Peach vodka, panhandling and retail theft: the weekend in crime
By Jenna Box | May 27, 2013A Newberry man was arrested just before 3 a.m. Monday after he was pulled over in his gray Nissan Altima for driving without his headlights on.
A Newberry man was arrested just before 3 a.m. Monday after he was pulled over in his gray Nissan Altima for driving without his headlights on.
A Gainesville woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly hit her estranged husband, took his cellphone and backed her vehicle into his truck in the parking lot of West Coast Seafood.
A Miami Beach man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly bought three bags of dog food stuffed with about $1,800 of stolen shaving supplies.
A national recommendation to tighten standards that constitute drunken driving may not affect Florida, local officials say.
The black bear that’s been wandering south Gainesville since last week — first spotted in the Kirkwood subdivision — is still on the prowl.
A Gainesville man was arrested Thursday night on charges of attempting to stab his aunt and uncle when they refused to give him extra cash.
University Police evacuated North Hall on Friday afternoon after a suspicious package was found in the first floor lounge.
Gainesville Police is looking for a man who allegedly stole various items from two UF students and sexually assaulted one of the students at gunpoint early Monday.
University Police will be buckling down on safety belt law enforcement through the end of the week with Florida’s annual Click It or Ticket campaign.
Christiana, a 21-year-old UF junior, said she took one for the first time at a Tiësto concert two years ago.
Gainesville Police is investigating a Saturday morning armed robbery and attempted rape at a southwest Gainesville apartment complex.
Gainesville Police Officer Michael Preston only knew the woman’s name, but that didn’t stop him from saving her life.
An Arizona disc jockey left a fraternity party in an ambulance Saturday night after University Police reported he was too intoxicated to finish his performance.
University Police filed a sworn complaint Tuesday afternoon charging a UF student and his girlfriend for allegedly staging an armed robbery at an on-campus convenience store in December.
The Gainesville Police Department and the City of Gainesville created a program to reduce traffic accidents on Southwest 62nd Street.
The abandoned Gainesville Police Department headquarters was demolished this morning as the first step of the building’s reconstruction process.
A Gainesville woman was arrested Wednesday night accused of stabbing a man in the back with a pocketknife.
Gainesville Police is looking for two men accused of robbing a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver Wednesday night.
Gainesville Police is investigating a possible homicide after a woman was found dead in her apartment Sunday afternoon.
University Police is encouraging students to lock up their belongings after another burglary was reported at the Keys Residential Complex Saturday morning.