Gianni Versace Murdered Over Mafia Debt Claims Ex-Mobster

Gianni Versace’s 1997 murder on the steps of his Ocean Drive mansion remains one of the most high-profile and bizarre killings in Miami Beach history. While the death was always believed to be the strange end to the spree of killings by Andrew Cunanan, an ex-mobster believes Versace’s killing wasn’t…

Teenage Skateboarder Struck By Two Cars and Killed In Coral Gables

In a feature last month, New Times explored skater culture in Miami, a city that’s never quite warmed to thrashers even though its warm environs and concrete jungles could easily make the Magic City a skateboard mecca. Last night brought another tragic blow to the scene when a 14-year-old riding…

Miami-Dade Cops Close To Adding War in Afghanistan-Style Drone To Arsenal

​In places such as Kabul, Gaza, and Baghdad, unmanned aerial vehicles hovering over homes, following suspects, and tracking enemies of the state are a daily reality. So where are the high-tech drones buzzing to next? Miami-Dade County, naturally!The Miami-Dade Police Department is poised to become the first large metro force…

Man Beaten By Police on Halloween Charged with Resisting Arrest

Gilberto Matamoros, the 21-year-old man who’s brutal beating at the hands of out-of-control City of Miami police officers on Halloween night in Coconut Grove was caught on YouTube, is being charged with resisting arrest. There’s still no clear explanation given for what exactly caused officers to repeatedly punch Matamoros in…

Miami-Dade Plummets in “Most Dangerous Cities” Rankings

Miami-Dade County and most of its cities have dropped in the rankings on CQ Press’s “Most Dangerous Cities” list, which is considerably good news. Last year, Miami-Dade was ranked the fourth most dangerous metro area in America. This year, it’s only number 16, and no it’s not just because other cities…

Dolphins’ Phillip Merling No Longer Faces Charges for Allegedly Hitting his Pregnant Girlfriend

If the Dolphins’ Phillip Merling did violently assault his pregnant fiancée it seems he won’t be facing any formal consequences for it. The Broward State Attorney’s office has announced that they’re dropping all charges after the victim in the case refused to continue cooperating. The Dolphins meanwhile never punished Merling. Even following his arrest…

Buju Banton Wins Ruling For Release

Reggae star Buju Banton, who faces a February retrial on a criminal charge of conspiring to buy cocaine from an undercover police officer, could soon be released from Tampa jail. He has been locked up for the past 11 months. On November 4, Federal Judge James S. Moody Jr. denied…