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Dear Dennis: I think it’s best you’re gone for a bit
Aug. 29, 2017Dear Dennis,
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MCSO: Man found with $1,000 in rectum
By Meryl Kornfield | Aug. 28, 2017After Marion County Sheriff's Office deputies pulled over a man on Saturday for speeding, he worked his butt off to hide money in his rectum.
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GPD: Man doesn’t pay for gas, assaults attendant
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 28, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested early Sunday morning after an altercation with a store clerk at a Circle K, Gainesville Police Department said.
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MCSO: Man shoots himself in front of deputies
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 27, 2017A man, whose wife was found dead earlier in the day, shot himself Saturday in front of Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
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GPD identifies human remains
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 27, 2017Gainesville Police announced Friday that human remains found almost a year ago are of 23-year-old Hannah Zehner Brim, who was reported missing in 2016.
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GPD: Woman drives drunk in hospital parking lot
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 27, 2017A Gainesville woman was arrested Friday night after crashing into a handicap parking sign in the Select Specialty Hospital parking lot, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Gunshot heard near campus during possible robbery
By Meryl Kornfield | Aug. 25, 2017After a gunshot was heard in an apartment building near UF’s campus and Sorority Row on Friday, Gainesville Police are searching for three suspects of a home invasion.
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Balls sports bar bartender caught drunk driving
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 24, 2017A Balls sports bar bartender was arrested Thursday after driving drunkenly, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Three men arrested for Walmart gift-card scam
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 24, 2017Three Tampa men were arrested Wednesday night after stealing about $4,000 worth of gift cards from Walmart, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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‘Turlington Dancer’ banned from campus for three years
By Meryl Kornfield | Aug. 24, 2017Dennis Kane, also known as the “Turlington Dancer” was banned from campus for the next three years by University Police.
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GPD: Man attacks woman, runs away after Chihuahua bites him
By David Hoffman | Aug. 24, 2017On the second day of the Fall semester, a Gainesville woman was attacked Tuesday afternoon in broad daylight while walking her Chihuahua.
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MCSO: Florida man charged with attempted murder, armed home invasion burglary
By David Hoffman | Aug. 23, 2017After two months in jail, a Summerfield man now faces charges after police said he robbed a man at gunpoint at the man’s front door in May and tried stealing his car.
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UF student arrested for DUI, drug possession, police said
By David Hoffman | Aug. 22, 2017A UF student was arrested early Monday morning and faces a DUI charge after University Police found him on campus sleeping in his car’s driver’s seat, police said.
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GPD: Suspects arrested in Verizon robbery
By Meryl Kornfield | Aug. 20, 2017Fewer than twenty minutes after an armed robbery in a Verizon Wireless store, Gainesville Police arrested four suspects Friday morning.
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MCSO: Couple charged with nine more armed robberies
By David Hoffman | Aug. 20, 2017A couple faces nine additional armed robbery charges out of Marion County after bringing a 10-year-old girl with them.
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UF denies Richard Spencer's request to speak at UF
By Jimena Tavel | Aug. 16, 2017Richard Spencer, the avowed white nationalist, will no longer be allowed to speak at UF.
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Four arrested in relation to attempted car burglary, police say
By David Hoffman | Aug. 14, 2017Three Gainesville men and one Archer man were arrested late Sunday night after police said they tried breaking into a woman’s car outside her home.
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GPD: Former Walmart employee steals 24-pack of Bud Light from store
By David Hoffman | Aug. 2, 2017In what he described to police as a “spite thing,” a former Walmart employee was arrested Tuesday night after police said he stole a 24-pack of Bud Light and a tool set from the Walmart behind Butler Plaza, located at 2900 SW 42nd St.
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Women help lost 3-year-old boy in Walmart parking lot
By Marcela Astudillo | July 31, 2017A daughter and her mother were labeled heroes after reporting a lost 3-year-old boy in a Walmart parking lot last week.
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Alachua County Rape Crisis Center seeks to strengthen services for sexual assault survivors
By Samantha Brown | July 31, 2017Earlier this month, community leaders collaborated to lend support and solidarity at the Alachua County Victim Services & Rape Crisis Center’s second annual community outreach meeting.
