Game day has usually been a mixed bag for university law enforcement – the thrill of Gator football mixes with the responsibility of keeping campus safe and clear of trouble.
At about 12:30 p.m., witnesses said they saw a man wandering around the Marston Science Library waiting for people to get up and leave their things.
A man was charged with battery this weekend for striking a homeless man outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
On a shady street in east Gainesville, a teal house stands between tall trees. Paul Anthony Sr. planted those trees himself.
Most of the crimes committed on campus involved property theft as opposed to violent crimes against people, also known as persons crimes.
At around 8 p.m. on Tuesday a female UF student was mugged on the 800 block of SW 9th.
A Gainesville man shot six people and then killed himself in an east Gainesville shooting spree on Monday.
For the first six months of 2010, crime is down in both Gainesville and Alachua County compared with crime statistics from the first half of 2009.
UFPD released its internal investigation report regarding the actions of the Critical Incident Response Team.
A man already facing charges for shoplifting is wanted by Gainesville Police for armed robbery of a Kangaroo convenience store on Wednesday.
Four of the five officers involved in the Corry Village shooting have been reinstated with the University Police Department.
A student was held at gunpoint at the east side of Tanglewood Village Apartments, located on the southeast corner of UF campus, Sunday night.
After a cocktail party last Wednesday, Chi Zhang stabbed Dr. Morpho in the neck with a pair of scissors.
A 22-year-old UF student was arrested and charged with trafficking large amounts of marijuana and cocaine late Tuesday night after attempting to run from police officers.
Student Government senators unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night calling for the formation of a review board to monitor the actions and policies of the University Police Department.
UF students and faculty members received emergency text messages and e-mails early May 31 warning of a crime that occurred in the pedestrian tunnel under 13th Street.
A 19-year-old man was beaten and robbed in the tunnel under Southwest 13th Street connecting Norman Hall and the Yulee area early Monday.
Students walking around campus may wonder about the colored slips of paper on abandoned bicycles.
When it comes to hindsight most individuals have 20/20 vision, which is clear in the article “Background Check.” The article at first glance appears to be an article about the hiring process of the University Police Department. However, in the midst of a description of the polygraph procedure, the writers mentioned information from the personnel files of two of the officers involved in the shooting of student Kofi Adu-Brempong.
After the Gainesville Police Department saw an increase in crime from 2008 to 2009, the city has seen another increase, and this time, it’s a good thing.
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