$50,000 News Flash! Cops Are Cranky Filed under: News Results from a Miami Police Department “work climate” study are in, and it suffices to say the men and women who patrol the streets aren’t too happy with the department’s top brass. According to the survey, 64 percent “of those who…
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Recently released from jail, Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis unleashed this juicy tidbit on the media Tuesday: “Kristin,” a.k.a. Ashley Dupre, a.k.a. (former) Gov. Elliot Spitzer’s petite, brunette escort, stripped for one of his GGW videos. Right here in Miami! Let’s turn to the Associated Press, which has the…
This guy was so bad that his own family turned him in. Isaias Linares, 28, was wanted by Miami Police for molesting a toddler in Little Havana. The little girl’s mom called cops last week and said that when she confronted Linares about his conduct with her child, he left…
If you missed Blue Man Group last weekend at American Airlines Arena, you can catch the show this Saturday in Broward County at the BankAtlantic Center. Click here to see a slide show of the event at the AA Arena. Being a Blue Man newbie, I wasn’t really sure what…
Newsday is reporting that NY Gov. Elliott Spitzer met with call girls seven or eight times during trysts around the country. Including, sources told the newspaper, one encounter in Florida. There’s always a Florida connection… -Tamara Lush…
When you first heard about NY Governor Elliott Spitzer’s “involvement” with a prostitution ring, you knew there had to be a Miami connection, didn’t ya? Well, naturally, there is: according to a federal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York, the Emperor’s Club VIP website allegedly booked…
Miami police busted a couple of dozen burglars yesterday, including one dude who had 59 — yes, fifty-nine — prior arrests. Lt. Orestes Chavez, one of the commanders who led the so-called Operation B.R.A.A.T. (Burglary, Robbery, Auto Theft Apprehension Team, gotta love the acronym), said that they took down Donald…
On the Scent of a Canine Killer Filed under: News On the eve of last week’s cold snap, Sara Pizano passed through the gate leading to an outdoor wing of Miami-Dade Animal Services and began cooing to the caged pooches. “Oh! I love this one!” the petite shelter director said…
About 100 Model City residents grilled Miami Police Chief John Timoney last night about why he was moving Commander Lorenzo Whitehead from his post as NET Commander. Whitehead has been the top cop in the area, which includes the Liberty Square housing projects, for about a year. “This man is…
By the time you read this, students at Miami Edison Senior High may already be gathered in protest. As you might recall, last week’s news was dominated by a melee at the school, which was touched off by the arrest of one Wadson Sagaille, 17. Apparently Sagaille and Vice Principal…
Tom Lehmann and a few buddies had been partying for nearly a week without sleep. They had started the binge long before the new year — a lot of meth, a bit of coke, some hits of X, a couple of snorts of ketamine, and, of course, a steady supply…
Fidel Castro hasn’t been retired for even a week. Still, he just couldn’t hold off on publishing an anti-US missive. The latest, he claims: President Bush wants to annex Cuba. ”I had planned to stop writing these reflections for at least 10 days,” Castro wrote. “But I didn’t have the…
Miami woke up Tuesday to this shocking news: Fidel Castro had resigned as president of Cuba. Um, didn’t he kinda do that in 2006, when he had that intestine operation? Whatever. It was a slow news day. Some used it as an excuse to gorge on guava pastelitos at Versailles,…
Orgies? Check. Hyper-competitive softball parties? Check. A taxpayer-funded party pad? Absolutely! Lest you think we’re referring to a local agency/branch of government/City Hall official, we here at Riptide want to assure you that corruption happens at all levels of government. The aforementioned hijinks all happened at Florida’s State Prisons. That’s…
You might have bought or received candy this week. Or maybe flowers. It’s the most romantic holiday of the year. But romance is decidedly not part of a defense lawyer’s life. Consider this 2007 exchange between Miami Beach attorney Melisa Coyle and a middle-age Latina officeworker named Nelly about a…
David Adams, the St. Petersburg Times’ Latin American correspondent, writes a fascinating story about Cubans blogging on the island. Adams writes about Yoani Sanchez, a 32-year-old woman who writes the blog Generacion Y. Here’s a passage: The name of her blog refers to the popularity early in the Cuban revolution…
The Latest from Miami: – Police Chief John Timoney defied a contested court order to give a Civilian Investigative Panel testimony about his failure to disclose his 14-month free use of a $54,000 Lexus hybrid SUV. – A local pastor is charged with stealing $10,000 that was supposed to be…
Let’s be honest: the mood at the Barak Obama party early Tuesday night at the American Legion wasn’t cheery. But the three dozen or so supporters were pleasant, if not understandably irked by Hillary Clinton’s recent “fundraiser” in a state where, technically, the Democrats weren’t supposed to campaign prior to…
In case you’re still not sure who to vote for in the Presidential Primary, USA Today has an interesting online tool that may help you decide. The “Candidate Match Game” asks a few questions, then gives you a list of presidential hopefuls that match your views. Unfortunately, if you’re like…
I voted this past weekend. It was uneventful, taking all of about five minutes out of my weekend. Here’s the thing: I was the only person in my polling place. The dozen sleepy pollworkers were thrilled to see me, and after hearing the early voting results so far — about…
As the Coast Guard officers approached the Joe Cool, they should have heard voices. Instead they were greeted with silence.
