A 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.
Gainesville and UF organizations will come together Thursday to present a panel on domestic violence.
Kanapaha 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.
Sixty-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.
A Gainesville man was arrested late Friday after police said he kissed an 11-year-old girl with an open mouth before fondling her breasts.
A 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.
The officer-involved shooting in Alachua County on Tuesday night did not occur as originally reported, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.
A 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.
A registered sex offender was arrested early Monday after police said he falsely identified himself while being escorted from 101 Cantina in Midtown.
Beginning in December, Gainesville Police will offer Rape Aggression Defense training to its officers.
Three Gainesville residents were arrested Friday after an attempted drug deal.
Gainesville Police and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office are asking locals to keep an eye out for a recent door-to-door scammer.
A 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.
When 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.
A 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.
Revisions made to a federal sexual assault act will now include LGBT students. But for some people in UF community, the act is not enough.
A fight between cousins ended in an arrest, a gunshot and a broken TV early Thursday.
University Police will soon pay students to keep a protective eye on their peers for the Walk Safe Student Escort Program.
A Gainesville man was arrested after police said he punched a pregnant woman in the stomach Monday morning.
To dispel anxiety over assault rumors seen on social media, UF faculty and Gainesville Police urge students to look to official sources for information.
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