Overnight, Gainesville Police responded to two armed robberies, one of a pizza delivery driver and another at a Waffle House.
An Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested for stealing $9,900 of evidence Monday morning, Gainesville police said.
A Gainesville man was arrested early Saturday morning after mugging a resident in Campus Walk Apartments less than a block from Sorority Row, Gainesville police said.
Police found more than 20 grams of marijuana, a gun and an inactive grenade in a car they pulled over on NW 19 Street on Friday, according to an arrest report from Gainesville Police.
Three 16-year-old Gainesville residents were arrested for stealing a car after one ran over the car’s owner Saturday night on a cul-de-sac off the intersection of Northeast 41st Place and Northwest Sixth Avenue, Gainesville police said.
A Gainesville man was accused of calling a woman 50 times and telling her coworkers he would come visit their office, Gainesville Police said.
A Florida man, with the words “candle” and “light” tattooed on his eyelids, was arrested after three police officers, a Taser and a police dog were used to detain him on Monday, Alachua Police said.
Starting with a stop for cannabis, two men are accused of running from officers and a patrol helicopter Tuesday night, the Gainesville Police Department said. One of the men broke inside a stranger’s apartment and jumped out of a second-story window in an attempt to flee.
A Gainesville man was accused of pointing his gun and yelling, “Don’t f*** with me” during a road rage incident on Hawthorne Road on Monday night.
A nude man ran two miles for help to a Kangaroo Express early Tuesday in search for help after claiming he had just been robbed at gunpoint, Gainesville Police said.
A pedestrian was hit by a car while crossing Northwest 39th Avenue on Thursday, Gainesville Police said.
A Melrose man attacked and threatened to kill another man with an ax in front of a Mobil gas station on Tuesday, Gainesville Police said.
Gainesville residents and visitors can now get traffic updates and alerts on sexual offenders through a new app.
A Gainesville woman was arrested for stealing merchandise worth $344.38 from Walmart and then dragging and hitting the store manager who tried to stop her on Friday, Gainesville Police said.
A recent graduate of PK Yonge Developmental Research School was arrested on Thursday for stealing and pawning a school saxophone, University Police said.
A Gainesville woman was arrested for driving under the influence on Monday after she started dancing during her field sobriety tests, Gainesville Police said.
A Walmart customer service manager stole over $11,000 from Walmart from Dec. 5 to Dec. 8, Gainesville Police said.
The story was updated to reflect the driver, Austin Yarbrough, died in UF Health Shands Hospital a day after the crash.
Officer Ben Tobias traded his police badge for a slow cooker this weekend.
A professional WWE wrestler was arrested in Gainesville on Saturday for physically forcing his wife into their car, Gainesville Police said. His wife is also a professional wrestler.
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