Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into School Bus

Yesterday afternoon, students from South Miami High School were making their way home on the school bus when a motorcyclist slammed into the back of the bus. The incident occurred near Southwest Second Terrace and 57th Avenue.The driver, believed to be in his 20s, instantly died on collision. No students…

Fifteen Members of “Murda Grove Boys” Gang Arrested by FBI

The Murda Grove Boys are not, as their name would suggest, a horror-core boy band but actually one of Miami-Dade’s most violent criminal gangs. CBS4 reports that Miami Gardens police, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office have arrested 15 suspected members of the gang today. Four other members and…

Police Hunting For Serial Groper with Sticky Fingers

Police are searching for a man involved in two robberies in the Kendall area who got his hands on more than stolen items. In the two robberies, a man ambushed women as they arrived home. Threatening his victims with a knife he stole their purses, and then proceeded to fondle…

Toddler Found With Burns, Teenage Mom Suspected of Abuse

A two-year-old boy was found with second and third degree bodies on his neck and torso. Now police suspect child abuse.Police received an anonymous call to check on his well-being early this morning, and went to the home of his 17-year-old mother. The mother and her boyfriend said that the…

Crying 3-Year-Old Pushed in the Face by Horrible Man

Dealing with other people’s crying kids is just a part of life. In the scheme of things, it’s really nothing to get overly annoyed at. Well, a man in a Surfside Publix crossed the line.The man was in an elevator with a mother and her two young daughters. The woman’s…

Two Young Children Shot With AK-47s in Afternoon Drive-By

Two young boys, believed to be only 3 and 7-years-old, were the victims of random AK-47 gunfire this afternoon. Both kids were transported to a hospital, and neither appeared to have life threatening injuries. The shooting happened today around 58th Terrace and NW 12th Avenue. Police are searching for four black men wearing…

Drunk Dad Ronald Devers Tries to Pick up Toddler Left on Bus

Yesterday, Gayle Kelson purposefully seemed to leave her 2-year-old daughter on a city bus and faces a charge of child neglect. The girl was taken into protective custody, but her father showed up to get her. The only problem: He was drunk.Ronald Devers showed up to court slurring his words…

Cat Killer Case: Hairs Found on Suspect Don’t Match Dead Cats

If Johnnie Cochran was still alive and defending cat killer suspect Tyler Weinman, we’d imagine he’d be saying something like “If the pussy hairs aren’t the same, you can’t place blame.”WSVN reports that the DNA of cat hairs found in the room, clothing and backpack of defendant Tyler Weinman does…

Wildlife Cops Bust Man Selling Pythons on Craigslist

The ad on Craigslist Miami shows a photo of two large black snakes slithering on white carpet. “Ball Pythons for Cheap,” the headline reads. “They are very tame and eat one mouse a week.” Scroll down a bit and find a “dwarf pastel Colombian redtail boa” for $160. A bit…

Mom Abandons Two-Year-Old Daughter on Bus

Police have arrested a mother who is believed to have put her two-year-old daughter on a county bus and then left her. Gayle Kelson walked away while the bus driver yelled at her for forgetting her child, but she continued off the bus. The driver called police, and she was…

Lisa Garcia Turns Herself In For Doral Cop Hit-and-Run

Lisa Caridad Garcia turned herself in last night for hitting Doral police officer Carlos Alvarez. The accident happened around Southeast 35th Terrace near 102nd Avenue on Saturday night, when Garcia hit Alvarez’s motorcycle head on, and kept going.Garcia’s motorcycle was demolished, but luckily he survived. He’s forced to get around…

From Alligators to Tarantulas, Miami is One Huge Illegal Pet Shop

Maybe Riptide has been watching too much Animal Planet, but we can’t help thinking Miami’s crop of critter smugglers deserves its own special mini-series. Like cocaine and hookers, there’s a booming market for exotic animals in this classy city, and just imagine the drama: There will be suitcases full of…

Florida City Church Goes Up in Flames

The United Methodist Church Outreach Ministry in Florida City went up in flames over the weekend, and the building was mostly destroyed. Even the church’s playground, which was built a year ago, was melted to the ground.Parishioners say that they hope to rebuild the building, and are accepting donations, but…

Accused Cat Killer May Blame Kitty Deaths on Wild Pit Bulls

It’s been nearly a year since Tyler Weinman was arrested and charged with a string of cat killings in the Palmetto and Cutler Bay neighborhoods. His trial isn’t even set to begin until October 25, but the Miami-Dade justice system trudges on. Weinman made an appearance in court today, during…