Dunnellon Middle School faced heightened security Wednesday after a 12-year-old threatened a school shooting, officials said.
A Gainesville city employee was arrested Tuesday for stealing more than $91,000 from the city, Gainesville Police said.
Three UF students were among more than a dozen men arrested earlier this month for attempting to solicit sex with minors in a five-day undercover operation, officials said Tuesday.
Florida Highway Patrol arrested a Trenton, Florida, man Saturday on a charge of drinking and driving when he drove a car into a utility pole.
University Police arrested two Florida men on Sunday after they were seen trying to steal bicycles in a UF parking garage behind Hume Hall.
The Chemistry Lab Building was cleared for a chemical leak after a student discovered an open container with a potentially explosive liquid Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Gainesville Police arrested a man Wednesday morning in connection with three burglaries at an apartment complex known for its student population.
Authorities are investigating a suspected drive-by shooting that left one hospitalized Wednesday night, according to Gainesville Police.
Gainesville Police arrested two local residents Sunday whom they say robbed a man after crashing into his car.
As patrons of Gainesville’s bar scene celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, one woman was arrested for driving drunk through people’s front yards, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Gainesville Police arrested an Ocala couple Thursday who traveled to Gainesville to steal a Bobcat construction vehicle.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday night after witnesses saw him peeking through the windows of a UF sorority house.
Flaco’s Cuban Bakery was closed for the night when employees spotted a white trash bag by the front door Wednesday.
A UF Transportation and Parking Services employee was arrested Monday for cashing $8,401.75 in fraudulent checks she had written to herself, Univeristy Police said.
After being pulled over for driving drunkenly on the wrong side of a highway, a Newberry man urinated his pants in front of a police car, Alachua Police said.
A Kangaroo gas station clerk ran out of luck Monday when he was arrested for stealing about $1,364 worth of winnings from lottery tickets, Alachua Police said.
Two UF students were killed in a four-vehicle accident Sunday in Okeechobee, Florida, after leaving the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival on Sunday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A Gainesville man was caught stealing from a truck after he stole from a Gainesville Police patrol car Thursday, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
A former Macy’s employee was arrested Wednesday with the personal information, such as social security numbers and dates of birth, of 61 people, authorities said.
A 3-year-old with nothing but a dirty diaper on was found wandering on Northwest 39th Avenue Tuesday after his caretaker fell asleep, Gainesville Police said.
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