Man beats father, leaves him for days
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 21, 2012Police charged David Roland Bickford, 53, of 4002 NW 31st Terrace, with aggravated abuse of an elderly or disabled adult.
Police charged David Roland Bickford, 53, of 4002 NW 31st Terrace, with aggravated abuse of an elderly or disabled adult.
At times last season, the Gators seemed embroiled in chaos — much like what the citizens of Gotham City experienced at the hands of The Joker in “The Dark Knight.” But with a little help from Batman, the people proved resilient and outlasted the terrorist clown.
A Gainesville man broke into a house early Friday morning, forced a UF student to tie up her boyfriend and raped her at knifepoint.
Police arrested Joseph Keith Platt, 44, of 11604 235th Road, and charged him with burglary, grand theft auto and fleeing and eluding police, among other charges.
In the past, the 22-year-old elementary education graduate student had to wait for her sister, who lived in Wisconsin, to send her crisp cookies and other treats from Trader Joe’s, a specialty grocery store. Naples is home to the only Trader Joe’s in Florida.
Monique Hamm, 19, of 2823 NE 14th St., was arrested and charged Wednesday with aggravated child abuse when she failed to help a 20-month-old after the baby finished a glass of Wild Irish Rose wine.
Police charged Matthew J. Dettle, 32, of Winter Garden, Friday night with two counts of obscene communication and one count of using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony — all felony charges.
The Gainesville City Commission has approved a petition proposing a new parking permit and stricter rules.
Early voting continues this week, with polls open from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday. Polls will also be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, which is the last day to vote.
John Rose, 34, of Lake City, was charged Thursday with grand theft, grand theft auto and robbery with a firearm — all felony charges.
During every home football game, parking at UF is known to be a nightmare.
Two men were stabbed early this morning on the north side of UF’s campus.
Greenberg, 31, of 1011 NW 23rd Ave., was arrested twice in one day for committing two different crimes: one involving theft at an office store and the other involving a domestic dispute.
For Sharon Ferguson, the past six days had been a struggle since her son, Omar Jabree Gibson, disappeared.
When Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy told the Baptist Press in a July 16 article that he is “guilty as charged” of supporting the Bible’s heterosexual definition of marriage, public backlash and boycotts followed.
The 46-year-old security guard at the Atrium at Gainesville said she has collected more than 2,000 coupons.
The UF assistant professor and author of more than 70 scholarly works was recently recognized in two separate studies as a leading criminology scholar.
He dozed off in a living room chair with his fists clenched. Akeem Jones knew his friend’s spirit was before him. He just didn’t want to believe it.
Gainesville Police are looking for a missing 26-year-old man.
Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a Dollar General on Saturday night after hiding inside the store.