Carlos Bertonatti’s Blood Alcohol Content Was .122, Well Over Legal Limit

Blood tests have been completed on Carlos Bertonatti, the aspiring musician accused of drunkenly killing a cyclist on the Rickenbacker Causeway last month and then speeding away. The verdict: Bertonatti was drunk. The 28-year-old’s BAC came back at .122, Riptide’s sources say. In Florida, anyone who blows over a .08 is liable…

Surviving Who Dat Nation: A Photo Blog From the Super Bowl

As we mentioned in our live blog, Riptide still isn’t entirely sure how it got an invite to the Super Bowl. ​And we have no comment on whether blackmail may or may not have been involved.Either way, we were there dammit! We saw Drew Brees carve up the Colts secondary, we watched…

‘Cigs for Terrorism’ Smuggler Gets Two Years In Prison

Last summer, New Times brought you the story of Roman Vidal, a quiet Cutler Bay resident whom authorities linked to a very troubling international conspiracy. Starting in 2001, the 57-year-old smuggled millions of South American cigarettes through the Port of Miami, hidden beneath floorboards and shipments of yarn on freighters, bound…

Video: Beach Cops Go Nuclear, Vow to Boycott Super Bowl Events

More than 100 Miami Beach Police officers and members of the local Fraternal Order of Police chapter packed into the city commission chambers this afternoon with a simple — if fiery — message. The Beach is on its own for security at private Super Bowl events this week. As a…

Chad Ochocinco Adds Another Notch in His Career Belt: Media Day Hack

Chad Ochocinco hasn’t yet accecpted New Times’ informal offer to write a 10,000-word odyssey/cover story about wearing Snuggies at McDonald’s and living a double life as Esteban the Most Interesting Footballer in the World. But we’ll consider his effort this afternoon at Sun Life Stadium a trial run. With a massive uniformed…

Feds Bust Guard for Slinging Cocaine and Booze in Downtown Federal Pen

A prisoner’s offhand request for some holiday liquor led to a sting operation that yesterday brought down a guard at Miami’s downtown Federal Detention Center on charges of selling alcohol and cocaine to inmates. The FBI arrested Octavius Allen, a 37-year-old guard, charging he made thousands of dollars by unloading plastic…

Cops Kill Dog to Save Ecstasy-Dealing Suspect in West Miami

A narcotics bust in West Miami took a wild turn last night, with a high-speed chase leading to a foot race leading to undercover cops slaying a neighborhood dog to save a suspect in an Ecstasy ring. It all began around 7 p.m., says Officer Kenia Reyes, a spokeswoman for…