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Roosters’ crows cause neighborhood squawking
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 11, 2017The residents of 13th Street apartments will sleep well now that the roosters are gone.
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Police: Five Star Pizza manager steals $11,000
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 11, 2017A manager of Five Star Pizza was arrested Tuesday for pocketing about $11,000 in cash from the restaurant, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: 16-year-old stalked for months after school
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 11, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday after admitting to stalking a 16-year-old for months, Gainesville Police said.
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Man flees police in woods
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 11, 2017A Gainesville man nearly hit two police cars as he fled a traffic stop with a blunt in his mouth. He was found in the woods Wednesday running from police, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Gainesville man points shotgun at hot tub visitor
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 9, 2017A hot-tub session turned violent Monday when one man threatened another with a shotgun, Gainesville police said.
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UF alumnus hid in terminal during Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
Jan. 8, 2017As UF alumnus Mike Biana prepared to board a flight at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday afternoon, his phone was flooded with panicked texts and messages.
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Gainesville man assaulted minor
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 8, 2017After his arrest Friday, a Gainesville man confessed to sexually assaulting a minor last month, Gainesville Police said.
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UF football player punched in head
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 8, 2017About a week after the season, a UF football player suffered an off-the-field hit Sunday after an argument at UF’s Keys Residential Complex, University Police said.
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Man crashes car into scooter
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 8, 2017A Lake City man was arrested for driving under the influence after rear-ending a scooter at a red light Sunday, Gainesville Police said.
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FHP: 15 phony credit cards, weed found in car
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 5, 2017A Tampa man and woman were found with fraudulent credit cards and copies of driver’s licenses not belonging to them in their car Wednesday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
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GPD: Clerk hit with wine bottle after failed heist
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 5, 2017After a failed gas-station holdup, one man threw a wine bottle at a cashier’s face, Gainesville Police said.
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FHP asking drivers to move over
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 5, 2017As the Florida Highway Patrol uses billboards and pamphlets to remind drivers to move over for stopped emergency vehicles, Gainesville seems to have received the message.
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After threat, Santa Fe High student found with knives in bag
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 4, 2017After threatening an attack, a Santa Fe High School student was arrested Tuesday with three knives and a set of brass knuckles concealed in his backpack, Alachua Police said.
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GPD: Man robs apartment, invites women over for sex
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 3, 2017An Alachua man stole $12,000 worth of electronics from a Windsor Park apartment, and then used the apartment to meet and have sex with women, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Gainesville man stabbed over $10
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 1, 2017A married Gainesville couple was arrested Saturday night after a botched $10 drug deal left a man with a stab wound to his chest, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Man drives drunk, flips car
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 31, 2016A Gainesville man flipped his car into a ditch when he was driving home drunk from a friend’s house Friday, Gainesville Police said.
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ACSO: Woman molested, robbed in Haile Plantation
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 30, 2016During a morning workout in Haile Plantation on Thursday morning, a woman was forced into a wooded area and molested by a homeless man, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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GPD: Two men arrested for November robberies, burglaries
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 30, 2016Two Live Oaks men were arrested Thursday after video surveillance caught them on a robbing spree in November, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: During argument, man stabs boyfriend in stomach
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 30, 2016An argument about music ended when a Gainesville man grabbed a knife and stabbed his boyfriend in the stomach Thursday, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Former credit union employee steals from deceased
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 29, 2016A former employee of Alliance Credit Union admitted Wednesday to stealing $6,330 from a dead person’s bank account to pay for a new car, Gainesville Police said.
