GPD arrests man after he runs, throws cocaine away for him during chase
By Kyle Follansbee | May 21, 2014Gainesville Police arrested a man after he ran from officers and threw a 1.4-gram tube of cocaine to the side of the road, officials said.
Gainesville Police arrested a man after he ran from officers and threw a 1.4-gram tube of cocaine to the side of the road, officials said.
In several states, texting 911 for help is the newest way to summon police, but Florida is not among them.
Gainesville Police arrested two men and a woman for having .4 grams of cocaine, a crack pipe, weed and giving a false ID after a traffic stop on Sunday, officials said.
Gainesville Police arrested a man carrying 14.37 grams of meth Wednesday after he fled a three-car crash scene at The Polos apartment complex, officials said.
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Monday after he walked into his estranged wife’s Alachua house and tried to shoot her boyfriend, deputies said.
After being homeless for more than a year, Gainesville Police officers now have a solid foundation to work with newer technologies and enhance patrol and surveillance of the city.
Gainesville Police began an investigation Friday to determine if the department had any involvement gathering information to quash a warrant for the arrest of former UF football player Loucheiz Purifoy.
In light of a series of thefts on campus, University Police is advising students to keep an eye on their belongings as finals approach.
University Police will soon be on the prowl for bikes left on campus over Summer break.
Gainesville Police arrested a UF student after officers reported the student crashed into a pole while drunk driving, causing about $3,500 of damage.
Gainesville Police arrested a local homeless woman Sunday evening after she beat a man with a dog leash then dumped beer on another woman’s head.
A show at downtown High Dive Bar & Venue got washed out early Saturday morning after police reported a local man in the crowd used a fire extinguisher for no reason, damaging about $1,620 of liquor in the process.
The story of Kofi Adu-Brempong, the UF student from Ghana who was shot in the face by campus police, is coming to the big screen Tuesday.
Gainesville Police arrested a woman Sunday morning after she flipped her car and crashed into a building while drunken driving.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Wednesday after discovering 113 grams of marijuana in his backpack.
The Wednesday release of The New York Times’ story about a flawed investigation into Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston’s rape allegations is reverberating in Gainesville.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday night for threatening a group of people with a gun and hiding marijuana in his underwear.
A grand jury ruled Monday that a Gainesville Police officer lawfully shot and killed the man who stabbed a UF employee in March.
Waldo Police arrested a Vermont man Sunday who hid marijuana in his underwear.
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