Local law enforcement gives back during holiday season
By Caitlin Ostroff | Dec. 5, 2016A swarm of children and police officers will file through Target’s toy aisles Friday.
A swarm of children and police officers will file through Target’s toy aisles Friday.
Elmere Croushore left his Jeep alone for a few moments Sunday as he grabbed a drink from a Gainesville gas station.
The last dance for one Gainesville woman — before her arrest Saturday — was a twerking spell on her car.
An hour after Sunday services let out at the Ignite Life Center, a half a dozen shoes squeaked across the newly poured pavement of a basketball court.
An argument over an ex-girlfriend ended violently Wednesday morning as a Gainesville woman used a box cutter to slash another woman’s neck, Gainesville Police said.
UF President Kent Fuchs has joined more than 350 college and university presidents in signing a statement supporting a program that shields those brought to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation.
After being pulled over for speeding early Monday morning, a Gainesville man tried to put an officer in a headlock and wound up in jail, Gainesville Police said.
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Waldo woman Tuesday in connection to a handwritten bomb threat found in UF’s New Engineering Building last week.
University Police arrested a UF student Monday in connection to a sexual battery that occurred earlier this month at a campus residence hall.
Two days after the general election, a man from High Springs, Florida, punched a Hispanic gas station employee in the back of the head, claiming the attack was “for Donald Trump,” Gainesville Police said.
More than 800 marches for Saturday have been organized worldwide. This graphic shows the locations of the U.S. marches.
More than 800 marches for Saturday have been organized worldwide. This graphic shows the locations of the U.S. marches.
More than 800 marches for Saturday have been organized worldwide. This graphic shows the locations of the U.S. marches.
In total, 167 UF students, faculty and staff combined come from one of the seven countries affected by President Donald Trump's immigration ban. No students, faculty or staff come from Somalia, Sudan or Yemen. These people do not hold a green card or have permanent residency but study or work at UF on scholar or work visas.