As schoolchildren waited for their guardians to pick them up Wednesday afternoon, a man walked past Chester Shell Elementary School carrying a rifle, a bullet and three dead squirrels.
A Gainesville man sold 1,000 rare “Magic: The Gatherin” trading cards Tuesday after stealing them from an unlocked car parked in Stone Ridge Apartments, Gainesville Police said.
A bus driver nearly struck a UF graduate student on campus Tuesday afternoon.
A Gainesville man is accused of shooting his 8-year-old neighbor in the leg with a BB gun Monday, Gainesville Police said.
After holding up a convenience store with a BB gun, and later winding up behind bars, a suspected thief told an arresting officer he wished he owned a real gun, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville woman bit two bouncers at Fat Daddy’s on Monday, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville man was arrested Friday after nearly shooting someone on New Year's Day, Gainesville Police said.
The residents of 13th Street apartments will sleep well now that the roosters are gone.
A manager of Five Star Pizza was arrested Tuesday for pocketing about $11,000 in cash from the restaurant, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday after admitting to stalking a 16-year-old for months, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville man nearly hit two police cars as he fled a traffic stop with a blunt in his mouth. He was found in the woods Wednesday running from police, Gainesville Police said.
A hot-tub session turned violent Monday when one man threatened another with a shotgun, Gainesville police said.
As UF alumnus Mike Biana prepared to board a flight at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday afternoon, his phone was flooded with panicked texts and messages.
After his arrest Friday, a Gainesville man confessed to sexually assaulting a minor last month, Gainesville Police said.
About a week after the season, a UF football player suffered an off-the-field hit Sunday after an argument at UF’s Keys Residential Complex, University Police said.
A Lake City man was arrested for driving under the influence after rear-ending a scooter at a red light Sunday, Gainesville Police said.
A Tampa man and woman were found with fraudulent credit cards and copies of driver’s licenses not belonging to them in their car Wednesday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
After a failed gas-station holdup, one man threw a wine bottle at a cashier’s face, Gainesville Police said.
As the Florida Highway Patrol uses billboards and pamphlets to remind drivers to move over for stopped emergency vehicles, Gainesville seems to have received the message.
After threatening an attack, a Santa Fe High School student was arrested Tuesday with three knives and a set of brass knuckles concealed in his backpack, Alachua Police said.
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