Police: man robs neighbor, attacks him with shovel
By Melissa Mihm | Nov. 5, 2014A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he broke into his neighbor’s house, robbed him and beat him with a shovel, police said.
A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he broke into his neighbor’s house, robbed him and beat him with a shovel, police said.
A Gainesville man was arrested Sunday night after police said a tube of crack fell from his pants.
UF’s College of Education has received a $1 million grant.
A man from High Springs tried to drown himself in a jail cell toilet after he was arrested Saturday night for fighting at The Fest 13, according to police.
A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police said he sexually assaulted his girlfriend’s 9-year-old relative.
A Gainesville woman was arrested Tuesday night after police said she smashed three glass jewelry cases with an aluminum bat at the Southwest Archer Road Wal-Mart.
A Gainesville man pulled a crack pipe out of his butt after being arrested on an outstanding warrant early Tuesday.
A Gainesville man was arrested early Monday after police said he snatched and threw his ex-boyfriend’s ankle monitor before stealing his cell phone.
A Gainesville man was arrested early Saturday after police said he punched the owner of The JAM in the face as he was kicked out of the bar.
sted Tuesday after police said she poked the father of her child on the shoulder with a knife, cut up his bed sheets and destroyed his laptop.
Gainesville residents now have the option of reporting non-emergency incidents to Gainesville Police online rather than by phone.
A UF student was arrested at Gator Growl after he tried to jump a fence to gain entry, failed, then punched a University Police officer in the face, according to police.
Gainesville and UF organizations will come together Thursday to present a panel on domestic violence.
Kanapaha Middle School was evacuated for about an hour and a half Monday morning after a bomb-threat hoax left Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies and school staff sweeping the area for explosives.
Sixty-four people were either arrested or ejected from the UF vs. University of Missouri Homecoming football game Saturday night — about half the number from the last home game against Louisiana State University on Oct. 11.
A Gainesville man was arrested late Friday after police said he kissed an 11-year-old girl with an open mouth before fondling her breasts.
A man was sexually battered Saturday night after police said he was approached from behind and taken to a patch of woods by another man near McCarty Hall.
The officer-involved shooting in Alachua County on Tuesday night did not occur as originally reported, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.
A Citra, Florida man accused of attempting to cash fraudulent checks evaded capture for two hours Wednesday as he led a force of police officers, helicopters and K-9 units on a manhunt through dense forests and swampy grounds.
A registered sex offender was arrested early Monday after police said he falsely identified himself while being escorted from 101 Cantina in Midtown.