An Ocala teenager was arrested Wednesday for tying up two elderly women with their oxygen tubes and stealing their belongings and car in July, Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he burned his and his roommate’s belongings at his Spyglass apartment, Gainesville Police said.
Ahead of Richard Spencer’s speech at UF on Oct. 19, two legal advocacy organizations wrote to University Police on Tuesday claiming the event’s prohibited items policy is “unconstitutional.”
This article has been updated to reflect a statement released by Dr. Peter Gallogly on Wednesday.
A UF student was seriously injured after she lost control of her scooter early Tuesday morning.
A Gainesville man ran out of his shoes and through a Subway on Sunday while fleeing officers who suspected him of purse snatching, Gainesville Police said.
On Friday night, UF welcomed producer and rapper Snoop Dogg to the stage as he performed at our annual Homecoming event, Gator Growl, on Flavet Field. And, in traditional Snoop Dogg fashion, the man himself had with him what we can only assume was a joint — for the record, we’re avoiding the use of “marijuana cigarette” because the word cigarette implies tobacco, not just because we’re hip like that. And let us emphasize, dear reader: A man — a black man, no less — was openly smoking marijuana (we’re gonna make the leap in logic and assume it was marijuana) on a university campus in front of law enforcement. When our reporter spoke to both law enforcement and Gator Growl officials, their responses were along the lines of, “Eh, it’s probably just a cigarette.” They all turned the other cheek.
A Gainesville woman, who police found lying on the sidewalk with empty wine bottles, was arrested Saturday for hitting two people with her car, Gainesville Police said.
A Miami man was arrested Friday afternoon after he robbed a man at the Reitz Union Bookstore and stole items from the store, University Police said.
A woman was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a Toyota Tundra crashed into the front porch of La Tienda Latina restaurant.
After a rise in online scams, the University Police are offering free classes to teach tips for prevention.
A UF student was arrested early Monday morning after he kicked in a glass door at Lakeside Residential Complex, University Police said.
Gainesville Police is searching for a suspect after a woman was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning.
Two Gainesville men were arrested Friday afternoon after they beat a former co-worker and cut him with a machete, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville woman was arrested early Sunday morning after she cut the pants a man was wearing to steal his wallet, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
A University Athletic Association graduate assistant was arrested Friday after he tried to choke a tow-truck driver who was trying to tow his car, Gainesville Police said.
A homeless man was arrested Wednesday morning after he sexually battered a mentally disabled woman in a McDonald’s parking lot, Gainesville Police said.
Three people were arrested Wednesday after an officer found 51 fraudulent credit cards inside their car, Gainesville Police said.
Gainesville Police is searching for a man who was seen masturbating at a public library downtown Wednesday afternoon.
Gainesville residents will soon experience a 5 percent raise in property taxes.
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