It’s been a rough month for the Miami Beach Police Department. First came video of a detective punching a handcuffed woman in the face, followed closely by a press conference announcing that more than a dozen officers had sent or received boatloads of racist and pornographic emails. But don’t be…
Early last week, Mayor Philip Levine dropped a bombshell on the city commission. “We all know what’s going on on Ocean Drive,” he said. “It’s turning into a Bourbon Street. It’s turning into a terrible place that’s become a blight, a cancer that spreads to our entire city.” Luckily, Levine…
“Apple picking” is the newest crime du jour in South Florida, perpetrated by gangs looking to steal your smartphone. Some are even willing to kill you for it. Last July 1, two teen boys on bicycles confronted 54 year-old Jerry Wayne Sherrell near NE 2nd Ave. and 54th Street and…
Last month, editors held the final afternoon news meeting at One Herald Plaza. A few minutes later, some moving vans parked in front of the building, and employees and movers packed up what was left and said goodbye to the paper’s home for exactly 50 years. A few staffers stopped…
Editor’s note: Photographer Bill Cooke rode with City of Miami Police to capture the chaos that comes with New Year’s celebrations. Click here to view the entire slide show from that night.At 11:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, David Carpenter, a senior officer with the Miami Police Department, is already…
