Riding along: University Police ramps up nighttime patrol
By Rachel Crosby | Sep. 8, 2014Linda Stump sipped her Coke through a thin straw as she drove her red Ford Explorer through UF’s campus Monday night.
Linda Stump sipped her Coke through a thin straw as she drove her red Ford Explorer through UF’s campus Monday night.
An alcohol inventory at Boca Fiesta led to the arrest of a Gainesville man who police said stole 10 bottles of liquor from the restaurant and bar Sunday.
Shortly after 8:30 Sunday night, the entire UF Student Body received a series of alerts from University Police, warning them of a battery that had just occurred on campus near McCarty Hall.
A woman was grabbed from behind while walking through UF’s campus Sunday night, launching a response from both UF Police and Gainesville Police officers.
The recent notifications from University Police have the UF campus on high alert. The terrifying news of four attempted sexual assaults in the nighttime hours have left UF students afraid of walking home alone. But these attacks are isolating one group of people in particular: women.
More than 30 people were ejected, and one person was arrested during the Florida Gators football game against Eastern Michigan University on Saturday.
A Gainesville man was arrested after stalking a woman and masturbating in front of her house Wednesday morning.
A battery case that occurred on campus early Friday morning has the University Police Department issuing safety precautions to students.
A Gainesville man was arrested shortly before midnight Tuesday and charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a crash that involved injuries.
A man is wanted for burglarizing a house while the victim was still inside on Aug. 10, according to the Gainesville Police, and detectives are looking for the suspect.
Local police are working together to find a suspect they believe was involved in two separate sexual assault cases that occurred this weekend during and after the delayed Gators football game.
A Gainesville man was arrested and charged with DUI and criminal mischief after sideswiping a parked car late Sunday night.
There was only one play at the Gators’ season opener Saturday, but there was still plenty of action at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday following a heated argument between neighbors.
After the fatal shooting of Michael Brown this month, campus and community leaders are shedding light on and raising awareness about the events that followed in Ferguson, Missouri.
A repeat UF trespasser and thief was arrested Tuesday morning at Marston Science Library following an undercover operation, according to the University Police.
Corey Jermaine Sawyer, 30, was arrested during a traffic stop at 2400 E. University Ave. shortly after midnight Monday, said Gainesville Police spokesman Officer Ben Tobias.
Gainesville Regional Utilities is warning business owners about a recent phone scam.
“This is your day of reckoning.”