Police talk safety with sorority women
(01/27/12 1:04am)
Local law enforcement officials met with sorority members Thursday night to talk about a recent string of crimes in the area.
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Santa Fe ups security on campus
(01/23/12 12:59am)
Santa Fe College has added extra police officers, lights and self-defense classes on campus after the Jan. 12 kidnapping.
Darts & laurels
(01/20/12 12:30am)
If you haven't noticed, it's Hollywood awards show season, and the stars are coming out.
Student, friend victims of armed robbery near Sorority Row
(01/17/12 1:00am)
Flashing blue lights, police cars blocking the streets and officers yelling at residents to remain inside greeted Amelia Butler as she walked home early Friday morning.
Panelists discuss human trafficking at Justice Week 2012
(01/13/12 12:38am)
In 1992, prosecutor Frank Williams sentenced a man to death for raping a young girl.
UF Alert needs quicker, better response
(01/10/12 12:15am)
As a female student who lives in the Sorority Row area, many of my friends and I have felt very nervous about being in Gainesville because of the recent crimes that have occurred around campus at night. One idea I have which might help ease some of this concern is improving the timeliness of the emergency notifications being sent to us.
Rape suspect turns himself in on Christmas Day
(01/09/12 12:20am)
The son of a longtime UF employee was charged with sexual battery after turning himself in on Christmas morning.
UF administration pleased with speed of emergency alert system
(01/09/12 12:15am)
Since fall classes ended Dec. 7, UF has used its emergency alert system on two occasions. Both times, the administration was pleased with how quickly text messages were sent to students and employees.
suspect
(12/26/11 10:33pm)
Tommie Charlie Howard III, 25, of Hawthorne, surrendered to police Christmas morning. He was wanted in connection with the Nov. 29 rape of a UF student.
Rape suspect turns himself in
(12/26/11 10:14pm)
The suspect in the Nov. 29 rape of a UF student turned himself in on Christmas morning.
Police name sexual assault suspect
(12/24/11 4:40pm)
University Police have named the suspect in the Nov. 29 rape of a student near Fraternity Row.
Student assaulted Friday near Norman Hall
(12/10/11 5:17pm)
Gainesville and University police departments are investigating an armed assault that took place near Sorority Row on Friday night.
University police are still searching for rape suspect
(11/29/11 1:24pm)
University Police are investigating the rape of a UF student early Tuesday morning and searching for the man responsible.
People should combat public displays of affection
(11/13/11 11:00pm)
This past Tuesday, I witnessed a couple on a Route 36 bus "first-basing it" while a guy sitting across from them stared intently, jostling his naughty bits.
Security measures at apartments unchanged after crimes
(11/01/11 3:17am)
When choosing an apartment, security tends to make the list of services to ask about before signing a lease.
Last week saw unusual crime spike with two local homicides
(10/27/11 12:29am)
Although crime was reported to be on the decline in Gainesville in 2010, last week turned out to be an anomaly with two homicides in four days.
Man, 26, charged with raping sleeping woman
(10/26/11 12:52am)
A man was charged with rape after having sex with a sleeping woman Sunday at her apartment in the 3000 block of Southwest 35th Place.
Florida's year-to-date crime rate dips 2 percent
(10/25/11 1:17am)
Florida has seen fewer crimes so far in 2011 than last year.
Safety suggestions in light of serial-rape investigation
(10/23/11 9:56pm)
The University Police Department issued a notice Thursday warning residents to remain on guard despite the arrest of Michael Alan Frye, a suspect who officials believe may be connected to five rapes that have occurred since July in Marion County and Gainesville.
Police task force arrests, charges serial rape suspect
(10/21/11 2:09am)
The suspect in an investigation of five rape cases since July was arrested Thursday and taken to the Marion County Jail.
