AltWeeklies Wire
Family of Downed Officer Questions Sheriff's Tacticsnew
Broward County Sheriff's Deputy Todd Fatta was killed in a raid of the home of a longtime member of the gay gun club Pink Pistols. Fatta's family claims the mission was poorly planned.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
08-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Cop, Judge and Jurynew
When a police officer in Hollywood, Fla., confronted a drug dealer, he allegedly took his drugs and money. Where the Oxycontin went is unknown.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
06-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Smut Doctors Broadcast Filthy Radio to the Worldnew
Two reprobate strip-club disk jockeys interview up-and-coming stars in the adult-film industry for their live Monday evening Internet radio show.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
05-25-2005 |
Media
South Florida's Tabloid Valley Vanishesnew
The story behind the consolidation of all the major scandal sheets into one company, and the National Enquirer's upcoming move to New York City, is a shocker.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
03-16-2005 |
Media
Whistleblower Alleges Congressman May Have Rigged Electionnew
In 2000, U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney asked a Florida software company if it could develop a prototype of a voting program that could alter the vote tabulation in an election and be undetectable, a programmer for the firm claims in a sworn affidavit submitted to the U.S. Congress.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
02-17-2005 |
Politics
Police Used Casanova to Entrap Woman on Drug Chargenew
Acting as a confidential informant for the Hollywood, Fla., Police Department, a handsome Bahamian romanced optician Valarie Curry and then set her up in a cocaine transaction.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
02-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Teens Complain of Beatings and Humiliation at Boot-Campnew
On a boy's first night at Growing Together, a boot camp-style drug treatment center for adolescents in Lake Worth, Fla., he says he got a visit from "The Naked Crusader." A New Times investigation discovered that physical and sexual abuse are common there.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
12-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Third Man: John B. Anderson Was Harbinger of New Voice in U.S. Politicsnew
When John B. Anderson ran for president in 1980, he paved the way for spoiler candidates. Now he's chairman of the Center for Voting and Democracy, a nonprofit organization that employs celebrities to encourage election reform.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
11-01-2004 |
Politics
Strong Arm of the Law: Allegations of Misconduct Dog Acclaimed Officernew
In the same year, Officer Pete Salvo was named the Hollywood Police Department's Officer of the Year and was the subject of a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after an altercation with him and other officers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
10-05-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Last Candidate Standing: Grayson Is Master of Joke Campaignsnew
Though politicians running for U.S. Congress usually don't discuss their faults and neuroses, Richard Grayson will happily tell you that he's cheap, anxiety-ridden, susceptible to panic attacks, and medicated daily with antipsychotics.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
09-07-2004 |
Politics
