Rick Scott Lied About Ousting Florida’s Top Cop Over Political Fights

For two decades, Gerald Bailey compiled a sterling reputation with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, including over the past eight years as the force’s commissioner. Until last month, that is, when he abruptly and quietly left office. What happened? “He resigned,” Gov. Rick Scott told reporters yesterday after confirming…

Taser Responds to New Times Investigation, Denies Blame for Abuse

This morning, New Times published a yearlong investigation into Taser abuse committed by local cops. Among our findings: Miami’s three major police departments have tasered more than 3,000 people in less than eight years. Eleven men — including teenager Israel “Reefa” Hernandez — have died after being stunned. Local cops…

Miami Cops Misuse Tasers, With Deadly Results

Richard Rosengarten walked into Publix at 4:20 p.m. November 15, 2013. Normally, not even Rosengarten, a brilliant and bespectacled University of Miami law student, would remember the exact date and time he went grocery shopping. But it’s not every day you see cops electrify an innocent man. The supermarket’s automatic…

Miami Police to Hold Rally Today in Support of NYPD

It’s only natural that a group gathers in remembrance when its members believe one of their own was unjustly killed. So the Miami Fraternal Order of Police will host a rally this afternoon in support of the New York Police Department and the two officers who recently lost their lives…