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108TH YEAR, NO. 348 ©2011
FINAL EDITION
HURRICANE IRENE
MIAMI BEACH POLICE | A PEEK INSIDE THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS FILES
Northeast
braces for
wet misery
TO SERVE,
PROTECT &
PARTY
■ Hurricane Irene slammed into North Carolina on
Saturday, dumping up to 20 inches of rain and
taking at least four lives. Next stop: the Northeast.
KUILAN
BY DAVID RANII
AND MARTIN MERZER
McClatchy News Service
GUTIERREZ
MIAMI-DADE STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
FATEFUL PHOTO: Officers Rolando Gutierrez and Derick Kuilan party at the Clevelander. Kuilan later
took one of the women on a joy ride on his city-owned ATV, running over two beachgoers.
A DRUNKEN ATV CRASH AND OTHER
ESCAPADES HAVE PUT THE MIAMI BEACH P.D.
UNDER A SPOTLIGHT.
BY JULIE K. BROWN
AND DAVID SMILEY
[email protected]
Miami Beach police have sometimes walked a fine line between
serving the public and succumbing to the temptations of patrolling one of the nation’s most decadent seaside playgrounds —
South Beach, a 23-block stretch
that comes alive after dark with
wall-to-wall traffic, celebrities
duty. Among the exploits from the
department’s files and other documents: An officer who, after
drinking with his squad, went the
wrong way on Interstate 95,
crashed head-on into a vehicle; an
officer who fondled a handcuffed
woman in the back of his cruiser,
then asked for her phone number;
and an officer accused by a colleague of using cocaine after a police Christmas party.
Bad-boy behavior continues to
dog the department — probably
never more publicly than last
month, when two uniformed
BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN
[email protected]
MACIAS
THE COURTS
Grief, then frustration in decade-old DUI case
BY JAY WEAVER
[email protected]
On a fall day 13 years ago,
Carlos and Liliana Bermudez needed a break from
Miami, so they drove with
their baby son Mathew
across the Tamiami Trail to
fish off a pier in Marco
Drive
Island.
As they headed back that
night, a woman driving
west in an Acura Legend
crossed over the center line
and slammed into the Bermudezes’ Toyota Cressida,
near the Miccosukee Indian
reservation.
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Miccosukee Tribe members, have refused to pay
despite admitting fault at
trial and losing all appeals,
saying they don’t have the
money.
The Bermudezes’ civil
case — resulting in a rare
monetary judgment against
the two Miccosukee Indians — reflects the extreme
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los Gimenez is scrutinizing
borrowing plans with an eye
toward slowing debt
spending.
“I had concerns about it
[debt] walking in the door,’’
said Gimenez, who took office July 1 on a pledge to reverse the controversial
property tax rate hike that
spurred his predecessor’s
recall. “One thing you never
heard around here was ‘No.’
Commissioners said ‘I want
this. I want that.’ No one ever heard ‘No.’ ’’
Gimenez says he wants to
prioritize projects that will
fuel economic growth —
not just during construction, but when they’re finished. And he supports postponing projects that require
county funds to operate
once they’re built.
Under the Building Bet-
As the political debate in
Washington, D.C., zeroes in
on the nation’s mounting
debt, Miami-Dade County
leaders also are rethinking
plans that would further
mortgage the county’s
future.
Since the boom days of
2004, when Miami-Dade
embarked on an ambitious
civic makeover, its total debt
has more than doubled to
$28.07 billion.
And since last year, the
Standard & Poor’s credit rating agency, citing concerns
about Miami-Dade’s “weakened economic and financial indicators,’’ has kept a
“negative outlook” on the
county’s debt ratings. S&P
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stall a host of programs, from greenways to a
drainage project to an equestrian center.
BERRIAN
“Liliana started screaming Mathew’s name,” then
quickly died, Carlos Bermudez recalled last week.
“That was her last word.’’
More than a decade later,
Bermudez won a $3.17 million court judgment against
the driver, Tammy Gwen
Billie, and her father, Jimmie Bert, the owner of the
uninsured Acura. But the
father and daughter, both
tential damage: many billions of dollars. Magnitude
of misery and inconvenience: incalculable.
The nation’s run of hurricane luck has come to an
end — the three-year respite
from land-falling U.S. hurricanes is now over as reports
of casualties, structural
damage and power outages
are flowing in.
At least four deaths were
reported, and that’s likely to
Long-promised
projects may go
to back of line
TAVSS
■ Thirteen years after the death of a young mom,
a tribe’s sovereign-nation status has complicated
efforts to collect a multimillion-dollar judgment.
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HEADING NORTH: Satellite
image of Irene.
MIAMI-DADE GOVERNMENT
and drunken revelers.
In recent years, individual Miami Beach police officers were in
the headlines for bashing gays,
shooting unarmed citizens, and
frolicking with women on
YouTube.
Internal affairs complaints and
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MOREHEAD CITY, N.C.
— The misery known as
Hurricane Irene propelled
its crashing waves, muscular wind and slashing rain
into one of the continent’s
most densely populated regions Saturday night, targeting the Northeast after slicing through much of eastern
North Carolina.
Lined up like bowling
pins as a weakening but still
dangerous Irene rolled offshore along the coast and
extended out over the I-95
corridor were Washington,
D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, the entire state of New
Jersey, the New York City
metropolitan area, Hartford,
Boston and points as far
north as Canada.
Potentially affected population: at least 55 million
people in 13 states, including
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time in memory. “Let’s stop
thinking this is something
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Dolphins Cycling Challenge scores big time for the community
Football season is
finally here and our mighty
Dolphins are scoring big
time! For our community!
Notables,
biking
enthusiasts and
cancer
survivors
flocked to
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for a special event to announce
the dates for the second
annual Dolphins Cycling
Challenge, a two-day, 170mile trans-Florida charity
cycling event to benefit
Sylvester Comprehensive
Cancer Center at the
University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine on
Nov. 5-6.
Luminaries including
Miami Dolphins CEO
Mike Dee; Dean of the
Miller School of Medicine
Dr. Pascal Goldschmidt;
television personality
Kim Bokamper; Sylvester Board of Governors
member and cancer
survivor Jennifer Stearns
Buttrick; radio personality
Paul Castronovo; Bonnie
Mandich, wife of 2011
Ring of Honor inductee
Jim Mandich; Miami
Dolphins Vice Chairman/
partner Jorge Pérez;
and U.S. Senator Marco
Rubio turned out to show
their support of this major
initiative.
“It’s a team effort both
within the Dolphins family
and in the concept of a
community effort,” Dee
said. “What we do is provide the cause and provide the scaffolding, if you
will, for an event like this
to flourish. It only works
Prize drawing winner Rick
Blackburn at the Humane
Society soiree.
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Steven Torrisi, José Ortiz and Michelle Chala at
Ocean Drive magazine’s Sunset Soiree at Delano.
Dolphins alumni Kim Bokamper and Nat Moore, Bonnie Mandich, Senator Marco
Rubio and Dolphins CEO Mike Dee at the Dolphins Cycling Challenge launch event
at Sun Life Stadium.
Lee Klein, founder/President of Children’s Cancer
Caring Center; Frances Esquenazi, Vice President and
General Manager of Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour; and
Gotmar Giron, Public Relations Manager of Neiman
Marcus Bal Harbour, at the store.
with the support of great
people like Paul Castronovo, Kim Bokamper,
all the alumni and Nat
Moore embracing cycling
and rallying the alumni
behind this. It’s a point of
pride for the organization
to see it grow and this
event should be part of
this community for many,
many years.”
During the afternoon,
the new 2011 DCC ceremonial jersey was unveiled
in honor of Dolphins great
Jim “Mad Dog” Mandich.
More than 40 cyclists and
cancer patients throughout
South Florida took part in
a ceremonial lap around
the perimeter of Sun Life
Stadium led by Rubio.
For the 411, visit www.
RideDCC.com.
HELLO, FALL!
Summer is ending and
the Fall season is almost
upon us, so it is time to
gear up for the social
scene and what better
way than to host a launch
luncheon.
Neiman Marcus Bal
Harbour hosted its first
official luncheon event to
kick off the jam-packed
season at the store. The
Bal Harbour store teamed
up with the Children’s
Cancer Caring Center,
a nonprofit corporation
organized and operated
for the purpose of raising
funds and other assets to
support a total care program for children afflicted
with cancer.
The dynamic duo
invited more than 125
partygoers to indulge in
a sumptuous soiree in
their Fine Apparel Salon,
where eager oglers took
a first first peak at the hot
new trends for the season.
Models graced the runway
with looks filled with a rich
and saturated palette of
spectacular hues.
Vice President/General
Manager of Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour, Frances
Esquenazi, welcomed
guests and invited all to
enjoye cocktails provided
by Trump International
Beach Resort and bites by
Neiman Marcus’ Zodiac
Restaurant. The acclaimed
Acqualina Spa by ESPA
was also on-hand providing soothing back and
shoulder massages as well
as hand exfoliating treatments for guests.
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Andrés Pena and Andrea and Jessica Olivares at
Gansevoort Rooftop.
SUSHI SOIREE
China Grill at the Hilton
Fort Lauderdale Marina
hosted a Sushi Soiree
benefiting the Humane
Society of Broward
County.
Alongside PetSet, the
new generation of South
Florida’s young adults who
are dedicated to making
a difference in the lives of
animals, China Grill served
up hand-rolled sushi and
provided revelers the
opportunity to win several
drawing prizes including admission for four to
China Grill’s Sake, Maki
and Roll Sushi School, but
only a few lucky winners
walked away with the
rewards.
Steph Sez: If you want
your society item in Steph
Sez, please e-m ail her at
[email protected].
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Trey Songz at the Moët Rose Lounge at The Setai.
SETH BROWARNIK/WORLDREDEYE.COM
Jill Martin and Dana Ravich at Soho Beach House
for “I Have Nothing to Wear” book launch.
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Tue: Up the River Cruise, leaves from
Doubletree Inn, Fort Lauderdale,
6:15 p.m. $135. Benefits American
Cancer Society. 954-920-1571.
Wed: Formation of new Cooper City/
Plantation Haddash Chapter. 7 p.m.
954-535-9119.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 1: Fairchild Tropical Botanical
Garden Volunteer Information Day,
Coral Gables. 305-667-1651, Ext. 3324.
Sept. 2-6: Miami Home Design and
Remodeling Show, Miami Beach
Convention Center, $10 (kids under
11, $1). 305-667-9299 or
www.homeshowspecials.com.
Sept. 7: Florida Institute of CPA’s,
Tropical Acres, Dania Beach, 4:15 p.m.
$35-$50. 305-215-6561.
Sept. 8: Go Red for Women reception,
6-8 p.m. Needham Estate, Fort Lauderdale. [email protected] or
954-492-6910. Benefits American Heart
Association.
Sept. 9: Opera Society’s Evening of
High Fashion, Stephen Yearick trunk
show. Zola Keller, Fort Lauderdale, $10.
Benefits Florida Grand Opera.
954-462-3222.
Sept. 10: The Kid Turns 50, FerrariMaserati Fort Lauderdale, 7 p.m. $250.
954-797-7223, Ext. 113. Benefits Darrell
Gwyn Foundation.
Sept. 10: Royal Dames for Cancer
Research Stephen Yearick trunk show.
Zola Keller, Fort Lauderdale, 7-9 p.m.
www.royaldames.org.
Sept. 11: Miami Coalition of Christians
& Jews Interfaith Commemoration Service, Temple Judea, Coral Gables,
7 p.m.
Sept. 13: Haddash Florida Atlantic
Region High Team, Delray Beach &
Country Club, $25. 561-498-1012.
Sept. 15: Taste of Broward, FerrariMaserati Fort Lauderdale, 6:30-8:30
p.m. 561-391-5930, Ext. 309 or event
RSVP@ZuckerPR. com. Benefits Boys
& Girls Clubs of Broward.
Sept. 16: Broward Partnership for the
Homeless Golf-A-Thon, Fort Lauderdale
Country Club, 7:30 a.m. 954-832-7037.
Sept. 20-21: Social Enterprise for
Nonprofits Workshop, Sherman Library,
Nova Southeastern University.
954-357-7463.
Sept. 21: Signature Chefs & Auction,
Westin Fort Lauderdale, 6 p.m. $125$150. 954-772-2290, Ext. 10. Benefits
March of Dimes.
Sept. 22: ORT America Jurisprudence
Awards, Jungle Island, Miami, 6 p.m.
305-416-7911 or ortamerica.org/
miamireception.
Sept. 23: Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Partners in Pink reception, 6 p.m.
561-368-6000.
Sept. 23: Celebrity Chefs Tasting &
Auction, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel,
Hollywood, 7 p.m. Benefits Ann Storck
Center. 954-584-8004.
OCTOBER
Oct. 1-2: South Miami-Dade Cultural
Share announcements about your engagement, wedding, anniversary,
graduation, bar or bat mitzvah, or quince in
Center Grand Opening, $5-$50.
Sat. 8 p.m. Sun. 3 p.m. 786-573-5300.
Oct. 1-2: Downtown Delray Beach Craft
Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 4th and Atlantic
Aves.
Oct. 4: Cystic Fibrosis Gold Coast Guild
Fall Membership Luncheon, Pier 66.
954-739-5006.
Oct. 12: Mentors Are Magic, 11:30
a.m. Pier 66, Fort Lauderdale. Benefits
Take Stock in Children. 754-321-2578 or
[email protected].
Oct. 12: South Miami Hospital Golf
Classic at Doral Golf Resort & Spa.
Benefits Baptist Hospital Child Development Center, [email protected].
Oct. 13: Baptist Health Nursing Scholars Dinner, Jungle Island. 786-596-6535
or [email protected].
Oct. 13: University of Miami Cancer
Link’s Stars in Pink Luncheon, 10:30 a.m.
Jungle Island, $95-$1,000. 305-665-5502.
Oct. 14: Night on the Riviera, FerrariMaserati of Fort Lauderdale, 7 p.m. 954763-6776, Ext. 213. Benefits Gilda’s Club.
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