Miami Beach's South Beach a Police State this Weekend

South Beach Will Be a Police State this Weekend: Here's What to Expect
Miami New Times (blog)
Here's all the reported measures police will be taking on Miami Beach this weekend. Between 7 pm and 7 am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, traffic towards South Beach on the MacArthur causeway will be reduced to just one lane. A DUI checkpoint will also ...

Miami New Times (blog) 

Knick's J.R. Smith Arrested on South Beach Last Night
Miami New Times (blog)
By Kyle Munzenrieder Fri., May 25 2012 at 9:49 AM Smith was pulled over last night at about 8:30 pm on Washington Ave for an as yet unspecified traffic violation according to NBCMiami. So the details of why he was pulled over in the first place aren't ...

Miami New Times (blog)

Knicks JR Smith arrested on South Beach
Wall Street Journal
Miami Beach police say a New York Knicks player has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license. Sgt. Bobby Hernandez says 26-year-old JR Smith stopped Thursday night on Washington Avenue in South Beach.

Fatal fusillade by Miami Beach cops 'like something out of cartoon show ...
MiamiHerald.com
wailed Marcellina Azor, the mother of Raymond Herisse, who was shot more than 100 times by police officers during last year's Memorial Day festivities in South Beach. The family's lawyer, Marwan Porter, said that the actions of police officers that day ...

Knicks' JR Smith Arrested on Warrant in Miami Beach
NBC 6 Miami
By Brian Hamacher New York Knicks Guard JR Smith was arrested in Miami Beach Thursday night on a warrant for no valid driver's license, jail records showed. The 26-year-old, whose real name is Earl Joseph Smith, was arrested for an unknown traffic ...

Tough Rules, Road Closures For Holiday Weekend In Miami Beach
WBFS
MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) – -Road closures begin Friday on Miami Beach and other strict security measures are being put into place as the city braces for a flood of Urban Beach Weekend visitors. Some 350000 are expected on the beach for a Memorial Day weekend ...

WBFS

Knicks' JR Smith Arrested on South Beach
NBC New York
Knicks guard JR Smith was arrested in Miami Beach Thursday night on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license. The 26-year-old, whose real name is Earl Joseph Smith, was arrested around 9 pm, Miami Beach Police spokesman Sgt. Bobby ...

J.R. Smith Arrested on South Beach for Invalid Driver's License
Bleacher Report
JR Smith was arrested on Thursday night in Miami Beach, Fla. for not possessing a valid driver's license. According to an Associated Press report (h/t ESPN), the New York Knicks guard was stopped for undisclosed reasons around 8:30 pm ET, and a routine ...

Bleacher Report

Report: Knicks guard Smith arrested
FOXSports.com
Knicks guard JR Smith was arrested in Miami Beach on Thursday night on a warrant for not having a valid driver's license. Miami Beach Police spokesman Sgt. Bobby Hernandez said the 26-year-old was arrested on Washington Avenue in South Beach around ...

Police brace for SoBe party
Sun-Sentinel
Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said the new enforcement rules will go into effect Friday evening on South Beach. The 371-officer department will be enhanced by 220 officers from otherMiami-Dade County police departments.

Sun-Sentinel

Knicks' J.R. Smith Arrested on Outstanding Warrant on Miami Beach ...
By Patrick Sicher
The 26-year-old, whose real name is Earl Joseph Smith, was arrested around 9 p.m., Miami BeachPolice spokesman Sgt. Bobby Hernandez said. Smith was booked into jail just before midnight, records showed. The details of the warrant ...
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Security Measures, Road Closures On Miami Beach Begin For Holiday Weekend
WBFS
MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) – Miami Beach is expecting to see an influx of people for Memorial Day weekend starting Thursday. Some 350000 people are expected to flood the beach for a weekend of beachside parties and holiday fun. The Miami BeachPolice ...

WBFS

Authorities prep for Urban Beach Weekend
7Online WSVN-TV
There will be a heavy police presence throughout the weekend: about 600 total officers will be onSouth Beach. Bobby Hernandez of Miami Beach Police said, "Before you enter into Miami Beach, you're going to have to go through a license plate reader.

J.R. Smith Arrested in South Beach for Driver's License
LALATE
CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – JR Smith was arrested in South Beach last night. JR Smith (New York Knicks) was arrested on Washington Avenue in South Beach Thursday evening. While officials are not telling news what prompted Smith to be first stopped, ...

One more time . . .
MiamiHerald.com
It's Urban Beach Weekend in Miami Beach again, an annual ritual in which up to 250000 visitors, predominantly African American, touch down in a city of 90000 to party, while the rest of the community waits to exhale. For years now, the subtext to much ...

JR Smith Arrested On Bench Warrant In Miami Beach - CBS New York
By ccolton
Miami Beach police say Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license. ... Knicks' J.R. Smith Arrested On Bench Warrant In Miami Beach. May 25, 2012 9:03 AM. Share this. View Comments. More Activity. Facebook Activity. What's this? Add to Timeline - What's ... Sgt. Bobby Hernandez said the 26-year-old was stopped Thursday night on Washington Avenue in South Beach. A routine search revealed the bench warrant and he was ...
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Knicks' J.R. Smith arrested in Fla.'s South Beach | Washington ...
By The Associated Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach police say a New York Knicks player has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license. Sgt. Bobby Hernandez says 26-year-old J.R. Smith was stopped Thursday night on ...
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Video: Memorial Day Weekend on South Beach-Private Security ...
By admin
Miami Beach will be flooded with visitors this Memorial Day Weekend as part of the 13th annual Urban Beach Week, which is dubbed the largest Urban festival in the world. Due to the large number of people expected, upwards of 300000 to ...
Truth Is Scary

Police Preparing for Urban Beach Weekend
NBC 6 Miami
Hundreds of thousands of people come to South Beach each year for the three-day weekend, with some estimates saying it could reach about 500000 in 2012. Miami Beach officials have been planning since last year, working on a more extensive plan to ...

Your Personal VIP List: Anti-South Beach Edition
NBC 6 Miami (blog)
But for South Beach residents, it means up to 350000 tourists heading to their neighborhood for Urban Beach Week. To plan for crowd control, the Miami Beach Police Departments has started with plans that include major traffic delays like shutting down ...

Special to South Florida Times
The South Florida Times
MIAMI BEACH ó Officials have drawn up Miami Beachís toughest security enforcement plan for Urban Beach Week, the 11-year-old annual Memorial Day† festival that attracts thousands of African-American visitors to the tourist hotspot.

Knicks J.R. Smith arrested for driving without valid license
NBCSports.com
The Knicks JR Smith was arrested in South Beach when he was pulled over by officers and they discovered an outstanding bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license. There are not a lot of details, but according to the Associated Press Smith ...

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Knicks J.R. Smith Arrested On South Beach « CBS Miami
By cbstbella
Miami Beach police said Smith was arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license. Sgt. Bobby Hernandez said the 26-year-old was stopped Thursday night on Washington Avenue inSouth Beach. A routine search revealed ...
CBS Miami

South Beach Will Be A Police State This Weekend: Here's What To ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
In a $1.8 million effort to control crowds (and, lets be honest, discourage Urban Beach Week festivities from happening in the future), South Beach will resemble nothing short of a police state this weekend.
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Miami Beach Under Siege
The Awl
By Choire Sicha | May 24, 2012 You may remember how last Memorial Day, Miami Beach police officers gunned down black tourists and seized the cellphones of anyone recording the cops in action. (Spoiler: the shot bystanders, ignored for a full year now,...

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Family Of 2011 Memorial Day Shooting Victim Files Public Records Lawsuit
NBC 6 Miami
By Willard Shepard The family of a man killed by police officers in South Beach one year ago during Urban Beach weekend announced Thursday they filed a lawsuit against the cities of Miami Beachand Hialeah to gain access to public records of the ...

Suit seeks records in 2011 MB police shooting
MiamiHerald.com
AP MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- A lawsuit is seeking records from a fatal police-involved shooting in Miami Beach during last year's busy Memorial Day weekend. The lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of the family of the man who was shot and two bystanders ...

Knicks links: Mike Woodson's former agent chimes in; JR Smith gets arrested in ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Soon-to-be free agent JR Smith apparently doesn't have a valid driver's license, which is why he was arrested in Miami Beach on Thursday night, WNBC reported: "The 26-year-old, whose real name is Earl Joseph Smith, was arrested around 9 pm, Miami Beach ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Report: JR Smith got arrested last night.
Posting and Toasting
by Seth on May 25, 2012 8:38 AM EDT in News New York Knicks guard JR Smith was arrested inMiami Beach Thursday night on a warrant for no valid driver's license, jail records showed. The 26-year-old, whose real name is Earl Joseph Smith, was arrested ...

Lords South Beach Opening “Pride Pop-Up” at Hotel on Rivington
Bowery Boogie (blog)
Miami-based Lords South Beach, the first LGBT hotel of its kind in the country, is joining forces with the Hotel on Rivington for the inaugural “Pride pop-up.” Starting June 18, Lords is hijacking the glass tower to commemorate Pride Month 2012.

Bowery Boogie (blog)

Miami Beach condo sells for record $25 million
MiamiHerald.com
A 7000-plus square foot penthouse in the Continuum building in South Beach has sold for a record $25 million. May 2012. By Ina Paiva Cordle A three-story penthouse with 25-foot ceilings and a private pool has sold in Miami Beach for a whopping $25...

MiamiHerald.com

Officials say $25 million South Beach condo sale sets record in Miami-Dade County
The Republic
Officials say the price breaks the previous record set in January when a Miami Beach penthouse sold for $21.5 million. Johnston says the condo was not even listed when the buyer asked to see it. The South Beach condo last sold in May 2009 for $9.9 ...

NMSU student aspires to be next 'Model Latina'
Las Cruces Sun-News
By S. Derrickson Moore / dmoore@lcsun-news.com Las Cruces native Brittany Peralta strikes a pose in Miami s South Beach, where she was one of 10 contestants for Model Latina: South Beach. The show debuts with a special one-hour episode at 9 pm Memorial ...

By The Gaffer
Roberto Martinez was spotted in Miami Beach, walking down Lincoln Road with Liverpool owner John W. Henry. They both look deeply engaged in conversation. Henry with a venti coffee in his hand from Starbucks. Martinez with a trusty legal ...
Premier League blog, soccer news...

Cheap Clubbing in South Beach, Miami... it's Possible! | The ...
By Editor
The easiest and safest way to guarantee legitimate club passes is to book a stay at Miami BeachInternational Traveler's Hostel, located at the corner of Washington and 9th street in South Beach, Florida. Costs: Dorms €21.32/$27pppn, private ...
The HostelBookers Blog

Catalina Hotel on South Beach hopes TV reality show 'monkey business' leads to ...
MiamiHerald.com
The Catalina, which has rooms starting at $174 a night for the first weekend in June, is the 192-room flagship of the hotel company South Beach Group. Lieberman and his father, Alan Lieberman, are partners in the company, which has 10 properties and ...

Coconut Grove Grapevine: Enjoy a peaceful holiday weekend in the ...
By Grapevine
Even though I'm not leaving town for Memorial Day, I am thrilled to not be part of the massive crowds that Miami Beach will have to deal with. I have friends who live in South Beach who are staying in the Grove for the weekend, which I suspect ...
Coconut Grove Grapevine

South Florida Daily Blog: Your Morning Sift
By Rick
In fact, we have the best of both worlds, because we can head out to South Beach for part of the weekend if we like, and thankfully, come back here to the peace when we're done partying. C- The Christian Family Coalition gets a few South Florida takers, according to Eye on Miami. D- Another view of our polarized politics ... Quotable. "You can sign the best player in the world and build the newest stadium in sports. The Dolphins are still THE team in South Florida." - Miami Beach 411 ...
South Florida Daily Blog

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