Introduced to establish standards for the use of body cameras by law enforcement, House Bill (HB) 93: Law Enforcement Officer Body Cameras unanimously passed the Florida Senate on March 7 and, as of press time, is now awaiting action by Gov. Rick Scott.
A Kissimmee, Florida, woman and two Lake Worth, Florida, men were arrested Tuesday after police said they used fake credit cards to purchase about $1,200 worth of gift cards.
Nearly two months since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Florida’s unusual system of imposing death sentences, Gov. Rick Scott approved a new sentencing law Monday morning.
Gainesville Police charged a man — whom they believe is responsible for a string of indecent exposures — with one of the incidents.
A Gainesville man fired six shots downtown early Monday morning, one of them hitting a bystander’s hand.
Police arrested a Gainesville woman early Sunday morning after they said she drove drunk and on the wrong side of Interstate 75 with her 11-month-old child in the car.
For the second time in less than a week, someone crashed an SUV into a Gainesville business.
It started with a noise complaint.
Police arrest man for attempted murder
Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested an Archer, Florida, man early Sunday morning after they said he lost control of his truck while drunk.
A Gainesville woman was arrested early Sunday morning after police said she hid crack in her belly button and a crack pipe in her crotch.
A Gainesville woman was arrested on UF’s campus early Saturday morning after police said she hid a crack pipe in her vagina.
UF’s Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol will ask for more funding this Summer.
Gainesville Police said they may have caught the man responsible for exposing himself to a dozen women since December.
Josh Venkataraman has more than 8,000 signatures, but he’s missing one.
After she didn’t like her brownie, a Sanford, Florida, woman threatened officers with a dust mop handle.
A Gainesville man with “laugh now” and “cry later” tattooed on his biceps was arrested Sunday after police said he pushed his father around.
Police arrested a UF student Saturday night after they said he drove his Mazda off a small brick wall near the Hub.
A UF student was arrested Sunday morning after police said he fought them outside Fat Daddy’s Bar on West University Avenue.
Hannah Brim was five months pregnant when she went missing in January, according to a Gainesville Police incident report.
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