Today is going to be a real bitch, Miami. No question about it. You’re back at work already, but those three bottles of champers you chugged on New Year’s Eve are not done with you yet. Right now, your head feels like Deadmau5 is spinning a set on your cerebellum.But…
When Gus Lopez was arrested in October on 63 charges ranging from money laundering to bribery, even the most jaded Miami Beach residents were amazed at the extent of his alleged corruption. For five years, the city’s procurement director had run a contract racket out of his office at city…
Mayan Calendar Predictions vs. Miami Reality
Merry Christmas (Eve) Miami. By now, you are probably sick of crappy carols that bear no resemblance to your lush tropical life. Gold rings make sense. But colly birds? Not so much. And what the f*ck is this es-no that is supposed to be falling everywhere? The only powder we…
Krishna Maharaj was a powerful local newspaper publisher when he was arrested in 1986 and accused of a grisly crime: the brutal double murder of a father and son in a downtown Miami hotel room. Maharaj was convicted, but as we reported back in 2007, the Trinidadian millionaire insisted he…
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…
Miami Beach Police GPS Trackers on Hold Over Safety Concerns
The Real John McAfee: Four Hours in South Beach With the World’s Most Wanted Man
John McAfee South Beach World’s Most Wanted Man
We know you, Miami. We know that you somehow manage to simultaneously believe in and not give a flaming end-of-the-world crap about the supposed apocalypse this Friday.In fact, we bet that the only way the upcoming Armageddon upset your week was to bump up your screwing schedule by a day…
It’s a logic problem from hell. If GPS trackers are put on cop cars to make sure officers don’t go where they don’t belong while on duty, but the technology is never actually turned on, does it really exist?It does if taxpayers have already spent more than a half-million bucks…
For an instant, John McAfee is anonymous. He is haggard, sleep deprived, and a bit unhinged, but anonymous. For the first time in days, there are no cops, guards, or handcuffs. No TV cameras or tape recorders or questions. But he can’t escape them forever. Dressed in the same dark…
“Doctor Scumbag” Homer Kirkpatrick Abused Miami HIV Patients; 20 Years Later, He Finally Faces Justice
Eighteen years ago, New Times published an investigation into a Miami doctor accused of preying on his HIV patients. More than a dozen men with the disease accused Dr. Homer L. Kirkpatrick of manipulating them, sexually assaulting them, even offering them medication in exchange for sex. Despite our articles, however,…
Two months ago, New Times broke news of Miami Beach Fire Department recruit Brian Gentles’s allegations that fellow firemen had sexually and racially harassed him. He accused another recruit of tea-bagging him and superiors of covering up the abuse.But a report released yesterday by an outside investigator hired by the…
A Florida East Coast train struck a man this morning near NE 4th Court and 82nd Street in El Portal. Miami Police spokeswoman Kenia Reyes said she had no more information on the accident: “It’s man versus train, that’s all I have right now.”We will update as soon as we…
Bugatti Burrito Run: What’s a $2.5 Million Car Doing in a Taco Bell Drive-Thru?
Horse racing is called the sport of kings, but there ain’t much regal about its South Florida incarnation. Cheating and corruption are rampant at local spots like Calder Race Course. Apparently, this chicanery is now spreading beyond horse racing and seeping into coverage of the sport. Last Saturday, the Sun…
“Have you ever wrecked one of these?” I ask as our burnt-orange Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse bursts onto the Julia Tuttle Causeway. Butch Leitzinger shakes his head. The mild-mannered man is Bugatti’s official driver, but a better title would be “pilot.” With a top speed of 260 mph, the…
Miami’s Super Wheels Accused of Dangerous Conditions
Super Wheels, Miami’s Last Roller Rink, Accused of Dangerous Conditions
Last month we reported on claims that Brian Gentles had been racially and sexually harassed while training to become a Miami Beach firefighter. Gentles claimed a white recruit had tea-bagged him several times, but that when the African-American complained, he was the one that was fired.Gentles now says he is…
As Riptide reported yesterday, Barbara Jordan believes Miami-Dade public employees’ salaries shouldn’t be available online. She’s even introduced a resolution to strip that info from the web.Maybe it was the county commissioner’s commanding Aug. 14 re-election that emboldened her to make such a move. Or perhaps, as she claims, it’s…
Teresina Wallace skated for hours without falling at Super Wheels Skating Center in Kendall. It was April 16, 2011, and the mild-mannered bank manager had brought her family for a day of adrenaline on eight wheels. But when Wallace stepped off the rink to return the rented equipment, her skate…
