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UF student arrested on Walmart shooting attempted murder charges
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 30, 2019The UF student wanted for attempted murder charges for more than a week was arrested Monday.
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City and County Commission continue debate over funding of GRACE Marketplace
By Alex DeLuca | Sep. 29, 2019Gainesville city commissioners are still attempting to remedy Alachua County’s lack of funding for local homeless centers.
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Alligator Investigates: Sexual violence on campus, part I
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 26, 2019Editor’s Note: This is part one of a series investigating sexual violence on campus.
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Bite Squad employee charged with setting business on fire
By Jordyn Kalman | Sep. 26, 2019A Bite Squad employee was accused of setting his workplace on fire Tuesday morning.
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Alachua couple arrested on charges to defraud elderly man of his home
By Alex DeLuca | Sep. 26, 2019Two women are facing charges for financially exploiting and scheming to take the home of an elderly man with whom they were living.
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UPDATE: Former UF Resident Assistant released from jail on bond after turning self in
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 26, 2019The former UF Resident Assistant accused of attempted sexual battery was placed back in jail and bonded out within hours Wednesday evening.
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He was released from jail, then charged with attempted murder. Now GPD can’t find him.
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 24, 2019A UF student accused of shooting at three men in a parking lot on Sept. 15 was released from jail — law enforcement charged him with attempted murder days after he left but he’s still missing.
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His son was attacked by middle schoolers. So he threatened to drown bullies and kill adults, police say
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 20, 2019Gainesville Police arrested a man Thursday afternoon accused of threatening to “drown kids and kill adults” at Westwood Middle School after he said his son was bullied and assaulted.
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UF student wanted for attempted murder in Butler Plaza shooting, three others charged with armed robbery
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 20, 2019Gainesville Police are looking to arrest a UF student on four counts of attempted felony murder after Sunday night’s Butler North Walmart shooting.
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Santa Fe student charged with armed robbery
By Jordyn Kalman | Sep. 19, 2019A Santa Fe student was arrested Monday in connection with an armed robbery that took place at his apartment on Sunday.
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UF student involved in Butler Plaza shooting released from jail
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 17, 2019A UF student accused of shooting and injuring three people was released from the Alachua County Jail Monday afternoon on a bond of $30,000, according to jail officials.
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City Commission repeals plastic ban, raises GRU rates
By Lina Ruiz | Sep. 12, 2019The City Hall Auditorium overflowed Thursday night as Gainesville citizens discussed single-use plastic and utility bills with commissioners.
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Gainesville man accused of raping a woman in August arrested
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 12, 2019“I’m going to make sure you get home safe,” she said he told her.
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Alachua County Jail detention officer arrested following battery accusations against employee
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 12, 2019An Alachua County Jail detention officer is on administrative leave after deputies arrested him for domestic violence against another Alachua County Sheriff’s Office employee.
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Blood left at a church crime scene led to arrest of Gainesville man months later, deputies say
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 11, 2019Drops of blood left behind during a break-in at the Greater New Hope Baptist Church in June led to the arrest of a man on felony charges on Monday.
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UF student reported she was raped in Jennings Hall, UPD says
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 10, 2019A UF student told UF Campus Security Authority she was sexually battered less than a month ago in Jennings Hall.
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More than 630,000 pounds of trash collected in Alachua County
By Lina Ruiz | Sep. 8, 2019A local nonprofit carried its weight in trash-collecting from 2018 to 2019.
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Gainesville man arrested following four armed robberies in six days, police say
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 5, 2019He told a Dollar General cashier on Aug. 24 “I got this big a-- gun, you need to put all the money in the bag,” according to an arrest report. It was a BB gun.
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Two men stole game consoles and more from Gainesville Place
By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 29, 2019Authorities arrested a Gainesville man and are in pursuit of a second who allegedly stole and tried to sell about $2,000 worth of game consoles and electronics.
