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News Roundup

Esto solo pasa en Meeyami

Today, the last day of 2008, Banana Republican highlights his ten favorite news stories of the year, the tales that truly capture life in a sun-drenched, third-world dimension. 10. Marc Sarnoff's Memo to Himself. The Coconut Grove loving city commissioner has a super secret meeting with Joe Arrio ... More >>

Liberty City Violence claims a boxing promoter's son, UPDATED

On Thursday, Riptide finds Roosevelt Ivory, Sr. stepping out of a white Lincoln Navigator, accompanied by an apparent bodyguard, at his two-house compound on Northwest 69th Terrace in Liberty City. It's advertised as "Roosevelt's Rooming House" in the White Pages, but this certainly is no Days Inn. ... More >>

Pork Pirates

They'll slaughter your dinner as you watch — but don't tell the cops.

The Dead Among Us

One week of living and dying in Miami-Dade.

Rent to Moan

The condos at Dadeland Place are selling, but dwellers feel dissed.

Po-Po Party

You still have the right to remain silent

Expos� Fray

A TV reporter says he lost his job for doing his job

The First Bust of 2006

And the award goes to ...

BEST MOVIE SHOT ON LOCATION

Code 33

The Long Silence

How did county police officials respond to a damaging report on racial profiling? They didn't

Public War, Private Fight

The U.S. Attorney and Miami-Dade's top cop clash over a major corruption case

Letters to the Editor

From the Issue of February 21, 2002

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of September 6, 2001

Admired in Life, Reviled in Death

The mysterious suicide of supergenius Alex McIntire begged for answers. His former stepdaughter, Lisa Hamilton, is now providing them.

The Fuzz Buster Strikes Again

A Coral Gables man stakes out speed traps in the name of justice.

Man Fatally Stabbed in Domestic Dispute

View Larger Map A man was stabbed to death during a domestic dispute that occurred early this morning in Northwest Miami-Dade. The subject is detained by Miami-Dade Police and charges are pending. Detectives are investigating the scene and the relation of the two Latin males, whose names have not ye ... More >>

Murder Miami Style: Palm Coast Man Arrested for First Degree

A Palm Coast man was arrested and charged with first degree murder of a Miami man, on Thursday. Courtesy of the Miami-Dade Police Department Antoin Lennard Eleby, 31, of Palm Coast is charged with murdering a Miami man. Antoin Lennard Eleby, 31, was apprehended by Daytona Beach police at ... 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 >>

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 ... More >>

Dog Bites Man

Miami Police canine units attack first, ask questions later.

Guy Shot by Cops Yesterday Once Got Picked up for Soliciting Boys

Around 3:20 p.m. yesterday, Miami-Dade Police responded to a call at 11210 SW 157th St. that a man was threatening someone with a gun over a landlord-tenant dispute.View Larger MapWhen the cops arrived, a 39-year-old named Iran Delima pulled out a gun. One of the officers pulled his own piece and sh ... More >>

Two Florida Men Face Five Years in Jail for Posting Gang Signs on MySpace

Do I get five years in the slammer for posting this? ​Thanks to a law championed by a former Miami-Dade Police officer, two Florida men face up to five years in prison for photos allegedly showing gang signs posted to their MySpace accounts. The whole thing is ridiculous. Taxpa ... More >>

Airport Hotel the Scene of a Possible Murder

Miami-Dade Police found a young Hialeah man dead this morning at the Days Inn Miami International Airport Hotel. He was identified at 3:30 a.m. as 21-year-old Raudel Sanchez. The noisy, rundown hotel is located on NW 11th Street on the southwest side of the airport. Not much is yet known ... More >>

Perfume Bandits Get Caught On Camera

Via Miami-Dade Police DepartmentMiami-Dade cops are on the hunt for thieves with a taste for Chanel No. 5. Last week, two men allegedly broke into a commercial warehouse at 320 NE 187th Street. They stuffed $100,000 worth of expensive perfume into a white Ford Van. (Riptide likes to imagine the cr ... More >>

Miami-Dade Cops Nab Million-Dollar Art Thief in the Midst of Art Basel

via Miami-Dade Police Department One of the stolen paintings, by Albert Gleizes (1914), valued at $1.4 million, according to police.​A good lesson for Art Basel-goers: If you try to get millions in art for a buck, a cup of coffee, and a hastily brandished firearm, you're going to have some ... More >>

News Roundup: Dumb Cops Finish First; SEC Probes Miami

This makes a lot of sense looking back at it: Miami Dade College was responsible for administering tests to Miami-Dade Police officers to be considered for promotions, but the college screwed up the process. So cops who didn't get good scores were sometimes promoted, while office ... More >>

News Roundup: Brrr, It's Cold Out There

You're right -- it is really cold out. In fact, it's the coldest cold snap in about a decade. [Herald]Paul Michael Merhige, the man alleged to have killed four family members during a Thanksgiving massacre, was found in a motel room in the Keys thanks to a tip from an America's Most Wanted viewer. [ ... More >>

Carlos Bertonatti is a Free Man Today After Posting $100,000 Bond

Three days after drunkenly killing a biker on the Rickenbacker Causeway and speeding away to his high-end Key Biscayne condo, would-be pop star Carlos Bertonatti is a free man this morning.via Miami-Dade Police Department​Bertonatti posted a $100,000 bond late in the afternoon yesterday, Det. Rebe ... More >>

News Roundup: Lots of Teenagers Shot or Killed

A 14-year-old girl was fatally shot in the stomach while vising a friend's house. An adult accidently discharged the weapon. [Herald]A drive-by shooting at 2135 NW 52nd St. resulted in the death of a 15-year-old girl who seems to have been a babysitter. Three others were wounded. [Herald]Miami-Dade ... More >>

Everyone's Favorite Serial Killer

A 14-year-old girl was fatally shot in the stomach while vising a friend's house. An adult accidently discharged the weapon. [Herald]A drive-by shooting at 2135 NW 52nd St. resulted in the death of a 15-year-old girl who seems to have been a babysitter. Three others were wounded. [Herald]Miami-Dade ... More >>

Heat Forward Dorell Wright Busted in Miami Beach Bentley DUI, Updated With Police Report

Miami-Dade Police Department​Awhile back, Riptide wondered who might be the next celebrity to get busted driving drunk in a Bentley on Miami Beach.Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. At 3:37 this morning, Heat forward Dorell Wright was busted "driving erratically" in his 2005 Bentley, according to ... More >>

Jailbird Escapee Headbutts Miami-Dade Cop, Thinks He's an Action Hero

via miami dade policeAnrry Morales-Leiva ​Most of the time, when you hear about some lunatic headbutting a cop, crack cocaine is involved. It takes some serious rock to make a guy think he is enough of a superhero to pull a Jean-Claude Van Damme on an armed police officer. But not Anrry Morales-Le ... More >>

Luxury Auto Theft Ring Uncovered

Police have put a stop to a massive luxury car theft ring. The elaborate scam targeted rental cars, and in an investigation yesterday police recovered more than $250,000 in stolen vehicles from an undisclosed warehouse somewhere in North Dade."These are high-end vehicles, so they're worth a lot of m ... More >>

Cops Vow to Stop Enrique Iglesias's Naked Water-Skiing

Miami-Dade Police are apparently here to serve and protect us from the sight of Enrique Iglesias's man bits flapping in the wind as he waters-skis in the buff. Yes, the crooning heartthrob promised to water-ski naked in Biscayne Bay if Spain won the World Cup, but local cops tell TMZ that any public ... More >>

Basement Full of Marijuana Found in Westchester

via WikiCommons​To be honest we're more shocked that someone found a basement in Miami, than an illegal grow house. Yes, last week Miami-Dade Police found a home with a make-shift basement underneath that served as a grow house.

Five SoFla projects that have snorted our taxes

via WikiCommons​To be honest we're more shocked that someone found a basement in Miami, than an illegal grow house. Yes, last week Miami-Dade Police found a home with a make-shift basement underneath that served as a grow house.

Police Suspect Missing Mom Lilly Aramburo May Have Been Killed

Miami-Dade Police​More than three years after she went missing, Miami-Dade Police investigators believe Lilly Aramburo was a victim of foul play. At least, that's what an updated missing persons flyer seems to indicate. New Times wrote a cover story about the young single mother's June 1, 2007 dis ... More >>

Mitchell Burroughs Admits to Embezzling $12K from County Parks Department

​Mitchell Burroughs, a Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation manager, might have been spending $12,000 in county money on his own recreation. The manager of the Westwind Lakes Park at 6805 SW 152 Ave. has been arrested and reportedly admitted to embezzling cash and checks.

Miami-Dade Police Officer Joey Ganem Caught Buying Cocaine

via WSVNGanem pictured speaking to the media 14 years ago​Yet another Miami-Dade Police officer has found himself on the wrong side of the law. Midwest District Officer Joey Ganem, 47, has been arrested after allegedly trying to buy cocaine in Coconut Grove early this morning. Ganem, a 27-year vet ... More >>

White Powdery Substance Found on Body of Juan Aviles, Miami-Dade Police Officer Slain in PR

Juan Leonardo Aviles Otero​Police in Puerto Rico are analyzing the contents of three plastic bags containing a white powdery substance that were found on the body of Juan Leonardo Aviles Otero, the Miami-Dade Police officer who was fatally shot along with his sister on the island at 3 a.m. Thursda ... More >>

Miami-Dade Officer Allegedly Calls Man "Fucking Immigrant," Arrests Him On Trumped Up Charges

​A Miami-Dade Police officer is accused of arresting a Guatemalan man on trumped up charges and calling him a "fucking immigrant" after asking where the man was from. Cases like this sure don't help those in favor of bringing Arizona-style immigration laws to Florida and claim that they wouldn't l ... More >>

Police Shoot Man Who Attacked Ex-Girlfriend with Machete

Miami-Dade Police Officers reportedly fatally shot a man after he allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend and a male friend with a machete in Northwest Miami-Dade. The Police Department has yet to issue an official statement on the incident, but several startling details have emerged. 

Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Stole Miami-Dade Cop Car After Deadly Crash

​A bizarre series of event early this morning lead to Miami-Dade Police fatally shooting a suspect who had stolen a police cruiser. The incident started after the man fled the scene of a deadly car crash that claimed the life of a cab driver.

Miami-Dade police drones are ready for action

​A bizarre series of event early this morning lead to Miami-Dade Police fatally shooting a suspect who had stolen a police cruiser. The incident started after the man fled the scene of a deadly car crash that claimed the life of a cab driver.