Robert Lewis
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Joshua Roe, a 36-year-old UF doctoral student, and Gainesville Police officer Jack Salafrio meet on Thursday for the first time after Salafrio responded to a crash on Jan. 6 and rescued Roe. Roe was run over by his own car, which was stolen, police said.
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