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Alachua County domestic violence task force Peaceful Paths launches
By Davona Williams | Oct. 22, 2013“Gary killed her.”
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College students most susceptible to identity theft, report says
By Elizabeth Brown | Oct. 22, 2013Jordan McPherson thinks twice before he uses his credit card.
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Semitruck driver hit woman, didn’t stop
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 22, 2013Gainesville Police are looking for information about a Tuesday morning crash involving a semitruck and a woman who was found on the road with severe injuries.
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Man wrestles cigarettes from cashiers, crashes car
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 21, 2013Gainesville Police arrested a Missouri man Sunday night after officers alleged he stole cigarettes from several stores and ran from police.
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Man arrested after drugs-in-pants demand
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 20, 2013Gainesville Police arrested a local man late Friday after he hid drugs in a woman’s pants.
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UF emergency management expands, now its own department
By Jensen Werley | Oct. 17, 2013The university’s emergency department has broken away from the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and become the Department of Emergency Management.
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Officers confiscate marijuana, cocaine after yearlong investigation
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 16, 2013After a yearlong narcotics investigation, the Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force carried out four search warrants Wednesday evening in East Gainesville.
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Domestic violence panel today at Smathers Library
By Billy Jean Louis | Oct. 15, 2013In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, UF scheduled a panel titled Know the Limits: Healthy Relationships, Safety and Resources to educate students on healthy relationships.
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Purse, identity thieves caught after incident at Publix
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 15, 2013A Gainesville woman and man were arrested Sunday after a purse-snatching incident in a Publix parking lot, and in a continuing investigation, police say at least one was also connected to fraudulently used credit cards.
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Local man threatened another with knife: “I’m going to f**king kill you”
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 14, 2013An Alabama man was arrested Monday at about 5 a.m. after he yelled that he wanted to kill a man and threatened him with a pocket knife.
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Gainesville man arrested after incident in cow pasture
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 13, 2013Gainesville Police arrested a man early Sunday after he threatened two teenagers for walking on a cow pasture.
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Officers, horses and a helicopter at GPD event
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 10, 2013Residents mingled with police officers, horses and a helicopter at Gainesville Police’s Celebrating Safe Communities event Thursday.
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Gainesville man stunned, arrested for gas station scene
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 9, 2013A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday night after Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies alleged he poured beer on a cashier and ate food in the store without paying for it.
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County Commission weighs concerns over biomass plant dust, noise
By Steven Katona | Oct. 8, 2013At an Alachua County Commission meeting Tuesday, noise and dust presented roadblocks as the City of Gainesville moved toward buying the biomass power plant before a 30-year contract kicks in.
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Some GPD squad cars go pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 7, 2013Some Gainesville Police squad cars are doing more than patrolling for crime this month.
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Gainesville man throws beer, then steals car
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 7, 2013Gainesville Police arrested a Gainesville man Saturday after he threw a beer at another man and then stole his car.
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Police to investigate Saturday plane crash near Flavet Field
Oct. 6, 2013A Jacksonville pilot and his passenger are expected to recover after their banner plane crashed on UF’s campus Saturday afternoon.
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Arrests and ejections hit season-high during Arkansas game
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 6, 2013At the UF vs. Arkansas game, the number of fan ejections set the season’s high mark so far.
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Weekend arrests: men charged with keeping car, stalking
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 6, 2013A Gainesville man was arrested Friday evening after he admitted to taking a car his mother left him to drive to work.
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Plane crashes near Flavet Field, two injured, game unaffected
Oct. 5, 2013A small banner plane crashed near Flavet Field on UF's campus at about 4:08 p.m. Saturday. There were no injuries on the ground, but the two pilots aboard were taken to a local hospital, according to a UF alert.
