Robbery

Florida Woman Stops Robbery by Laughing at Crook and Saying No

Laughter is the best medicine, and in this case it might have been the best crime deterrent.Phillip Steinberg attempted to rob a Village Pizza restaurant in Spring Hills, Florida, last Wednesday but was deterred after the female clerk laughed at him and told him no.

Goldrush Strip Club in Miami Closed, Allegedly Robbed of $42,480 by Employee

Nudie bar regulars on NE 11th Street are weeping. Because, as the Miami Herald notes, downtown's Goldrush strip club has closed. Just a couple of weeks ago, according to a police report, the joint was robbed of $42,480 in a safe heist that "the manager believes ... to be committed by an employee. ... More >>

Gunplay Cleared of Armed Robbery and Aggravated Assault, Prosecutors Can't Locate Victim

Chalk it under a simple misunderstanding with a side of armed robbery and aggravated assault; Maybach Music Group's Gunplay will not be spending the rest of his days locked up behind bars for robbing his former accountant at gunpoint, TMZ reports, despite video surveillance that captured the entire ... More >>

Ex-Commissioner Rev. Richard Dunn's Church Robbed and Ransacked

The Miami church headed by former City of Miami commissioner Rev. Richard Dunn II was robbed and ransacked by thieves last night. The robbers cut the wires to the alarm system, took tens of thousands of dollars worth of electronics, and left the place of worship in a mess. 

Chris Paciello, Former SoBe Kingpin, Beats DUI Charges

Ever notice how some of Miami's most connected, bold-faced names always manage to get their DUIs reduced to reckless driving charges? It was a recurring theme in our rundown of celeb mugshots.Well, controversial South Beach nightlife icon Chris Paciello is the latest to join the club. He's escaped D ... More >>

Horse Rape, Cocaine, and Armed Robbery: Ten Crazy Incidents at Calder

Read the New Times investigation: "Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course"This week's feature story focuses on horse doping and fraud allegations at Calder Race Course, Florida's biggest and most lucrative track.During our two-month investigation, we also got our hands on more than 600 pages of city ... More >>

68-Year-Old Florida Couple Successfully Captures Crazy Home Invader

Inept robber Alejandro Carlson found out the hard way that a whole lot of Floridians are packing heat.After getting shot during a botched robbery, he ran into the neighboring home of a 68-year-old couple only to find himself held at gunpoint until police arrived.

Androgynous Wig Wearing Person Attempted to Steal Pills From a Florida Pharmacy With a Bomb Threat

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office says the person pictured to the right attempted to steal pills from a pharmacy by making a bomb threat, but they may want to make sure no one burglarized Nicki Minaj's wig closet shortly beforehand.Sheriff's deputies aren't particularly sure what gender the suspec ... More >>

Man Fails to Rob Bank, Successfully Robs Another One Two Minutes Later

​As the great Goddess Aaliyah once said, "If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again." And that's exactly what a bank robber did this morning in record time. After failing to rob one bank in downtown Miami, he just walked down the street and hit up another.

Bosco Enriquez snitched on Miami's Latin gangs; then cops abandoned him to rape and deportation

Read Part 3 of Bosco Enriquez's saga.

Chris Brown's Arrest Warrant Not Likely To Come Today, Prosecutors Say

​After allegedly furiously swiping a fan's iPhone last weekend, Chris Brown may find himself behind bars sometime soon. Jose Lambiet at Gossip Extra says that Miami Beach Police and the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's prosecutors are in the process of planning on the best way to arrest Brown an ... More >>

Eli Escalera Arrested For Robbing a Keys Bank With Shorts on His Head

Imagine you're the teller working the front window at a quiet bank in the Keys, when 43-year-old Eli Escalera walks up and hands you a note: "Give me what are 20s and 50s.""Is this a robbery?" you wonder, staring at the bizarrely worded demand. "And why the hell is this guy wearing a pair of shorts ... More >>

Florida Man Tries to Pawn Stolen Jewelry at Store Managed By Woman Whose Home He Just Robbed

​Some criminals are just dumb. Others have incredibly bad luck. Thirty-three-year-old Nathaniel Coleman of Immokalee, Florida is the latter. He pulled off what seemed like a successful home robbery and made off with thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, but then made the cosmically doomed acciden ... More >>

SpongeBob SquarePants Robs Florida 7-Eleven

​What you see on your right is not an image from your nightmare nor a still from a Kubrick-inspired horror film. What you see is a capture from security footage depicting a very real Florida robbery in which a man dressed in a SpongeBob SquarePants mask held up a 7-Eleven near Orlando last week.

Three Young Women Follow Man to Miami Beach Hotel to Rob Him

​Tourist Manuel Olguin wound up with three young women, whom he had met on the streets of South Beach at 3 a.m., in his hotel room yesterday morning. Unfortunately for him, this was not the beginning of a Cinemax-worthy fantasy. The trio ended up robbing him.

Former Football Standout Willie Williams Arrested for Burglary, Again

​If former Carol City High football star Willie Williams played his cards right, he'd be spending his summer locked out of the NFL. Instead he's once again locked behind bars. Cincinnati.com reports Williams is being held in jail on charges of second-degree robbery in Ohio.

Shaq's Bizarre Sex Tape and Kidnapping Scandal

​LeBron James might be the most hated man in basketball, but at least he's not involved in a bizarre scandal involving gang members, robbery, kidnapping, and a sex tape. Can't say the same for Shaquille O'Neal. Los Angeles prosecutors are investigating a weird case allegedly centered on a tap ... More >>

66-Year-Old Jewelry Store Owner Beats Would-Be Robber to Bloody Pulp

via Local 10​Coral Gables jewelry store owner Eddie Snow may be preparing to celebrate his 67th birthday on Friday before undergoing open heart surgery on Monday, but you don't want to mess with him. A robber tried to attempt a brazen smash and grab on Snow's Miracle Mile store, but Snow caught up ... More >>

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Teen Robbers in Central Florida Threaten to Kill Man, Steal Beanie Babies and Make Off on Bikes

​Beanie Babies, Nintendo video games, souvenir baseball bats and bicycles: all part of a wholesome, suburban Central Florida childhood, right? Well two teenagers in St. Cloud, Florida managed to combine all of these things into a chilling yet almost comically inept home invasion. Ah, the youth of ... More >>

Robber Uses Stun Gun on Elderly Woman and Little Dog in Jewelry Theft

A sketch of the perp. ​Knock, Knock. Who's there? A thief posing as a door-to-door pharmacist who is packing a stun gun, that's who.An elderly woman was robbed last week in such a bizarre occurrence, and now police are on the hunt for the suspect.

Johnny Sims, the Suspect Who Killed Two Cops, Had Long Record, Nasty Tats

via Miami Dade CorrectionsJohnny Sims​When Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth, two veteran officers on the Miami-Dade Police Department's Warrants Bureau, approached a dilapidated duplex on NW 6th Court yesterday, they knew their target was a seriously bad dude. They knew he'd recently served time ... More >>

Rolando Bolaños Jr., Son of Ex-Hialeah Police Chief, Gets Year in Jail for Armed Robbery

​The wayward ways of former Hialeah Police Chief Rolando Bolaños' troublesome son Rolando Bolaños Jr. have finally caught up to him. Bolaños Jr. has plead guilty to strong armed robbery of a bank stemming from an incident last year in which he made off with $2,389 from a Bank Atlantic in Hialea ... More >>

Miami Cabbies Don't Want to Pick Up the Tab for New Security Cameras

Kyle T. WebsterCameras could prevent crime, but cabbies say they can't afford them​Tipsy beach bunnies routinely barf in their back seats. Robbers put guns to their heads, demanding cash. Crack addicts try to beat them to death for no reason.Life is tough for Miami's 4,500 cab drivers. Now it's ge ... More >>

Man Shot in Chest During Nail Salon Robbery

​Nail salon employee is not a job usually associated with danger, but a worker at the Nails 4 U salon on Biscayne Boulevard and 155th Street was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital last night for surgery after being shot in the chest on the job.

Hostage Crisis Unfolding at Coral Gables Bank of America Near UM Campus (Update)

​A Miami PD SWAT team has surrounded a Bank of America near the University of Miami and shut down nearby Coral Gables streets as negotiators try to talk down an armed robber holding at least one hostage inside.UM sent students an alert about an hour ago warning them to stay away from the bank ... More >>

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 >>

ILLEGAL from Terry Greene Sterling

Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Greene Sterling's book: ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone.

Getting to Know Honduras at Adelita's

At Adelita's Café in midtown Miami, you can get a taste of Honduran life. Upon entry, you sense the uncomplicated, laid-back attitude characteristic of that culture. Cheerful salsa music, staff chatting with customers, and telenovelas on TV give the small café a relaxed, friendly vibe.​Of c ... More >>

Police Hunting For Serial Groper with Sticky Fingers

​Police are searching for a man involved in two robberies in the Kendall area who got his hands on more than stolen items. In the two robberies, a man ambushed women as they arrived home. Threatening his victims with a knife he stole their purses, and then proceeded to fondle the women on the brea ... More >>

ATM Stolen With Forklift

via WSVNTrains, forklifts, planes, and automobiles. Today's News Roundup has it all. In terms of stealing major amounts of cash from a bank, just straight jacking the ATM always seems like the dumbest, the messiest, and, consequently, usually the most hilarious. A Bank of America branch at 9890 Bird ... More >>

Man Pistol Whipped for $3, Gold Chain and Cellphone

A 65 year-old man was pistol whipped this morning by two attackers who stole $3, a gold chain and a cellphone during a home invasion, Miami-Dade police said.Thomas Pulido was dragged into his home at 2169 NW 80th St. where the attackers beat him. The Miami Herald reported that Pulido's roommate, Gus ... More >>

Armed Robbery Suspect Ran, Could Not Hide

Coral Gables Police have identified and charged armed robbery suspect Kenneth Maurice Smith, 20, who attempted an escape that led police on a two-hour chase that close U.S. 1 Sunday night.Smith is charged with armed robbery, attempted burglary to a residence, and resisting police without violence. ... More >>

Miami PD Arrest 50 Drug Dealers In Overtown. Not Everyone Is Impressed.

Surrounded by a circle of grinning undercover cops in jeans and polo shirts, their badges swinging from silver chains around their necks, Miami Police Chief John Timoney stands on the most dangerous corner in Overtown."The vast majority of homicides in Overtown happen within two blocks of this corne ... More >>

Diary of an Overtown Pimp, Part 2

In a second entry of the handwritten autobiography he recently wrote in jail, Overtown hustler Big Red talks about an unusual robbery for which he received six years in state prison. He leaves out names and some important details, but offers a peek at a different side of Miami street crime. He writ ... More >>

Michael the Black Man: Shot by Obama Henchmen?

How the Blacks Against Obama leader survived an "assassination" attempt.

The Murder of Master Do

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

Redskins Safety Sean Taylor Shot in Florida Home

Jah Cure Released from Prison Today

Devil or Angel

True or False:

David Collins is Miami's leading bail bondsman.

David Collins has lots of friends in law enforcement.

David Collins says he's put his criminal past behind him.

You Go, Joe

What's a nice Jewish boy like Joe Weinberger doing in a nasty business like rap?

Death of a Maiden

Déjà was a survivor in Miami's perilous world of transsexual hookers -- that is, until she met a customer named Bowlegs

Best Bar Food

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A Portable Feast

In the world of the lunchero, the food is hot, the drinks are cold, and the turf wars are downright dangerous

Goon Over Miami

Chris Paciello, the dangerous darling of the SoBe nightlife set, has a reputation for fisticuffs. And mob ties.

Death of a Warrior

The murder of fifteen-year-old Jarvis Hilbert hardly came as a surprise. In fact some would say it was inevitable.

COPing an Attitude

Some inner-city volunteers are questioning Miami's Citizens on Patrol crime-watch program

Jails R Us

Is Janet Reno's proposal for a new Youthful Offender Court a long-needed innovation or a chance to place a statute of limitations on childhood?