AltWeeklies Wire
Terrorist or Tricksternew
Did a career criminal foil a potentially catastrophic attack on Miami? A reporter checks out the claims of a caller who says he has the suicide tape of 9/11 ringleader Mohammed Atta.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
10-24-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Line of Firenew
Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker is good at dodging bullets of criticism.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: racial profiling, taser gun
Woman Suing for Palimony Made Other Chargesnew
Nancy "Coco" Johnsen, who has sued political comedian Bill Maher for financial support, had earlier accused a wealthy playboy of assaulting her.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
07-06-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Woman Blamed After Boyfriend's Murdernew
Celia Lola pointed out the drug dealer who she claims attacked her boyfriend and then raped her, but she is the only one who's been charged with murder.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
04-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: cocaine, sexual abuse
Shooting Underlines Flaws in Assault Weapons Bannew
An AK-47 attack on police officer Keenya Hubert illustrated precisely why a national ban on certain assault weapons had been created in the first place. That it happened the day before the ban's expiration was a bloody coincidence.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
09-28-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Patients at Miami-Dade County Jail Found to Be at Risknew
The leg of a Miami-Dade County jail inmate became so badly infected with virulent, drug-resistant bacteria that it may have to be amputated, and the infection has spread to other inmates.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice