Javarris James Arrested for Marijuana Possession in Fort Myers

Well, at least he managed to keep out of trouble while he was with the ‘Canes.Indianapolis Colts running back Javarris James was arrested last night by police in Fort Myers, Fl and charged with misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession. James, the cousin of former ‘Canes and Colts legend Edgerrin James,…

Ana Maria Cardona Back on Death Row for Murder of “Baby Lollipops”

The Miami mother convicted of murdering her three-year-old child Lazaro “Baby Lollipops” Figueroa in 1990 was sentenced to death by a Miami-Dade judge Friday. Judge Reemberto Diaz’s sentencing puts 50-year-old Ana Maria Cardona back on death row, where he had been placed after being convicted and sentenced to die in…

Dear Coral Shores High Seniors: Your Prank Was Really Lame

Kids these days! You’d think what with their Tweetering and Facespaces and such they could knock their heads together to come up with an original way to prank the Man. Or at least a fun way that doesn’t involve costing their school thousands of dollars to clean up — who…

Surgeon Caught Stealing Equipment From Jackson Memorial Hospital

Jackson Health System has enough money problems at the moment. The last thing it needs is its own surgeons stealing medical equipment from the financially strapped public hospital system. Yet Nir Hus, a surgeon and postgraduate fellow at Jackson Memorial Hospital, has been arrested on charges of repeatedly snatching equipment…

Flo Rida Busted For DUI on South Beach UPDATED

Flo Rida, the Sunshine State’s favorite boots-wit-da-fur spokesman, is headed to Dade County lockup after an early morning DUI bust on South Beach a few hours ago, Miami Beach police officials tell Riptide.We’re guessing this might put a crimp in Flo’s plans to host a celebrity golf tournament with DJ…

Miami Beach Police Deny Smashing Narces Benoit’s Cell Phone

Narces Benoit claims that Miami Beach Police smashed his cellphone and threatened him at gunpoint after they noticed he had captured video of the shooting on Memorial Day Weekend. However, the police department has released a statement today claiming that they did not smash Benoit’s phone, and that the officers…

Miami Cop Roberto Asanza Arrested on Cocaine Distribution Charges

Yet another City of Miami police officer has been arrested on charges related to cocaine, but this case seems far more serious than when officer Joey Ganem was popped buying coke in Coconut Grove in April.Thirty-one-year-old officer Roberto Asanza has been arrested by the FBI after allegedly stealing large amounts…

Raymond Herisse Had a Gun in His Car, Miami Beach Police Now Say

​Miami Beach Police say they have found a gun in the blue Hyundai that Raymond Herisse was driving when he was shot and killed by cops early Monday morning during Urban Beach Week.According to police Chief Carlos Noriega, officers discovered a black Beretta 92-F semiautomatic pistol hidden somewhere in Herisse’s…

Mayor Bower: Miami Beach Can’t Do Anything About Urban Beach Weekend

Miami Beach is largely helpless to stop Memorial Day partiers from coming to town for Urban Beach Weekend, which saw seven injured and one killed in police-related shootings this year, city Mayor Matti Herrera Bower said Tuesday afternoon. According to police, more than 400 were arrested.”There is no organizer, no…

Details Slow to Come in Urban Beach Weekend Shootings

As the story surrounding the two early-morning Memorial Day police shootings evolves, numerous questions have been raised about the circumstances under which one person was killed and seven people injured.Two separate shootings happened early Monday — in one, a man was reportedly driving recklessly and shooting from his car; in…

Miami Beach’s Jerry Libbin Wants An Urban Beach Weekend Curfew

Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin says a curfew imposed for next year’s South Beach Memorial Day festivities may be in order.Libbin, in response to two police shootings that left seven injured and one dead early Monday, wrote on his Facebook page that the “mayhem on the streets of Miami Beach”…