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Man accused of stealing UF student's scooter

By Jessica Curbelo | May 18, 2018

A student from Gainesville was charged early Wednesday morning for allegedly stealing a scooter.According to the Gainesville Police Department report, it was around 1:45 a.m. when a Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a red scooter. Jalen Kelsey-Patterson reportedly fled from the ASO deputy on the scooter.Kelsey-Patterson, 23, fled to Woodland Park Apartments, located on SE 20th Place, where he allegedly abandoned the scooter and continued on foot. Kelsey-Patterson was the only one on the scooter, according to the arrest report.

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GPD arrested man for allegedly punching firefighter

By Jessica Curbelo | May 17, 2018

A homeless man was arrested Monday morning for the alleged battery of a firefighter.

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Man accused of murder at Southern Pines Apartments

By Devoun Cetoute | May 16, 2018

Gainesville Police have a man in custody accused of fatally stabbing another man at Southern Pines Apartments, located at 4128 SW 17th Place, on Tuesday afternoon.

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Woman accused of attempted car burglary

By Jessica Curbelo | May 16, 2018

Gainesville Police arrested a woman on three charges of burglary of an unoccupied conveyance unarmed and one charge of resisting an officer without violence.

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Man accused of attacking man outside GRACE marketplace

By Devoun Cetoute | May 16, 2018

Gainesville Police arrested a man accused of punching a man in the face Sunday night.

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Man hid cocaine in socks

By Jessica Curbelo | May 16, 2018

Gainesville Police charged a man with allegedly attempting to introduce contraband into a county detention facility Tuesday.

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ASO arrest woman for alleged robbery of TD bank

By Jessica Curbelo | May 16, 2018

Law enforcement arrested a Gainesville woman charged with robbery of the TD Bank at 7515 W. University Ave. on Tuesday morning.According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Sacoya Everts, 47, walked into the bank at around 8:50 a.m. After pausing to cover her hands with socks, Everts handed a teller a handwritten note stating, “This is a robbery.”The teller provided her with a stack of money as well as a GPS tracking device, following TD Bank protocol. Everts took the money and placed it in the front of her clothes, according to the ASO’s arrest report.The bank manager, who witnessed the transaction, and the bank teller both activated the silent alarms as Everts walked out the door, the report said. The manager then secured the doors to the bank and saw Everts walk east on West University Avenue until she was out of sight.

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GPD celebrates Peace Officers Memorial Day

By Devoun Cetoute | May 15, 2018

Gainesville Police honored the sacrifice and service of fallen police officers today on Peace Officers Memorial Day.

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GPD: Armed robbery suspect still at large

By Devoun Cetoute | May 15, 2018

Gainesville police are searching for an unknown assailant who held a man at gunpoint between 1000 and 1400 NW 13th St. Monday night.

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Unidentified shooter on W. University Ave.

By Jessica Curbelo | May 14, 2018

A man was shot early Saturday morning after reportedly being involved in a dispute near UF campus. Gainesville Police is currently searching for the shooter, according to a press release.

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Man charged with sexual battery after altercation in Circle K bathroom

By Devoun Cetoute | May 14, 2018

Gainesville Police arrested a man accused of attempting to rape a woman at a Circle K convenience store, located at 2152 NW 39th Ave., on Saturday evening.

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Man dead after motorcycle crash on US Highway 441

By Jessica Curbelo | May 14, 2018

A collision left a man dead on the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and County Road 234 on Sunday afternoon.

Credit-card skimmer in 2017 at a Texaco gas pump on NE Waldo Rd, as part of "Operation Clean Sweep"

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UF researchers develop ‘Skim Reaper’, public use to come

By Dana Cassidy | May 14, 2018

UF researchers have developed an anti-theft device called the “Skim Reaper” to reduce incidents of stolen credit card information.

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GPD: Man, woman charged with credit card fraud

By Devoun Cetoute | May 14, 2018

Gainesville Police arrested a man and a woman accused of spending $1,021.18 on a stolen credit card in fewer than two hours Friday.

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GPD: Man shot early morning near Kava Lounge

By Jessica Curbelo | May 12, 2018

A man was shot early Saturday morning after reportedly being involved in a dispute near the UF campus. The Gainesville Police Department is currently searching for the shooter, according to the police report.

Edward Ratliff, 32, Gainesville Police Department Police officer pets Ace, 26-month old German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois mix, who is one of the newest additions to the K-9 special unit.

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Meet Ace and Ranger: GPD K-9’s newest members

By Amanda Rosa | Apr. 23, 2018

When Gainesville Police Officer Josh Meurer’s partner arrived to the city from Germany in February, they didn’t bond right away. But after a month of training and playing fetch together, Meurer and Ranger are inseparable.

These undated photos made available by the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office shows Sgt. Noel Ramirez, left, and Deputy Taylor Lindsey. Authorities say the two Florida sheriff's deputies were shot dead, Thursday, April 19, 2018, through the window of a Chinese restaurant in Gilchrist, Fla., by a man who then killed himself.

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Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office deputies to be buried Tuesday

By Robert Lewis | Apr. 22, 2018

Shortly after midnight Friday, red, blue and white flashing lights lit the 30-mile path from Trenton to Gainesville’s medical examiner’s office.

SWAT Officer Daniel Rengering, right, will report live from the Grammys for PopWrapped TV. Rengering said he will also be a host at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 27 and will be a guest speaker at the 91st Annual Rudolph Valentino Memorial in August.

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One of GPD’s ‘hot cops’ will be at the Grammys, then Oscars

By Rachel Porter | Apr. 22, 2018

One viral Facebook post has led a Gainesville Police “hot cop” to be at the 61st Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles in early 2019 to interview celebrities on the red carpet.

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Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy, group shot at by other group

By Robert Lewis | Apr. 22, 2018

Three days after two Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office deputies were slain, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot at early Sunday morning, MCSO said.

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GPD: Man shot, killed in northeast Gainesville

By Robert Lewis | Apr. 22, 2018

Update 9:30 a.m. Monday: Gainesville Police identified the man killed and said his killer knew him.