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Miami Sex Offenders Live on Train Tracks Thanks to Draconian Restrictions

By Terrence McCoy
Mar 13, 2014

Darkness has swallowed the train tracks. It won't be long until the men arrive. At 9:50 p.m., the first pair of headlights punches through the black, and a white Ford pickup rolls into the parking lot of a large warehouse sitting among the nameless structures dominating the Miami-Hialeah border. Within...
Why Would Five Teens Gang-Rape a Friend? Check Facebook

By Terrence McCoy
Mar 6, 2014

Late in the evening on a hot November night, a blue Dodge Challenger rolled to a stop outside a two-bedroom yellow house in Hollywood. A 16-year-old girl with wavy hair and brown, sad eyes sat in the passenger seat. A Samsung Galaxy glowed in her hands. Watching her send text...
The First 48 Makes Millions Off Imprisoning Innocents

By Terrence McCoy
Jan 16, 2014

No one thought twice about the gunshots. It was just before midnight on NW 77th Street in Little Haiti. At that time of night, neighbors would later tell police, they often hear gunfire. Usually, it's some jacked addict playing around like a fool. Other times, it's significantly worse. But in...
Get Ready for War, Says Policeman Arrested for Wearing Guy Fawkes Mask

By Terrence McCoy
Jan 2, 2014

Though the conditions of this sun-soaked December afternoon hardly called for it, Ericson Harrell was happy to fetch his mask. In the past year, since this North Miami Beach cop "evolved" into something he calls an "oath keeper," he's always had his mask at hand — just in case. "There's...
Ericson Harrell, Cop Arrested for Wearing Mask, Says Get Ready for War

By Terrence McCoy
Jan 1, 2014

Though the conditions of this sun-soaked December afternoon hardly called for it, Ericson Harrell was happy to fetch his mask. In the past year, since this North Miami Beach cop "evolved" into something he calls an "oath keeper," he's always had his mask at hand -- just in case. "There's...

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