A Gainesville man faced a more than $1.7 million bond after an incident that police said began with him honking at officers.
UPDATE: Florida Highway Patrol officials announced Monday night that 65-year-old Vandall A. Griffin was the man who died after he was struck by two cars Saturday night. Griffin was from Citra, which is about 30 minutes away from Gainesville.
A Gainesville man with burned, peeling skin told witnesses there was no fire Thursday night, officials said.
A UF student was sexually battered early Thursday getting into a vehicle she thought was an Uber in Midtown, according to a UF public safety alert.
A Gainesville man was arrested after shooting and injuring an infant and the infant’s father Tuesday night, Gainesville Police said.
A 17-year-old student brought a loaded gun to Eastside High School just 13 days after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in a school shooting, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
A UF student was arrested and charged Monday for sexual battery of a female friend of about four years after a fraternity function on Oct. 17, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville man who worked as a security guard at Hawthorne High School was arrested Friday for molesting a 14-year-old student, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
A man was stunned by University Police for resisting arrest Friday, authorities said.
Residents in one building at The Ridge at Gainesville are without power after a Gainesville man crashed a stolen car into the apartment complex near Butler Plaza, Gainesville Police said.
Nicholas John Jagodzinski, 19, was spotted picking up traffic cones by a University Police officer Wednesday night, according to a police report.
Joshua Roe wiped away tears when he told Gainesville Police officer Jack Salafrio he helped him “get home to a 4-month-old and 2-year-old and a beautiful, loving wife.”
Michelle Thackeray was scrolling through Facebook on Wednesday afternoon when she first heard about the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. At 3 p.m., she called her mom and brother to make sure they were safe.
Two hours after shooting and killing two people and abducting the office manager at Summer Place Villas on Tuesday, a Gainesville man was taken into custody in another state, Gainesville Police said.
A UF alumnus called 911 drunk while driving early Sunday, and an operator told him to pull over, Gainesville Police said.
A former Gainesville Regional Airport employee was charged with stealing nearly $49,000 from the airport between April 2016 and March 2017, Gainesville Police said.
A man ended an argument in downtown Gainesville by showing a fake badge and saying he was an undercover deputy Friday night, Gainesville Police said.
Update: Podlin's case was dismissed and expunged since the publishing of this story.
A Gainesville man was convicted Wednesday of sex trafficking by force and promoting prostitution, the Department of Justice said.
A UF student was arrested for smoking a bong behind Jennings Hall early Wednesday, University Police said.
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