In wake of recent violence, Miami Beach commissioner calls for end to mayhem on central Lincoln Road corner
A South Beach hotspot has also become a hotspot for trouble and concerned city executives and residents announced initiatives must be taken to make the issue area safe Speaking with News on the corner of Lincoln Road and Washington Avenue on Thursday City Commissioner Joe Magazine announced enough is enough Is this what we re proud of he mentioned I wouldn t have my daughter walk through here The city official was referring to the contemporary spate of mayhem seen on the infamous intersection Every night every day several times a day there s an altercation explained Seth Lowery a South Beach-based DJ This is not the kind of nightlife people enjoy Whether it s a wild skateboard versus liquor bottle battle or a store clerk stabbing an accused thief with a box cutter people who live and lead in Miami Beach commented this all requirements to change This isn t OK None of this is OK reported Magazine Back in March News shared on a weapon-wielding man inside the Surf Style at Lincoln Road He took the stick and started like going after people I was kind of scared mentioned store manager Uzi Benoliel In September of News broke the story of an ugly beatdown when employees from the same Surf Style were beaten by teen shoplifters at the same corner Why are we such a hot button a magnet for these scumbags out here looking to prey on people disclosed Magazine The concerned commissioner commented he wants to see this spot reinvented with more neighborhood-friendly businesses and fewer spots for loitering and troublemaking Wednesday night Miami Beach Police officers shut the streets down to address the spat between a clerk and an accused shoplifter spat at the -Eleven at Lincoln Road I take the videos because there s a lot that doesn t get seen by people that aren t out on the streets as much as I am reported Lowery Lowery is no stranger to bizarre hooliganism and sometimes he does mire than document the danger Surveillance video captured the DJ taking down a customer who went berserk at the CVS pharmacy at th Street and Collins Avenue on June The perpetrator later identified as Hubert Diaz was seen throwing items threatening customers and even performing a sexy dance outside the drugstore Back on Lincoln and Washington Magazine has a sparse ideas about options to halt the pandemonium It starts with the society safety he revealed This doesn t belong to Miami Beach souvenir shop after souvenir shop and cellphone shop so it s really fixing this entire ecosystem The arrested -Eleven clerk and accused shoplifter were both issued stay away orders from each other
