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GPD launches online crime reporting
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 22, 2014Gainesville residents now have the option of reporting non-emergency incidents to Gainesville Police online rather than by phone.
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UF student arrested after punching cop at Gator Growl
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 20, 2014A UF student was arrested at Gator Growl after he tried to jump a fence to gain entry, failed, then punched a University Police officer in the face, according to police.
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Groups to hold panel on domestic violence
By Nicole Wiesenthal | Oct. 20, 2014Gainesville and UF organizations will come together Thursday to present a panel on domestic violence.
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Kanapaha Middle school evacuates over bomb threat
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 20, 2014Kanapaha Middle School was evacuated for about an hour and a half Monday morning after a bomb-threat hoax left Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies and school staff sweeping the area for explosives.
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UF alerts of sexual battery in woods
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 19, 2014A man was sexually battered Saturday night after police said he was approached from behind and taken to a patch of woods by another man near McCarty Hall.
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Police roundup: lewd behavior; battery; sexual battery
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 19, 2014A Gainesville man was arrested late Friday after police said he kissed an 11-year-old girl with an open mouth before fondling her breasts.
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ASO reveals shooting details
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 19, 2014The officer-involved shooting in Alachua County on Tuesday night did not occur as originally reported, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.
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55 ejected, 9 arrested at Sat. game
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 19, 2014Sixty-four people were either arrested or ejected from the UF vs. University of Missouri Homecoming football game Saturday night — about half the number from the last home game against Louisiana State University on Oct. 11.
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Police dog tracks down, captures local man after two-hour manhunt
By Chabeli Herrera | Oct. 15, 2014A Citra, Florida man accused of attempting to cash fraudulent checks evaded capture for two hours Wednesday as he led a force of police officers, helicopters and K-9 units on a manhunt through dense forests and swampy grounds.
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Police roundup: sex offender; battery; Midtown accident update
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 13, 2014A registered sex offender was arrested early Monday after police said he falsely identified himself while being escorted from 101 Cantina in Midtown.
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GPD to train officers in rape defense classes
By Caitie Switalski | Oct. 12, 2014Beginning in December, Gainesville Police will offer Rape Aggression Defense training to its officers.
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Police roundup: Botched drug deal; crack cocaine found; steak knife fight
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 12, 2014Three Gainesville residents were arrested Friday after an attempted drug deal.
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Police warn of gas money scam
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 8, 2014Gainesville Police and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office are asking locals to keep an eye out for a recent door-to-door scammer.
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Harris accusations reminder of sexual assault problems
Oct. 6, 2014When news broke of Treon Harris’ investigation after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman on campus, theories and possible connections flew around the Internet and in personal conversations.
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Police Roundup: Petit beer theft follows organ exposure; PBR DUI
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 6, 2014A Gainesville man was arrested Sunday after police said he drank a stolen beer in a CVS bathroom just 12 hours after officers had issued him a sworn complaint for exposing his penis to a woman outside of the same drugstore.
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Federal sexual assault act revision to help LGBTQ+ students
By Jasmine Osmond | Oct. 5, 2014Revisions made to a federal sexual assault act will now include LGBT students. But for some people in UF community, the act is not enough.
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Police roundup: simple battery; DUI; and child neglect
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 5, 2014A man was arrested Friday after police said he reached into a woman’s car, pushed her in the face and ripped off her false eyelashes.
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Family fight escalates, ends in arrest
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 2, 2014A fight between cousins ended in an arrest, a gunshot and a broken TV early Thursday.
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Police: Gainesville man punched pregnant woman in the stomach
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 30, 2014A Gainesville man was arrested after police said he punched a pregnant woman in the stomach Monday morning.
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UPD offers part-time jobs for Walk Safe escort program
By Alexia Fernandez | Sep. 30, 2014University Police will soon pay students to keep a protective eye on their peers for the Walk Safe Student Escort Program.
