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Third robbery suspect arrested
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 6, 2012John Rose, 34, of Lake City, was charged Thursday with grand theft, grand theft auto and robbery with a firearm — all felony charges.
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City Commission adds gameday parking regulations
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 3, 2012During every home football game, parking at UF is known to be a nightmare.
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Men stabbed on campus, two suspects at large
By Clare Lennon | Aug. 2, 2012Two men were stabbed early this morning on the north side of UF’s campus.
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Gainesville man arrested for two different crimes in the same day
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 1, 2012Greenberg, 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.
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Police hold meeting to update residents on case of missing man
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 1, 2012For Sharon Ferguson, the past six days had been a struggle since her son, Omar Jabree Gibson, disappeared.
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Supporters, protesters crowd Chick-fil-A for Appreciation Day
By Clare Lennon | Aug. 1, 2012When 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.
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Gainesville woman practices, teaches extreme couponing
By Jenna Lyons | Aug. 1, 2012The 46-year-old security guard at the Atrium at Gainesville said she has collected more than 2,000 coupons.
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UF criminology professor ranked fifth in nation for productivity
By Melanie Wright | Aug. 1, 2012The UF assistant professor and author of more than 70 scholarly works was recently recognized in two separate studies as a leading criminology scholar.
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Recruits honor fallen teammate at Friday Night Lights camp
By ADAM PINCUS< | July 30, 2012He 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.
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Police searching for missing man
By Benjamin S. Brasch | July 30, 2012Gainesville Police are looking for a missing 26-year-old man.
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Police searching for suspect in Dollar General robbery
By Chris Alcantara | July 30, 2012Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a Dollar General on Saturday night after hiding inside the store.
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Woman stabbed husband over finances, family matters
By Chris Alcantara | July 30, 2012A Gainesville woman was arrested after she was accused of trying to kill her husband in front of their children.
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Police arrest man in connection with Bank of America robbery
By Chris Alcantara | July 30, 2012The Gainesville Division of the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a man connected to a Feb. 24 Gainesville bank robbery on Friday night in Lecanto.
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Gators host Friday Night Lights camp, Hargreaves commits to UF
By ADAM PINCUS< | July 28, 2012“Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses blared on the loud speakers rivaling the earlier screams at midfield by UF strength coach Jeff Dillman.
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Police arrest Archer man in Internet sex sting
By Chris Alcantara | July 25, 2012Raymond E. Wortham, 38, of Archer, was arrested just before 5:30 p.m. Monday and charged with two counts of obscene communication and one count of using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
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Gainesville woman killed after being struck by truck on Northwest 13th Street
By Michael Scott Davidson | July 25, 2012A 59-year-old woman was struck and killed by a mid-sized pickup truck traveling north on Northwest 13th Street on Wednesday night.
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Bonds amounts vary widely for Internet sex-sting suspects
By Chris Alcantara | July 25, 2012After an undercover Internet sex sting led police to the arrest of seven suspects, the bonds set for the convicts have shown a notable gap, despite the men being charged with similar crimes.
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Gainesville police use social media to inform residents of crime
By Brittany Borsanyi | July 25, 2012Tobias, a GPD spokesman, said he posts updates like this on social media sites several times a day. According to a survey recently published by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, social media is becoming a popular tool in law enforcement, especially in departments serving smaller cities.
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Police searching for apartment complex shooter
By Chris Alcantara | July 23, 2012Gainesville Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday afternoon at an apartment complex near Archer Road.
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Police team arrests six in pedophile operation sting
By Chris Alcantara | July 23, 2012In a press conference Monday afternoon, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office identified Truitt, David A. Hurtt, Michael S. Smith, Dylan T. Kestel. Pierce C. Harrell and Dennis T. LaRoche, as suspects arrested by officers from ASO, and Alachua and Gainesville police departments during a five-day Internet sex sting that ended earlier that day.
