AltWeeklies Wire
Jump-Out Boysnew
Two Miami cops have been charged with armed kidnapping, armed burglary, aggravated assault with a firearm, grand theft, official misconduct and criminal mischief.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
04-25-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Terminal Incarcerationnew
The short, sad lives of some detainees facing relatively minor charges end in jail.
Miami New Times |
Rob Jordan |
04-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
High-Wire Huntnew
Robb Annable hasn't yet conquered the mystery of his missing brother, who he thinks died while helping to fight the CIA's secret war against Cuba's Communist government.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
03-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Glass Shieldnew
A Florida police officer claims she was harassed and tormented by other officers because of her race and gender.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
01-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
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
Judges Experiment With Advisory Juriesnew
Taking a novel approach to encourage the parties in a lawsuit to settle, a Florida judge empaneled a jury for a half-day to predict what a likely verdict would be.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
09-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Free Bird?new
New DNA evidence may exonerate Luis Diaz, imprisoned for 26 years as the Miami Bird Road Rapist.
Miami New Times |
Jean Carey |
08-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Immigration, Cuban
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
Anti-Abortion Crusader Faces Manslaughter Chargenew
Evangelist Donald David Diener endangered his 4-year-old stepdaughter by leaving her unattended while she played near water deep enough to drown in, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office says. He awaits trial on counts of child neglect and aggravated manslaughter.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
03-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: prosecutors, Joshua Weintraub
On Miami's Streets, Crack Killsnew
A man known on the streets as Santa Claus experiences the death of his life in a pipe, on a bike, in a lot.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
02-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
One-Time Thief Makes It Big in Miami's Towing Industrynew
Laurie Lichtman was sentenced to life in prison for her part in a notorious armed robbery, but she got out after 10 years. She's now a minor luminary in Miami politics and a thriving businesswoman.
Miami New Times |
Rebecca Wakefield |
01-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
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
The Teele Conspiracy: Commissioner Claims He's a Victimnew
The arrest last week of Miami Commissioner Art Teele on assault charges following a wild car chase brought to a climactic close one more scene in the drama that has become his life.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado, Kirk Nielsen and Rebecca Wakefield |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
