. During an interview at the documentary company ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Sands of South Beach Contain Traces of Cocaine, New Scientific Study Shows

    ​Apparently, there's a good reason the sands of South Beach are white. According to a recent report by the National Environmental Study of Recreational Shorelines (NESRS), the section of beach located between South Pointe Drive and Fourth Street is laced with faint traces of cocaine. "It wasn't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Former Miami Beach Cop Charged In Kidnapping And Extortion Scheme

    Richard Anastasi, who served as a Miami Beach Police officer until last December, kidnapped a Russian national last week, tortured him with threats of violence and tried to extort $100,000 from his family, federal prosecutors say. via Miami Beach Police Department Richard Anastasi, a former M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    What a Drag: Shelley Novak's South Beach Street Brawl Ends with Police

    Photo via NefariousGirl.comShelley NovakSouth Beach's legendary queen of drag, Shelley Novak, is normally full of sassy one-liners and puns about penis size. But she has a straight face when explaining, "It was like Friday the 13th. He came running up my stairs, chasing after me with wild, crazy eye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    July 30, 2009

    Bruno the Delicious

    In Miami Beach, a gay porn star mans the desk at the Police Athletic League gym.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    New Photos of the ShamWow Guy/Hooker Fight Aftermath

    via The Smoking GunRemember all of those laughs everyone had over Vince Shlomi, the ShamWow guy, being arrested for beating up Sasha Harris, an alleged prostitute, on South Beach in February? Well, the Smoking Gun today released 14 graphic photos, apparently obtained from the Miami Beach Police ... More >>

  • News

    March 12, 2009

    Please Steal This House

    Thieves use a foreclosure to pull off heist.

  • News

    August 28, 2008

    Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida

    They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.

  • News

    April 3, 2008

    Arrested Development

    Miami Beach Police just won't let Gregory "Silk" Thomas go straight.

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2007

    The World Naked Bike Ride Cometh

    Miami Beach Police just won't let Gregory "Silk" Thomas go straight.

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Glam Rocks

    A fashionable artist in residence trumps eau de condo

  • City Life

    May 12, 2005

    BEST MEMOIR

    The Summer That Changed Miami Beach by Seymour Gelber

  • Music

    April 29, 2004

    Power to the People

    Andrew Fox logs on to Miami's nightlife

  • News

    March 25, 2004

    States of Denial

    The Miami Herald ignited a firestorm over police spying and got burned in the process

  • Music

    March 4, 2004

    Mansion Meets Hype

    Just watch out for P. Diddy

  • Music

    February 19, 2004

    Bouncer Bully

    A Mynt thug and a SoBe cop take on a girl

  • City Life

    May 16, 2002

    BEST CIVIL SERVANT

    Minnie Bishop

  • News

    May 16, 2002

    God Help Us

    Life, liberty, and the pursuit of hip-hopness

  • News

    July 1, 1999

    Riptide

    Life, liberty, and the pursuit of hip-hopness

  • News

    June 17, 1999

    Letters

    Life, liberty, and the pursuit of hip-hopness

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    My Life in Jail

    There are plenty of wonderful places to spend the holiday season in South Florida. As the author explains, the Stockade isn't one of them.

  • News

    June 26, 1996

    Hour Town

    Six months after its debut, the county's scheme to keep teens out of nighttime trouble gets mixed reviews

  • News

    June 6, 1996

    Insult to Injury

    A South Beach restaurant owner says she was wrongly pulled over, then assaulted and ridiculed by Miami Beach cops

  • News

    November 16, 1995

    Reward!

    A South Beach restaurant owner says she was wrongly pulled over, then assaulted and ridiculed by Miami Beach cops

  • News

    September 7, 1994

    One-stop Cop Shop

    Nelson Long was the undisputed king of hiring Miami Beach police officers for off-duty jobs. Kings, of course, often don't bother with rules and regulations.

  • News

    June 1, 1994

    Body by Joke

    Cross-dressing Elliot Offen wants to help you

  • News

    September 8, 1993

    Taint Misbehavin'

    The botched bad-water incident in Miami Beach raises doubts about whether Public Works works

  • News

    June 23, 1993

    Welcome to Indian Creek Village: Part 3

    (The juicy stuff!)

  • News

    March 16, 1993

    Welcome to Indian Creek Village.

    Now Leave. The police chief is under investigation. The village manager is in denial. The residents don't care to comment. And you can't afford to live there.

  • News

    January 20, 1993

    Sudden Impact

    It was dark and slick when the accident occurred, but not nearly as dark and slick as it was when she tried to get to the bottom of it

  • News

    December 4, 1991

    Swelter

    It was dark and slick when the accident occurred, but not nearly as dark and slick as it was when she tried to get to the bottom of it

  • News

    November 6, 1991

    Letters

    It was dark and slick when the accident occurred, but not nearly as dark and slick as it was when she tried to get to the bottom of it

  • News

    November 6, 1991

    Swelter

    It was dark and slick when the accident occurred, but not nearly as dark and slick as it was when she tried to get to the bottom of it

  • News

    October 30, 1991

    Lonely at the Top

    It was dark and slick when the accident occurred, but not nearly as dark and slick as it was when she tried to get to the bottom of it

  • News

    September 25, 1991

    Unsolved Mysteries, Dateline Miami Beach

    Those real-life police dramas, they'll quicken your pulse

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