An increase in pedestrian-related accidents last year and earlier this year forced Gainesville Police to step its enforcement efforts up — starting with jaywalking tickets.
A Newberry woman was arrested early Monday after she chased her boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend to a gas station and threw food items at them.
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A city attorney was arrested this weekend after he broke into a woman’s home while he was naked.
A Gainesville man who’s been on the run since he killed a local man was caught Sunday morning in Hampton, Va., by the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Although scooters are common and can be prone to mishaps, campus police say accident reports are infrequent.
Gainesville Police arrested a man after he fired shots at a group and threw a brick at another man’s car last week.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Wednesday after he repeatedly masturbated in two restaurants.
Two short public service announcements (male and female versions) were released Wednesday encouraging students to intervene during an alcohol-related sexual assault attempt.
A Gainesville man was arrested after attempting to gouge out a police officer’s eyes over a bottle of wine Tuesday.
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A former deputy fired an accidental shot Tuesday evening after a Keystone Heights man tried to steal his lawn mower.
Gainesville Police arrested a man Wednesday night after he reportedly stabbed another man with a box cutter in the downtown area.
A Gainesville man went from a hideout in an air conditioning unit to a jail cell when deputies discovered him Tuesday morning.
Gainesville Police released a surveillance video Tuesday of a mid-August armed robbery at a local barbecue restaurant.
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A two-vehicle crash in southwest Gainesville on Sunday night sent one person to the hospital and forced city police officers to close an area of Southwest 34th Street for two hours.
The City of Gainesville is offering classes for the Fall semester, too.
Gainesville Police arrested a Hawthorne woman Saturday afternoon after police said she beat up a child for having to pee and changing her mind.
Gainesville Police arrested Freeman J. Polite, of Hawthorne, after he fled police with an open container of alcohol. He was walking on Southeast 11th Avenue when an officer saw him holding an aluminum can protruding from a brown paper bag.
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