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New York Crime

  • Music

    November 27, 2008
  • News

    November 20, 2008
  • News

    April 16, 2009

    The Dead Among Us

    One week of living and dying in Miami-Dade.

  • News

    April 3, 2008

    The Murder of Master Do

    Ten murders and Haitian gangs roil the quiet town of North Miami.

  • News

    February 7, 2008

    Cartoon Creator's Grisly Murder

    Curious George director Alan Shalleck's curiosity killed him.

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2006

    Hitting Close to Home

    Curious George director Alan Shalleck's curiosity killed him.

  • News

    November 8, 2007

    Marijuana Goes Upstate

    Florida moves into the number two spot when it comes to grow houses

  • Calendar

    November 30, 2006

    A Killer Play

    Florida moves into the number two spot when it comes to grow houses

  • News

    February 8, 2007

    The G-man and the Snitch

    Decorated FBI agent John Connolly soon goes on trial for murder in Miami. Too bad he wasn't here when the shots were fired.

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Saint Pizzi

    Rundle, Milian, or Pizzi as state attorney in '04?

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    M.O.B. (money over bitches)

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

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Con Kid

    Jimmy Sabatino, self-described child of the Mafia, displayed a prodigious talent for confidence games even as a teenager. If he hadn't threatened to kill President Clinton, he'd probably be scamming today.

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    News Roundup

    LocalGeorge Novack, Jr., son of the Fontainebleau's original owner and a Ft. Lauderdale convention planner, was found beaten to death in his hotel room in New York City. [USAToday]A North Miami Beach imam is facing deportation, so he's reaching out to Kendrick Meek. [Herald]The express lanes on I95 ... More >>

  • News

    September 3, 2009

    On the Level

    Part thug, part street fighter, Rene Martinez flattens his opponents. Can his punch save him from himself?

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    UPDATED: Restaurant Owner Arrested in Los Angeles, Accused of Slaying His Unborn Child

    Alex Izaguirre​ Two days ago, Los Angeles Police homicide detectives arrested Joshua Woodward, who teamed up with celebrity chef Govind Armstrong to bring their West Coast food offerings to South Beach via Table 8. The cops charged Woodward with the murder of his unborn child.According to an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    8 oz. Burger Owner Josh Woodward Accused of Murder in Los Angeles

    8 oz. Burger​ Two days ago, Los Angeles Police homicide detectives arrested Joshua Woodward, who teamed up with celebrity chef Govind Armstrong to bring their West Coast food offerings to South Beach with Table 8 and 8 oz. Burger Bar. The cops charged Woodward with the murder of his unborn child.A ... More >>

  • News

    December 10, 2009

    Sports betting magnate James Giordano goes to jail

    8 oz. Burger​ Two days ago, Los Angeles Police homicide detectives arrested Joshua Woodward, who teamed up with celebrity chef Govind Armstrong to bring their West Coast food offerings to South Beach with Table 8 and 8 oz. Burger Bar. The cops charged Woodward with the murder of his unborn child.A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    One Dead, Two Wounded in Early-Morning South Beach Parking Garage Shooting

    Eighteen-year-old Chonshi Thompson died Thursday morning in the South Beach parking garage near 1601 Washington Ave. Two other victims were involved: 18-year-old Sandro Louis was shot in the groin, and 21-year-old Cesar Gonzalez took a bullet to his left hand. Both had fled the scene by the time pol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Meet Dr. Virgil Mongalo, the Dentist Who Made Lil Wayne Spit (Literally)

    Dr. Virgil and Mr. Carter​Last week, I asked New Times Miami Music Editor Arielle Castillo if we should track down the dentist who gave Lil Wayne his eight root canals for the jaw-dropping sum of reportedly $150,000. Her response was rational: "doctor-patient confidentiality, right?"Fortunately fo ... More >>

  • News

    March 18, 2010

    The murder of Stevie Febonio: South Florida's marijuana grow houses can be a deadly business

    Dr. Virgil and Mr. Carter​Last week, I asked New Times Miami Music Editor Arielle Castillo if we should track down the dentist who gave Lil Wayne his eight root canals for the jaw-dropping sum of reportedly $150,000. Her response was rational: "doctor-patient confidentiality, right?"Fortunately fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Gerald Posner Plagiarized Several Passages in Miami Babylon, Author Says

    Last month, when Miami Beach journalist Gerald Posner got caught lifting from the Miami Herald in stories he wrote for the Daily Beast, he blamed the "warp speed" of the Internet. Photo by Bill Cooke Gerald Posner​So what's his excuse for plagiarizing at the presumably snail pace of book wr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Ronnie Brown Arrested for DUI

    ​Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence this weekend, and unlike the majority of athlete DUI arrests we hear about it didn't happen on South Beach and did not involve a Bentley.Brown was arrested near Atlanta in his home town late Friday, accor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Pat Riley Pleads With Judge to Go Easy on Michael Douglas's Drug Dealer Son

    ​Life must be so tough for you when you're born to a megarich Hollywood superstar like Michael Douglas. It's such a tragedy getting cast in crappy movies because of who your dad is, so please forgive Cameron Douglas. Isn't it understandable he's been caught time and time again with drugs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Huizenga's Son Gets Two Years in Jail for Drunk Boating Incident

    H. Wayne Huizenga built his billions from the ground up, and eventually owned the Marlins, the Dolphins and the Panther. His son, Robert Ray Huizenga, didn't seem to inherit much of daddy's ambition, and was content to do things like get drunk and boat all day. Now the younger Huizenga will spend tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Jersey Shore's Sammi "Sweatheart" To Face Assault Charges After South Beach Club Brawl

    Sammi "Sweatheart" has fists of fury​You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can't take the Jersey out of the girl. Jersey Shore castmate Sammi "Sweatheart" Giancola will be facing criminal assault charges and a civil lawsuit after she got into a brawl at a South Beach club this weekend 24-ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Rick Ross Releases Free Albert Anastasia EP For Memorial Day Weekend 2010

    ​We all know that the music industry isn't the same anymore for all of these artists and record labels. And in hip-hop, artists have capitalized on being able to put out free mixtapes to promote their upcoming store-bound projects. As such, Rick Ross has been preparing his Memorial Day Weeken ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    A Miami Shower Posse Victim Calls for "Dudus" Coke's Head

    "Dudus" Coke, fugitive leader of the Jamaican gang that terrorized South Florida.​Elonia and David Reynolds fled crack-flooded Miami Gardens soon after the murder of their daughter. They were afraid-- but not of the drug dealers perched on every corner. It was their own rage that scared them, ... More >>

  • News

    June 10, 2010

    Cowboy Down: Rob Krentz's family talks about the life and death of the murdered Arizona rancher

    "Dudus" Coke, fugitive leader of the Jamaican gang that terrorized South Florida.​Elonia and David Reynolds fled crack-flooded Miami Gardens soon after the murder of their daughter. They were afraid-- but not of the drug dealers perched on every corner. It was their own rage that scared them, ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    Liberty City's 15th Avenue: Nine murders, Trina, Trick Daddy, and the Liberty City Seven

    "Dudus" Coke, fugitive leader of the Jamaican gang that terrorized South Florida.​Elonia and David Reynolds fled crack-flooded Miami Gardens soon after the murder of their daughter. They were afraid-- but not of the drug dealers perched on every corner. It was their own rage that scared them, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Fontainebleau Heir's Wife Charged in Connection With His Murder

    via Bennovackjr.com​The bizarre saga of Ben Novack Jr. -- the amputee-porn-lovin' Fontainebleau heir found murdered in a New York hotel room last summer -- is finally closer to a conclusion. His wife, Narcy Novack, and three other accomplices were indicted in New York today an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Tourist Couple Walks In On Burglary in South Beach Hotel Room

    via Flickr​In today's roundup of horrible things and other news: a tourist couple is robbed at gunpoint, a 15-year-old is fatally shot in Overtown, an 11-year-old is accidentally shot by his own mother, and two people are found hanging in a South Florida park. 

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Former County Employee Arrested for Child Porn

    ​In today's roundup of the sins of South Florida: A former county employee faces 20 charges of child pornography, a man is killed after a fight at a South Beach club, a veteran security guard is mysteriously found dead behind a dollar store in Southwest Dade, two men are arrested for a fire exting ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum

    ​In today's roundup of the sins of South Florida: A former county employee faces 20 charges of child pornography, a man is killed after a fight at a South Beach club, a veteran security guard is mysteriously found dead behind a dollar store in Southwest Dade, two men are arrested for a fire exting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Top 10 Murdered Musicians You've Never Heard Of

    ​ Dead rock stars are a dime a dozen. They usually drink themselves to death, overdose on narcotics, crash cars, or get on faulty aircrafts with drunk pilots on drugs who crash cars. But murdered musicians? That's where it gets gruesome. Check out these 10 tales of death by murder.

  • News

    September 23, 2010

    Arizona cop's tale of a Latino drug smuggler shooting him doesn't add up

    ​ Dead rock stars are a dime a dozen. They usually drink themselves to death, overdose on narcotics, crash cars, or get on faulty aircrafts with drunk pilots on drugs who crash cars. But murdered musicians? That's where it gets gruesome. Check out these 10 tales of death by murder.

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Liberty City's Roosevelt Ivory is a Throwback to the 5th Street Gym's Bad Old Days

    The usually dapper Ivory slums it in a mug shot.​A week or so ago, Riptide braved the overhyped media maelstrom that was the grand opening of the new 5th Street Gym. A sanitized version of the South Beach boxing den where Muhammad Ali trained, it's now helmed by a Chicago-based ownership group. Al ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    5th Street Gym reopens

    The usually dapper Ivory slums it in a mug shot.​A week or so ago, Riptide braved the overhyped media maelstrom that was the grand opening of the new 5th Street Gym. A sanitized version of the South Beach boxing den where Muhammad Ali trained, it's now helmed by a Chicago-based ownership group. Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Maintenance Worker Shot on Ocean Drive While Evicting Tenant

    ​In today's senseless murder news, a maintenance worker was shot dead while helping police evict a tenant from an Ocean Drive apartment in South Beach this morning. The shooter and a police officer were also injured, though neither seriously.

  • News

    December 16, 2010

    Nevin Shapiro: Miami's Caligula

    ​In today's senseless murder news, a maintenance worker was shot dead while helping police evict a tenant from an Ocean Drive apartment in South Beach this morning. The shooter and a police officer were also injured, though neither seriously.

  • News

    January 13, 2011

    Horror in Haiti: Kidnappings are big business

    ​In today's senseless murder news, a maintenance worker was shot dead while helping police evict a tenant from an Ocean Drive apartment in South Beach this morning. The shooter and a police officer were also injured, though neither seriously.

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Two Arrested in South Beach Shooting of NYPD Detective

    Lee and Henriquez​Mustafa Cornelius Lee, 28, and Francisco Henriquez, 35, have been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting off-duty New York City Police Department Detective Harold Thomas in South Beach over the weekend. The shooting appears to have stemmed from a robbery attempt.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Miami Heat's Mike Miller Scammed by Ponzi Schemer John Johnson

    ​Poor Mike Miller. He sat out a good chunk of last season with a thumb injury, only to return to not win the NBA Finals. Now it turns out he was taken for a financial ride by Ponzi schemer John Johnson. Guy just can't catch a break. Of course, maybe Miller should have done his homework before inve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Miami Beach Firefighter Steven Martonffy Jailed for Crashing City Vehicle While Drunk

    ​Steven Martonffy, a member of the Miami Beach Fire Department, sits behind bars today after allegedly driving a city vehicle while drunk and then crashing it into a parked car early this morning.

  • News

    September 29, 2011

    Rhett Fuller spent 21 years running from murder charges; now he's coming home

    ​Steven Martonffy, a member of the Miami Beach Fire Department, sits behind bars today after allegedly driving a city vehicle while drunk and then crashing it into a parked car early this morning.

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Lost Boys: New child-sex-trafficking research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker

    And sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Terrell Owens Sues Greenberg Traurig, One Of Miami's Oldest Law Firms: UPDATED

    Terrell Owens says Greenberg Traurig screwed him over.​Professional football's most controversial wide receiver is accusing a prominent Miami law firm and one its attorneys of seedy, unethical behavior. In a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County this week, Terrell Owens alleges Greenberg Traurig and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Miami PD's Seven Fatal Shootings Last Year Now Being Probed by U.S. Justice Department UPDATED

    The fallout from ex-chief Miguel Exposito's reign hasn't ended yet.Miguel Exposito may be gone, but the blowback from his turbulent reign atop the Miami Police Department hasn't ended yet. Eight months after the last of seven fatal shootings of young black men by Exposito's force, the U.S. Just ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2011

    ICE snitch Angel Jose Perez duped the FBI and got rich

    The fallout from ex-chief Miguel Exposito's reign hasn't ended yet.Miguel Exposito may be gone, but the blowback from his turbulent reign atop the Miami Police Department hasn't ended yet. Eight months after the last of seven fatal shootings of young black men by Exposito's force, the U.S. Just ... More >>

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