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Miami Police Department

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Valentine's Day Stickup: We're Not Making This Up!

    ​This happy news just in from Miami PD: On February 14, 2012, at approximately 1:20 pm, a white male subject posing as a flower delivery man knocked on the door a house located at 30 SW 59th Ave. Once the victim (Scheryl Garcia) opened the door, the subject, armed with a gun, forced his way in and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Vintage Miami News Blooper: "Fuck It, We Getting Out of This Joint"

    ​Back in the '80s, Miami's Channel 6 used to be a CBS affiliate with the call letters WCIX. Also, apparently, all of their reporters signed off with profanity-ridden slang catch phrases. Well, at least one did. And now, for some reason, more than two decades later, a blooper has hit the web of for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Miami Cop Thomas Vokaty Disciplined for Retaliatory Stop of FHP Trooper

    ​The apparent ongoing fight between City of Miami Police officers and Florida Highway Patrol troopers is both sickening and pathetic. These are people paid with taxpayer money to protect Dade County. Not get into to pissing matches.The MPD has declared that no such rivalry exists, but just yesterd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    The Miami Jets Football Team? Rich New Yorkers and the Miami Police Department Just Made it a Reality

    ​The hate that burns between the fan bases of the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins is perhaps some of hottest in all of sports. So we really don't know what to make of the fact that a youth football team sponsored by the Miami Police Department and the local Police Athletic League will be suit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Possible Bomb Threat to Israeli Consulate Shuts Down Downtown Miami

    ​Miami Police have closed off several streets in downtown following a possible bomb threat made to the building that houses the Israeli Consulate. Police say a man was spotted in front of the building at 100 Biscayne Blvd. carrying a briefcase and making several verbal threats. Updated.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Man Tries to Abduct Teen from Bus Stop, Blows Her a Kiss Before Leaving

    ​Earlier this week, a 16-year-old girl was waiting for her bus, instead she almost was forcibly dragged into the back of a stranger's car. City of Miami Police are on the search for a man who tried to abduct the girl. His original attempt was thwarted, but as he drove off, he blew his victim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Ten Reasons Miami International Airport Burst Into Flames Yesterday

    "We didn't start the fire..." Then who did?​As we reported yesterday, Miami International Airport mysteriously burst into flames. The incident caused massive delays, an untold amount of damage, and both tourists and locals to lose their shit.But what really happened to cause the fire? We brought i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    "Half a Head": The Police Report

    ​Cops have a way with language. So when Miami police arrested the man whose extremely bizarre booking photo made him the star of Mugshots Friday, who was trying to purchase "street slang for vaginal" for $80 from an undercover detective, they didn't hesitate when filling out the "unique physic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Miami Police Officers Caught on YouTube Violently Beating Halloween Revelers in Coconut Grove

    via YouTube​Halloween night in Coconut Grove is a well-known annual mad house, and police are out in full force. Though, this year it seems that City of Miami police officers may have gotten out of hand with their use of force on partying patrons. A YouTube video has been making the rounds in city ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Miami PD's Most Wanted Gangleader to Hold Summit Promoting Bing Search Engine

    ​The Miami Police Department should be on high alert tonight as a shadowy gangland character is reportedly coming to town. The MPD has been in well-publicized pursuit of the mysterious criminal-- often referred to as "The Jiggaman", or "Jigga" and pictured with his identical twin and three multi-r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    NBC's Nightly News Picks up on Riptide's Miami Police Jay-Z Gaffe

    ​Last night, NBC's Brian Williams gave a shout-out to Riptide's story on the Miami Police Department using images of Jay-Z to depict gangbangers on its website. Of course, Williams didn't credit us by name, but we'll forgive him because he has really nice hair.

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Miami Police Department Thinks Jay-Z Looks Like a Gangbanger

    Click to see screenshot of the MPD's website.​Jay-Z is on the cover of this month's Forbes. But the Miami Police Department still thinks he looks like your typical member of a street gang. The department's website is currently featuring a large mural-esque banner depicting five tough-looking char ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Miami Cops Shoot and Kill Another Suspect Near Pork And Beans Projects (Update)

    ​The Magic City's violent summer just keeps boiling on, as Miami police shot and killed another suspect early this morning-- the fourth police shooting in just over a month.Details on the latest clash, which ended just a few hours ago, are still sketchy. Sometime after midnight last night, cops we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    FBI Probes Miami Undercover Police Unit for Stealing Drugs and Money

    The FBI is investigating at least one member of the Miami Police Department's undercover squad. One or more members is alleged to have stolen money and drugs from dealers. Mayor Tomés Regalado is aware of the investigation but doesn't have details. Police Chief Miguel Exposito says the department i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Tenants Report High-Rise Jumper at Park Place by the Bay

    ​A young person jumped from the 21st floor of Park Place by the Bay at 10 p.m. last night, according to witnesses. Cops and paramedics temporarily blocked off the yellow apartment building, located at 915 NW 1st Avenue. The jumper landed in a cement walkway, not far from the pool. As city of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Three Decomposing Bodies Found In House Near the Airport Expressway

    Responding to reports of "foul odors" at a small ranch house on NW 41st Street just north of the Airport Expressway, Miami police made a gruesome discovery this morning. Inside the home, at 1860 NW 41st Street, cops stumbled on three "badly decomposed" bodies, says Officer Jeffrey Giordano, Miami PD ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Cops See More Disturbances, Fewer Batteries in Park West

    Courtesy of City of Miami Police​Park West, the city's after-hours district, is the kind of place where glamour meets gutter. Witness the woman in high heels, stepping out of a Ferrari, clutching a purse worth more than your car. She passes a one-legged man panhandling in a wheelchair. In some w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Murder Miami Style: West Miami Woman Found Dead, Cops Seek Boyfriend

    Yesterday, a little after 2 p.m., a woman went to visit her friend in her new home, a squat, pastel-painted ranch on a quiet block of SW 5th Terrace just off SW 8th Street in West Miami.via Miami Police DepartmentPolice are looking for this man, Alexander Ferra Bruzon, after his girlfriend was found ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Murder Miami Style: Cops Ask for Help in Little Haiti Slaying

    via City of Miami Police Department​On December 29 around 11 p.m., the call came in: A woman was being assaulted near NE 70th Street and North Miami Avenue.A few minutes later, a squad car pulled into an alley behind 45 NE 70th St. Cops found Regina Renee Crawford on the ground, unconscious ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Miami Police Control the Chaos on New Year's Eve

    Editor's note: Photographer Bill Cooke rode with City of Miami Police to capture the chaos that comes with New Year's celebrations. Click here to view the entire slide show from that night.Photo by Bill CookeMiami Police Senior Officer David Carpenter fills out forms in the breathalyzer room of Miam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Update: Miami Cops Looking for Suspect in Early-Morning Taco Rage Shooting

    Around 3:40 this morning, a 20-something black man in a white SUV rolled up to the Taco Bell at NE 79th Street and Sixth Avenue with a serious jones for some cheese and refried beans.via Wikimedia Commons​Big problem: The Taco Bell had already shut down for the night. When the man rolled up t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    News Roundup

    Manny Diaz sent letters to a hundred Miami Police officers informing them they'd be let go unless the police union agrees to pay cuts. [Herald]Doctors at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine were able to use a portion of a woman's tooth to restore her eyesight. [ABCNews]Yet another Miam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Twelve People Shot at B-day Party in Miami's Overtown, Near Cop Shop

    Miami police this morning are reporting twelve people shot in Overtown. Details are really vague, but it seems a group of three wearing black clothes shot into a crowd at a birthgday party. In addition, one person was hit by a car. Police chief John Timoney reported AK-47 casings were found at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Miami Police Bravely Target Petty Crimes Against Rich and Famous

    Miami has earned its rep as a world-class mecca of crime. Just this weekend, Miami Police gunned down a man stalking the streets with a machete. In recent weeks, a Metrorail guard was murdered on the job, a young man's body -- chopped into tiny pieces and stuffed into bags -- floated ashor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Wachovia Robber Caught on Tape

    Around 11:20 this morning, a slim black man -- about six-foot-one and wearing camouflage pants, a yellow shirt, and a black skull cap -- walked into the Wachovia Bank at 160 SW Eighth St. He waited patiently in line, and when he got to a teller, he handed her a note demanding cash. Police aren't say ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    UPDATE: Even More Body Parts Floating in the Bay; Victim's Family Pleas for Help

    For the third day in a row, Miami Police officers began their morning fishing in the bay for dismembered body parts.  Just before 9 this morning, cops surrounded the bay shore near NE 96th Street, Miami PD spokesman Delrish Moss tells Riptide, after reports of human remains spotted in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Passerby Finds Human Remains Floating In Pelican Harbor; Police Open Homicide Case

    Just before 9 a.m. this morning, someone was walking near Pelican Harbor -- the water next to the 79th Street Causeway -- when they noticed a bag bobbing in the murk.Something didn't look right, so they called 911. Miami Police pulled out the bag around 11 a.m. Inside, they found human remains, Offi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2009

    Coalition Wants Miami Cops to Drop Protest Charges

    As the world collectively crosses its fingers that a second cease fire talk will work in Gaza -- and raging South Florida protests fade into tepid peace rallies -- a temporary truce in the middle east doesn't seem so far away. But in Miami another battle is boiling. This past week, the Florida bran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Kicking cars and punching cops: Highlights from Gaza Protest Arrests

    An 18 year-old from Coral Springs was busted for wielding brass knuckles and a pocket knife, a petite middle-aged woman shouted "baby killers!," and a mob of protesters chucked rocks at a cop car. The Israeli-Palestinian protest Sunday on Biscayne Boulevard was a loud, colorful microcosm of hate - w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    News Roundup

    Sarah Palin's is a grandmother to a child named Tripp. [WaPo]Miami Beach has the highest income disparity in the United States. [Herald]At least somebody is driving American cars. Miami Police have two new unmarked Dodge Chargers that will be used to help ticket you for speeding more often. [CBS4] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

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

    Sarah Palin's is a grandmother to a child named Tripp. [WaPo]Miami Beach has the highest income disparity in the United States. [Herald]At least somebody is driving American cars. Miami Police have two new unmarked Dodge Chargers that will be used to help ticket you for speeding more often. [CBS4] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2007

    Umoja: One Year Later, Still Controversial

    Sarah Palin's is a grandmother to a child named Tripp. [WaPo]Miami Beach has the highest income disparity in the United States. [Herald]At least somebody is driving American cars. Miami Police have two new unmarked Dodge Chargers that will be used to help ticket you for speeding more often. [CBS4] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2007

    Castro Is Dead. Or Not.

    Sarah Palin's is a grandmother to a child named Tripp. [WaPo]Miami Beach has the highest income disparity in the United States. [Herald]At least somebody is driving American cars. Miami Police have two new unmarked Dodge Chargers that will be used to help ticket you for speeding more often. [CBS4] ... More >>

  • News

    June 7, 2007

    Ruano Roulette

    He is still "completely freaked out by this whole thing"

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2007

    Cruisers and Cruisers

    He is still "completely freaked out by this whole thing"

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2007

    Cops Crash Alternative Critical Mass Ride

    He is still "completely freaked out by this whole thing"

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2007

    Panel Probes Miami PD's Secret "Sub-Stations"

    He is still "completely freaked out by this whole thing"

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    I Smell a Rat

    He is still "completely freaked out by this whole thing"

  • News

    November 9, 2006

    A Snitch Seeks His Money

    Curtain closes on throw-down gun scandal

  • News

    July 7, 2005

    Letters from the Issue of July 7, 2005

    Heavy-handed cops, heavy-hearted drag queens, heavy-walleted hip-hoppers

  • Shops and Wares

    May 15, 2003

    BEST GUN SHOP

    Miami Police Supply

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Timoney's Cleanup: Part One

    About $30,000 was missing from MPD's Property Unit, plus some guns and accessories

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    M.O.B. (money over bitches)

    Thug life ain't no good life, but it's my life.

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    Under Suspicion

    Despite a history of corruption in its north district substation, the Miami Police Department won't get tough with its own cops

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    Riptide

    Serious downplaying

  • News

    October 24, 1996

    Policing the Police

    An investigation into complaints about police use of excessive force confirms what many citizens already believe: Cops cover for cops

  • Articles

    July 11, 1996

    Three Lies

    An investigation into complaints about police use of excessive force confirms what many citizens already believe: Cops cover for cops

  • News

    March 16, 1995

    The Bad Karma Motel

    The owner just wants out. The informant's cover has been blown. The defense lawyer is always on the offensive. In the war to spiff up Biscayne Boulevard's low-rent motels, the case of the Camelot Inn is the strangest battle yet.

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