Miami Police Department

Stolen Car Chase Ends When Thieves Crash Into Tree

A carjacking ended this morning with an assist from Mother Nature. After trying to evade police the suspects ended up crashing the stolen ride into a tree. At about 2 a.m. this morning police received reports of a carjacking near NE 33rd Street and Biscayne (you know, in the safe and trendy Edgewat ... More >>

Cops Arrest Six For Illegal Gambling Machines, Mistake Gramps' RoboCop Game For Maquinita

A week after Rick Scott signed into law legislation outlawing video gambling machines, Miami Police raided gas stations, cafes, and bars around the city, arresting six men and confiscating ten maquinitas. Unsurprisingly, the operation occurred just as politicians attended the public crushing of 48 s ... More >>

With 25,000 Runners Headed to Miami Next Week, Police Scramble to Up Security After Boston Bombs

The morning after two bombs ripped through the crowd near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and wounding at least 145, there's little new information about who staged the attack or why. That makes the job of Miami police, who have to protect 25,000 runners pouring into town for t ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Crime Tally: 167 Arrests, Mostly For Drugs and Gatecrashing

When Ultra Music Festival announced plans to expand to a second weekend, Commissioner Marc Sarnoff predicted an onslaught of "urinating, defecating ... throwing up" kids on "mind-altering drugs" wreaking havoc. Well, Miami police have released their crime stats from the second week of Ultra and the ... More >>

Miami Police Sergeant's Girlfriend Sets His House on Fire After Relationship Trouble

Nancy Brewer decided to take a page out of the Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes school of couples counseling, by dealing with her relationship problems with a City of Miami police officer by setting his Lauderhill home on fire.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

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 >>

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 >>

"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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

Umoja: One Year Later, Still Controversial

Castro Is Dead. Or Not.

Cops Crash Alternative Critical Mass Ride

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

I Smell a Rat

A Snitch Seeks His Money

Curtain closes on throw-down gun scandal

Letters from the Issue of July 7, 2005

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

BEST GUN SHOP

Miami Police Supply

Timoney's Cleanup: Part One

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

M.O.B. (money over bitches)

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

Under Suspicion

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

Riptide

Serious downplaying

Three Lies