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Police name sexual assault suspect
By Emily Morrow | Dec. 24, 2011University Police have named the suspect in the Nov. 29 rape of a student near Fraternity Row.
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Police search for gunman after shots fired along Waldo Road
By Emily Morrow | Dec. 21, 2011Gainesville Police are searching for a man wanted on charges of attempted murder after he fired shots at an apartment complex near UF's East Campus Tuesday afternoon.
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Student assaulted Friday near Norman Hall
By Emily Morrow | Dec. 10, 2011Gainesville and University police departments are investigating an armed assault that took place near Sorority Row on Friday night.
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University police are still searching for rape suspect
By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 29, 2011University Police are investigating the rape of a UF student early Tuesday morning and searching for the man responsible.
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Campus crime by the numbers: Nov. 11-17
By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 21, 2011The most frequent crime on the UF campus for the week of Nov. 11-17 was larceny occurring at various buildings, according to the University Police Department's online crime log.
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Campus crime by the numbers: Oct. 16-26
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 28, 2011Crime on campus from Oct. 16 to Oct. 26 was heavy in terms of theft and also included a few narcotics-related violations, according to the University Police Department's "http://police.ufl.edu/media/crimelog/default2.asp" target= "_blank">campus crime log.
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Last week saw unusual crime spike with two local homicides
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 26, 2011Although 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.
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Man, 22, charged with murder after shooting at Cabana Beach
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 20, 2011A 22-year-old man was charged with murder early Thursday morning after allegedly shooting another man multiple times at Cabana Beach apartments.
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Campus crime by the numbers: Oct. 9-15
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 16, 2011According to the "http://police.ufl.edu/media/crimelog/default2.asp" target= "_blank">University Police Department's campus crime log, the following crimes were committed from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15.
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A knock at the door
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 10, 2011Christine, a petite 20-year-old, slips her white karate jacket over her loose pink tank top.
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Campus crime by the numbers: Sept. 15-22
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 22, 2011This is a weekly rundown of the crimes committed on campus.
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UPD advisory committee to meet Friday
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 21, 2011UF Student Body President Ben Meyers and the seven other members of the UPD Campus Advisory Committee will meet Friday to discuss issues affecting the relationship between University Police and the UF campus community.
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UF student a victim of sexual battery
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 20, 2011A UF student reported being sexually battered to Gainesville Police early Tuesday morning.
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Police: Trucker killed 3 prostitutes across South
By The Associated Press | Sep. 19, 2011COLUMBIA, S.C. - Long-haul trucker John Boyer's gray beard and round face give him a grandfatherly appearance, but when he opens his mouth, he seethes with anger toward women. This hatred had murderous results, authorities said, as he picked up prostitutes around the Southeast, killed them and dumped their bodies near interstate highways. He's accused of at least three slayings and is suspected in a fourth.
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Lawfully ludicrous; Florida should get rid of silly laws
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 7, 2011If you live with your significant other and don't happen to be married, you could be committing a crime in Florida.
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UPD officer fired due to conduct
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 6, 2011The conduct evaluation was prompted by UPD Officer Keith Smith's handling of a traffic stop on July 23, when he threatened to shoot a 20-year-old man whom he pulled over on a charge of reckless driving.
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Strike three; Firing of UPD officer long overdue
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 5, 2011A traffic stop that turned violent was the straw that broke the camel's back for UPD officer Keith Smith, the same officer who shot a graduate student in the face on campus two years ago.
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Program links UPD, students on campus
By Morgan Watkins | Aug. 30, 2011The University Police doesn't just want to protect students who live on campus - it wants to foster a better relationship with them, too.
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Homeless couple arrested during UPD bicycle sting
By Jasmine Earls | Aug. 1, 2011A homeless, middle-aged couple was arrested outside of the Hub on Thursday afternoon after plainclothes officers interrupted what they suspected was a bicycle theft.
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UF runner booted from team after sexual assault charge
By JOHN BOOTHE< | June 29, 2011The promising career of a Florida track and field athlete came to a disturbing close when he was arrested Tuesday on a charge of sexual assault, stemming from an incident just hours after competing at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
