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GPD: Man steals from two homes
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 24, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested outside a school for two home burglaries Monday morning, Gainesville Police said.
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ACSO: Male shot twice, sent to hospital; no suspect identified
By David Hoffman | Oct. 24, 2017A Gainesville man, who was arrested on unrelated charges, is being questioned by police for a shooting Monday afternoon near the Linton Oaks neighborhood that sent a 28-year-old resident to the hospital.
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UF student dies falling off apartment balcony
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 23, 2017A UF student died Saturday after falling from the third floor of 13th Street Apartments, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Man suspected of five car burglaries
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 22, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested for a car burglary Friday after several burglaries were reported at the same place and time, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Woman drives drunk into stopped car in Midtown
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 22, 2017A Hawthorne woman was arrested for driving drunk after she hit a stopped car on UF Plaza in Midtown on Saturday, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Three men arrested after one shot at Spencer protesters
By IAN COHEN | Oct. 20, 2017Three men from Texas, who drove to Gainesville to attend Richard Spencer’s speech Thursday, were arrested after one of the men shot into a group of protesters, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Two women arrested for stealing at Walmart
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 16, 2017Two Gainesville women were arrested Sunday afternoon after they attempted to steal 77 items from Walmart, Gainesville Police Department said.
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GPD: Two UF students arrested after destroying roommate's laptop
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 16, 2017One of two UF students who stole and destroyed their roommate’s laptop in July turned himself in Sunday, Gainesville Police said.
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Pop-up fair promotes healthy relationships between students
By Emily Nolan | Oct. 15, 2017Students grabbed free succulent T-shirts with the phrase “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” and swarmed around buckets of colored dye Friday.
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Richard Spencer’s visit is not required by the First Amendment
Oct. 15, 2017With the election of President Donald Trump, we have seen racism rise to the level of respectability.
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GPD: Man arrested for throwing a shopping cart at another man
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 15, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday night after he threw CVS baskets and a shopping cart at a man and yelled slurs at him, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Woman arrested for driving drunk on 34th Street
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 15, 2017A Gainesville woman was arrested for driving drunk after she turned the wrong way into traffic on Southwest 34th Street and called field sobriety exercises “fun” Saturday night, Gainesville Police said.
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UPD: UF student bought beer with stolen coworker’s ID, debit card
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 15, 2017UPDATE: The charges filed against Chandler Thomas Haines were dropped on March 27. No additional charges were filed.
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GFR hosts 11th annual trick-or-treat, safety event for kids
By David Hoffman | Oct. 12, 2017Dressed as Batman, BB-8 droids and Disney princesses, Halloween came early for dozens of trick-or-treaters.
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MCSO: Teenager arrested after robbing two women
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 12, 2017An Ocala teenager was arrested Wednesday for tying up two elderly women with their oxygen tubes and stealing their belongings and car in July, Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
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GPD: Man intentionally starts fire in his apartment
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 12, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he burned his and his roommate’s belongings at his Spyglass apartment, Gainesville Police said.
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Law advocates call UF’s security policy for Spencer event unconstitutional
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 11, 2017Ahead of Richard Spencer’s speech at UF on Oct. 19, two legal advocacy organizations wrote to University Police on Tuesday claiming the event’s prohibited items policy is “unconstitutional.”
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Gainesville doctor cusses out patient
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 10, 2017This article has been updated to reflect a statement released by Dr. Peter Gallogly on Wednesday.
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UF student hospitalized after scooter accident
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 10, 2017A UF student was seriously injured after she lost control of her scooter early Tuesday morning.
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GPD: Man steals purse out of woman’s car, runs from police
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 9, 2017A Gainesville man ran out of his shoes and through a Subway on Sunday while fleeing officers who suspected him of purse snatching, Gainesville Police said.
