New York Crime

Warrant Issued for Chad Johnson's Arrest

Last time we checked in with Chad Johnson, he was hanging out with a homeless guy in South Beach. Next time we check in he could be hanging out with prisoners behind bars. The Broward Sheriff's Office has issued a warrant for Johnson's arrest stemming from a possible violation of his probation.

South Florida Is Ground Zero for Medicare Fraud

Slow Service at a Florida Wendy's Foiled Attempted Robbery

Fast food really isn't all that fast. Especially in Miami (we've got a great work ethic in this town, don't you know), but apparently that pops up in other parts of the state. An attempted robbery at a Wendy's in Longwood, Florida, was foiled after the workers took too long complying with the woul ... More >>

Puerto Rico's Wave of Drugs and Brazen Murders Reverberates to Miami

See the slide show "Puerto Rico Awash in Violence and Drugs."

Karlie Tomica To Be Charged with DUI Manslaughter

It's official: Karlie Tomica will be charged with DUI manslaughter for the hit-and-run death of Shore Club executive chef Stefano Riccioletti. The self-described South Beach "Party Princess" will be in court today where she'll officially be hit with the charges.

Karlie Tomica Expected To Be Charged with DUI Manslaughter Today

Karlie Tomica, the self-proclaimed "party princess" that allegedly killed Terrazza executive chef Stefano Riccioletti on January 29 in a hit-and-run, is scheduled to appear in court this morning. Tomica is expected to be charged with DUI manslaughter; leaving the scene of an accident involving a dea ... More >>

Santiesteban Growhouse Empire Crumbles as 3 Members Plead Guilty to Murder, Drug Charges

What happens in the family, used to stay in the family. No longer.The Santiesteban drug clan -- which made millions by running grow houses all over South Florida and smuggling pot up the coast to New York City -- now appears to be falling apart. Earlier today, one of the gang's leaders, Derrick Sant ... More >>

SpaceGhostPurrp Arrested After Beefing With A$AP Rocky and the Mob on Miami Beach

The feud between Miami's Raider Klan and NYC's A$AP Mob continues ... As we here at Crossfade have previously pointed out, Raider capo SpaceGhostPurrp and Mob boss A$AP Rocky were once homies. They spent time together, smoking blunts, ripping up studios, and dropping some collabo slabs. But then th ... More >>

Miami International Airport Has Had More TSA Agents Fired for Theft Than Any Other Airport

The Transportation Security Administration was created in 2001 to keep us safe, but it turns out a handful of their employees are no better than common crooks. Since the TSA's creation nearly 400 employees have been fired after being accused of stealing from passengers, and Miami International Airpo ... More >>

Thugs Take Overtown

After Gibson Park Shooting, the Thugs Are Winning the Inner-City Gang Wars

Uncle Luke, The man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke wants Miami Police to reclaim the parks for the children.This past September 8, shortly after 9 p.m., things were tense in Gibson ... More >>

New Times Frees Boxer Yathomas Riley, Jailed for Two Years Without Trial

Mexicans Pay in Blood for America's War on Drugs

Miguel Exposito, Former Miami Police Chief, Asks Judges Today To Give Him Job Back

For two years, Miguel Exposito was the head honcho at the Miami Police Department. They were jolly times for the Magic City's muckrakers, who made an easy living as Exposito butted heads with Mayor Tomas Regalado and produced a too-crazy-to-be-true litany of scandals and shootings. When he was fired ... More >>

Ronald Poppo, Face-Eating Victim, Had Been Shot in Bayfront Park Back in 1976 UPDATED

Ronald Poppo is currently in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital after having large portions of his face chewed off by Rudy Eugene on Saturday near the MacArthur Causeway. However, it's not Poppo's first trip to Jackson Memorial Hospital after receiving near-fatal injuries in downtown Mi ... More >>

Miami-Dade TNT Unit Loses the War on Drugs and Liberty City's Trust

Chris Paciello ratted on mob bosses, new documents show

ICE snitch Angel Jose Perez duped the FBI and got rich

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 >>

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.

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

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 >>

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 >>

Horror in Haiti: Kidnappings are big business

Nevin Shapiro: Miami's Caligula

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.

5th Street Gym reopens

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

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.

Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum

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. 

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

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

On the Level

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

The Dead Among Us

One week of living and dying in Miami-Dade.

A Stripper, a Mobster, and a Murder

Yep, that's Miami.

The Murder of Master Do

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

Marijuana Goes Upstate

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

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.

A Killer Play

M.O.B. (money over bitches)

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

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.