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The blue light debate explained
By Ana Escalante | Sep. 15, 2019One strip of land on UF’s campus has no controversial blue light poles.
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GPD investigate shooting outside of Butler Plaza Walmart
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 15, 2019Witnesses and officials said there was an attempted robbery that resulted in a shooting at Butler North’s Walmart Sunday night.
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Letter to the Editor: Student Body President Michael Murphy on blue lights
Sep. 15, 2019A number of students filed a permit to hold a protest on Fraternity Row tomorrow in support of installing an additional emergency blue light in the area. These students claim the additional blue light will improve student safety and reduce instances of sexual assault on campus, but these students are misinformed.
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Gainesville man accused of raping a woman in August arrested
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 12, 2019“I’m going to make sure you get home safe,” she said he told her.
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Alachua County Jail detention officer arrested following battery accusations against employee
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 12, 2019An Alachua County Jail detention officer is on administrative leave after deputies arrested him for domestic violence against another Alachua County Sheriff’s Office employee.
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Who is the pizza plant bandit? Biker caught stealing plants from Satchel’s Pizza
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 12, 2019They don’t know who he is. They don’t know why he does it.
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Blood left at a church crime scene led to arrest of Gainesville man months later, deputies say
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 11, 2019Drops of blood left behind during a break-in at the Greater New Hope Baptist Church in June led to the arrest of a man on felony charges on Monday.
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Students and activists make posters ahead of blue light protest on Fraternity Row
By Jordyn Kalman | Sep. 11, 2019The squeak of the markers against the paper signaled progress was being made Tuesday night.
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University Police cars are getting a makeover, students can pick design
By Nora O'Neill | Sep. 11, 2019The University Police patrol cars are about to get a new look.
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UF student reported she was raped in Jennings Hall, UPD says
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 10, 2019A UF student told UF Campus Security Authority she was sexually battered less than a month ago in Jennings Hall.
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Gainesville woman didn’t want to go to jail. So she stole a patrol car, authorities say.
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 10, 2019She started a car chase Monday evening
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UF resident assistant charged with battery released as 'high-achieving' student leader
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 8, 2019A UF resident assistant recently arrested when a student told police he tried to sexually batter her was released from jail after a judge agreed he is a “high-achieving” student leader.
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‘We’ve had enough.’: Students organize protest on Fraternity Drive
By Ana Escalante | Sep. 6, 2019The distant dots of blue lights from emergency phones are supposed to help UF students feel safer when walking on campus alone at night. But on Fraternity Row, there are none.
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Gainesville man arrested following four armed robberies in six days, police say
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 5, 2019He told a Dollar General cashier on Aug. 24 “I got this big a-- gun, you need to put all the money in the bag,” according to an arrest report. It was a BB gun.
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Two minors threaten to ‘shoot up’ Westwood Middle School on a fake Instagram profile, police say
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 5, 2019A Gainesville child didn’t want to go to school, so he and another child made a fake school shooting threat on Instagram.
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Two men stole game consoles and more from Gainesville Place
By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 29, 2019Authorities arrested a Gainesville man and are in pursuit of a second who allegedly stole and tried to sell about $2,000 worth of game consoles and electronics.
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UF Resident Assistant charged with battery after student accused him of trying to 'finger her,' police say
By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 29, 2019A UF resident assistant was arrested Wednesday night after a female student told police he tried to sexually batter her.
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UF Police unsure who broke Weaver Hall door overnight
By April Rubin | Aug. 27, 2019An unknown individual broke the main glass panel door of UF’s Weaver Hall between late Monday night and early Tuesday morning.
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Talent manager arrested after alleged sexual assault, voyeurism of minors
By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 25, 2019The discovery of a bathroom spy camera led to the arrest of a Gainesville talent manager for sexual coercion, massages and filming of minors, police said.
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Ocala man arrested in 2018 DUI manslaughter
By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 25, 2019An Ocala man was arrested Friday after he allegedly killed a 53-year-old woman in the passenger seat while driving drunk in 2018, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
