Florida’s Republican Party Chair Has a Very Racist Sign Outside His Office

State Sen. Joe Gruters has a hideously racist sign outside his office that purports to show the “Faces of Criminal Illegals Deported from Sarasota County.” According to a video posted online yesterday by activist Thomas Kennedy, Gruters apparently saw no issue with keeping this abominable sign up while a child begged him not to pass a bill that would hurt his family.

Former Miami Police Officer Gets 15 Years for Running Cocaine-Trafficking Ring

A federal judge sentenced former Miami Police Officer Schonton Harris to more than 15 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to cocaine-trafficking charges this past January. Prosecutors say Harris and two other cops sold a Miami Police uniform to an undercover agent posing as a drug trafficker, used a gun while ferrying drugs, and ultimately tried to sell tens of kilograms of cocaine as well as Percocet pills.

Five Infuriating Stories About South Florida Towing Companies

New Times has spent years cataloging various schemes that some of Miami’s major towing and salvage companies have used over the years to siphon money out of Miami tourists and residents simply trying to park around town. So, with lawmakers now debating whether to give these companies even more slack under the law, it’s a good time to recap some of the more upsetting towing stories in recent Miami history.