Fewer thefts this Winter Break than last year
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Jan. 5, 2015UF saw a slight decrease in on-campus theft during the 2014 Winter Break.
UF saw a slight decrease in on-campus theft during the 2014 Winter Break.
Gainesville Police arrested a local woman Wednesday after officers said she robbed a gas station and fought with employees.
Cars and pedestrians on campus had to take detours after a gas leak on Museum Road that began at about 2:30 p.m.
Gainesville Police arrested a man after officers said he robbed a man at gunpoint following an attempted marijuana drug deal at Archer Court Apartments Thursday evening.
A Gainesville woman was arrested Wednesday after police said she chased two people with a butcher knife and then tried to kick and spit on an officer.
Gainesville Police arrested a woman after officers said she attacked her sister before trying to run over another woman with her car Monday afternoon.
A Gainesville Police officer was fired after he had sex with a young woman and illegally gave her alcohol about 44 days after he arrested the woman for shoplifting at a Target.
The identity of the individual who called in a bomb threat to Gainesville High School on Nov. 11 was discovered this week by Gainesville Police.
A woman stabbed her boyfriend in the chest after police said he punched her in the face early Thursday.
Gainesville Police arrested an Orlando man after officers said he tried to sexually assault and rob another man at an ATM on Sunday afternoon.
Gainesville Police arrested a woman after officers said she attacked a man with a set of keys because there was no beer in the refrigerator Saturday night.
Four days after Daniel Lavaughn Jerkins was arrested for aggravated domestic assault, he was arrested again after police said he picked up his 5-year-old son from school and later smoked a marijuana blunt in front of him Tuesday evening.
After James Edward Irving Jr. got waffles instead of pancakes for his 44th birthday breakfast Sunday morning, police said he poked his partner in the eye.
Twenty-three people were either arrested or ejected at the UF vs. University of South Carolina football game Saturday afternoon — a steep decline from the 64 people either arrested or ejected at the homecoming game against the University of Missouri on Oct. 18.
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A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday night after police said he sent a string of about 30 threatening text messages to another man.
A drunk man was arrested Tuesday night after police said he peed in a Popeyes’ bathroom sink.
A naked man had to be dragged out of an apartment early Tuesday after police said he pushed and grabbed his wife.
A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday evening after police said he punched his girlfriend of 20 years in the face and tried to drag her outside.
A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police said he broke into an occupied home and made out with $60 in cash and a bar of soap.