Robbery

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 >>

Santiestebans Plead Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking

The family that grew ganja together is now the family that pleaded guilty together. In the spring of last year, federal agents and Miami-Dade narcotics detectives dismantled a clan of marijuana growers that distributed thousands of pounds of high-grade weed from South Florida to New York City. Gilbe ... More >>

Amid $312 Million Makeover, Crime Could Be An Issue in the Design District

Real estate developer Craig Robins is going all in to transform the Design District into the flossiest destination in Miami. He's investing $312 million to bring in the biggest names in high-end luxury fashion, from Louis Vuitton to Hermès to Céline. To protect that investment, Robins spends 1 mil ... More >>

Gunplay Has Armed Robbery and Assault Charges Dropped

Gunplay won't be headed to prison for life after all. The up-an-coming Miami rapper had been facing charges of armed robbery and assault after video surfaced of him allegedly robbing his own accountant at gun point. Despite the video evidence, the case fell apart because the victim refused to cooper ... More >>

Most Pathetic Robber Ever Called His Mom for a Ride Home After Failing to Hold Up Convenience Store

Poor Zachariah Dalton Howard. After failing miserably at trying to rob a convenience store, the dejected would-be robber sulked over to another store. Not to rob it, but to call his mom so she could pick him up.

Miami's Christmas Crime Wave: Man Set On Fire, Jewelry Store Owner Shot, Bank Robbed

As the rest of the nation huddled up to some eggnog, crackling fires and repeat viewings of "It's A Wonderful Life," Miami baked under tropical skies and celebrated Christmas the best way we knew how: By going bananas with horrific crime sprees.Between Christmas Eve and early Wednesday morning, all ... More >>

Miami Is the 17th Most Dangerous City in America, According to the FBI

With a rate of 1,198 violent crimes committed per every 100,000 residents in 2011, the City of Miami has been named the 17th most dangerous large city in America, according to the latest statistics released by the FBI.

Two Florida Men Passed Around Joint While in the Back of Police Car

Vernon D. Jones, 21, and Jacques Saintil, 19, of East Naples were recently arrested on suspicion of a home burglary, and didn't seem too upset once they found themselves in the back of a police car. The two lit up some marijuana in the cruiser and discussed the robbery while passing the joint around ... More >>

Florida Man Shoots Himself While Playing Stoned Game of Russian Roulette

When Donnie McLendon's friends brought him to the hospital, they originally told authorities that a criminal had busted in with a gun and shot McLendon in the head. Turns out the trio has just gotten drunk and high and decided to play a game of Russian roulette, a game that tends not to end well.

Burger King Robbed by Man Wearing A Barack Obama Mask

​Like a scene straight out of Point Break, a man wearing a Barack Obama mask and red gloves held up the Burger King restaurant at 9301 Old Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach, according to Palm Beach Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera.A black male, who had a woman accomplice also wearing a mas ... More >>

Florida Man Robs Bank to Pay Bar Tab

​You're at a bar. You're drinking a beer. You've realized you're out of money. Do you: a) call it quits; b) ask a friend to spot you; c) walk down the block and rob a bank?A Pasco County man went with option C and is now behind bars.

ICE snitch Angel Jose Perez duped the FBI and got rich

Stand-Up Comedian Sticks Up Tampa Bay Bank Twice in a Week

​So, a stand up comedian walks into a bank ...and robs it twice in one week. 27-year-old Jeffrey Lluis was arrested on Thursday after making his second robbery at a SunTrust branch in Citrus Park. He pulled off the second heist on Thursday even after police had interviewed about the Tuesday r ... More >>

The Bleached-Blonde Carjackers, Gangsta John Waters, and God

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that ... More >>

Man in Army Fatigues Robs Alton Road Wells Fargo, Shoots at Employees

​An armed man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash this morning after robbing a Miami Beach branch of Wells Fargo. The incident occurred at 1901 Alton Rd. around 7:45 a.m. The man fired shots at employees, though no one was hurt.

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.

Carjacked Mercedes Crashed Through Wall After Police Chase

via WSVN​The hunt for a Mercedes-Benz that was carjacked Sunday ended today when the car crashed through a wall after a police chase. The story began yesterday when a man, traveling with his 2-year-old son, was carjacked at gunpoint and ended with a police officer shooting one of the suspects in t ... More >>

Tone Loc Pleads Not Guilty to Beating His Baby Mama and Illegally Owning an Assault Rifle

​Yesterday, hip-hop pioneer Tone Loc plead not guilty to dual charges of domestic violence and unlicensed possession of an assault rifle. The rapper and cartoon voice actor was arrested after a dispute with the mother of his children turned physical. Police found the Colt AR-15 Sporter when resp ... More >>

Jorge Uscamayta, Skycap Arrested In Luggage Scam, Is Dad Of Bomb-Strapped Bank Robbery Victim

via Miami-Dade CorrectionsJorge Uscamayta was arrested along with more than 20 other baggage handlers yesterday.​How's this for a truly bizarre crime connection? Last night, Miami-Dade police announced the arrests of more than 20 curbside baggage handlers at MIA on charges that they'd taken cash b ... More >>

North Miami Beach Senior High on Lockdown After Robbery Attempt

​In today's news roundup: A local high school is on lock down, not one but two separate incidents of Carbon Monoxide poisoning sent 13 people to hospitals, a deadly crash on I95 kills two, while a boat crash near Haulover Marina send a woman to the hospital. The only good news in today's news wrap ... More >>

Armed Robber On Loose Near UM, Schools on Lockdown [Updated]

​An armed bank robber is on the lose in Coral Gables near the University of Miami campus. The college is on alert, while two public schools with young children in the area, Sunset Elementary School and Henry S. West Laboratory School, are in precautionary lock down.

Hugo Tandron, Ex-Con, is the Marlins' official barber

Son Shoots at Home Invaders Who Shot Dad in Mouth

Two armed robbers entered the home of several migrant workers on SW 141st Avenue at 282nd Street last night. They demanded cash and valuables, but one man decided to fight back. They subdued him and held him at gunpoint, eventually shooting him the mouth.The man's son went inside, retrieved a gun, a ... More >>

Murder Miami Style: Arrest Made In Brutal Self-Storage Center Slaying

 Last Wednesday, the early contender for young 2010's most senseless murder of the year went down at the People's Self-Storage on NW 79th Street. via Miami Dade Corrections Police say Wesley Benard Henton shot and killed Joslin Augustin last Wednesday.​Just after 12:30 in the afternoon ... More >>

News Roundup: Power to Jimbo's Cut after Fire

After this weekends fire, Miami has cut power to Jimbo's, everyone's favorite quasi-legal, homesteaded fish and beer shack. [Herald]A pizza delivery man was shot in the foot last night after a robbery attempt by four men. [Herald]A malnourished, former racing pony found in a slaughterhouse is being ... More >>

At Florida Memorial University, surviving assaults is part of the curriculum

"Dolphins Suck" Comment Leads to Death of an Inmate

Dept. of CorrectionsVincent Lee​Defending the pride of the Miami Dolphins to the death is something the current roster hardly seems interested in, but one fan is accused of killing a Dolphins detractor. Though, both the assailant and the victim were already behind bars at the time.The incident too ... More >>

More on the UM Lockdown: Students Stuck in the Gym Have Places to Be, Damn It

Coral Gables Police DepartmentThe BB gun shooter rode in this silver Volvo, cops say.About 200 students are locked inside a gym at University of Miami as we speak, thanks to an alleged BB gun shooter. School President Donna Shalala sent text messages and e-mails around 3 p.m. today asking folks to " ... More >>

Two Teenage Girls, Including a 14-Year-Old, Arrested for Little Havana Armed Robbery

Miami Police arrested four young suspects, including two teenage girls, on suspicion of robbing a Little Havana man at gunpoint early this morning.​Salene Cala, age 14, and Estefay Ferrera, 16, were arrested after police pulled their car over just after 6:30 a.m. They're accused of helping an ... More >>

Brisco Got Robbed at a Barber Shop Last Week

via myspace.com/brisco305​This is a little late, but we just got word from the City of Miami police that Brisco got got last Wednesday, in the middle of the afternoon, while trying to get a haircut at a barbershop at NW Sixth Avenue and NW 63rd Street. Four men invaded the store at about 12:51 p.m ... More >>

Miami Convenience Store Clerk Kills Would-Be Robber

View Larger Map Riptide is a non-violent blog, but we're all for self-preservation. And there really is no more South Floridian activity than pulling a gun and blasting on the schlub who just pulled a gun on you. So this evening we propose a toast to the as-yet unnamed clerk at "La Catrachita #2", t ... More >>

News Roundup

What... the...? Slot machines at MIA? Like that airport needs to be any more of a circus than it already is. [Herald]Miami-Dade commissioners have no problem with Carrie Meek representing Wackenhut and the county, even while the two are in a legal dispute. [Herald]Adam Tavss, the Miami Beach Police ... More >>

Joey Porter Is Packing Heat, Feels for Plax

Apparently those popcorn muscles aren't enough. In an interview aired a couple of minutes ago on ESPN, Dolphins linebacker, sack-master, and nonstop verbal diarrhea specialist Joey Porter said he feels for Plaxico Burress, the Giants wide receiver who recently shot himself in the leg at a nightclub ... More >>

News Roundup

R.I.P. Lucky Dube

Free Lionel Tate

New evidence in the notorious bad boy's latest crime

Executing Angel

A bad man, a flawed trial, and a needle

Criminal Center for the Performing Arts

The new PAC offers many special opportunities for pedestrians

Wednesday 13

Fang Bang (Rykodisc)

Sour Romance

Angel Mora's obsession; Luis Miguel's photo jones

Exiled in Havana

With the FBI in pursuit, black activist Nehanda Abiodun a decade ago fled to Cuba, where she still dreams of fomenting a socialist revolution in the United States

A Family Portrait

Meet Luis and José Cid, Elian Gonzalez's Miami cousins, just a couple of good old-fashioned American criminals

Phony Folksy

News of the Weird

News of the Weird

News of the Weird

Here A Max, There A Max

A case of mistaken identity cost Max Pierre six weeks in jail and two months under house arrest. Now he says it's payback time for the Miami Police Department.

Please Mr. Postman

Look and see, is there a mugger waitin' for me?

Letters

Pretrial Services

Of approximately 55,000 people arrested and charged with felonies in Dade County every year, more than 20,000 are released under the aegis of Pretrial Services while awaiting trial