ACSO, GPD continue to probe school bomb threats
Dec 14, 2021
Local law enforcement continues to investigate three open false bomb threat cases at Buchholz and Gainesville high schools that occurred in September. From Aug. 19 through […]
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ACSO, GPD continue to probe school bomb threats
Local law enforcement continues to investigate three open false bomb threat cases at Buchholz and Gainesville high schools that occurred in September. From Aug. 19 through […]
FHP expands fatal hit-and-run vehicle list
Dec 13, 2021
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) expanded the vehicle search information for the suspect who struck and killed a Keystone Heights man along State Road 26 on […]
Update: FHP seeks info in fatal hit and run
Dec 10, 2021
Update (4:30 p.m.): Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is asking for the public’s help locating a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run Friday morning in east Alachua […]
FWC charges 4 for illegal deer, alligator poaching
Dec 8, 2021
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested and charged four individuals with multiple illegal deer and alligator poaching-related charges including possession of deer in […]
Lake City shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
Dec 8, 2021
One person was killed and a second injured in a shooting on Tuesday night at NE Sam Court in Lake City. According to a press release, […]
Investigators probe 8 recent gunpoint robberies
Dec 7, 2021
A rumor that the Family Dollar in Trenton was robbed started on social media Monday after passersby reported seeing several law enforcement vehicles with lights on […]
ACSO searching for Newberry armed robbery suspect
Dec 5, 2021
Alachua County Sheriff Office (ACSO) deputies are investigating an attempted robbery Sunday evening at the Family Dollar store located in the Hitchcock’s shopping center on West […]
Armed robbers strike Archer Family Dollar
Nov 23, 2021
Two armed robbers wearing ski masks struck at the Family Dollar in Archer on Monday night. According to Alachua County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Capt. Kaley Behl, […]
Update: GPD arrests suspect in drug deal homicide
Nov 22, 2021
Update: Gainesville Police Department (GPD) detectives arrested Stephen Denard Hutchinson, 28, in connection with the Sunday shooting incident that occurred near Evergreen Cemetery, according to a […]
GCSO arrests fugitive with $1M warrant
Nov 22, 2021
Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz arrested an alleged pedophile Sunday in the SE Trenton City Park. According to a Gilchrist County Sheriff Office press release, Schultz […]
GPD makes child exploitation arrest
Nov 19, 2021
Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers arrested a local man Friday on charges of child pornography and solicitation of a minor, according to a GPD press release. […]
CCSO investigates homicide in south Lake City
Nov 15, 2021
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) located the body of a 30-year-old male in south Lake City Sunday night. In a CCSO report, deputies responded to […]
Teen dies in downtown Alachua park shooting
Oct 31, 2021
A Gainesville teenager was found with multiple gunshot wounds in Maude Lewis Park in downtown Alachua Sunday. Alachua Police Department (APD) officers responded to a reported […]
Police seek two suspects in armed robbery case
Oct 31, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is seeking two black male suspects who allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint early Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 4 […]
FHP: Drunk driver kills Chiefland woman
Oct 30, 2021
A drunk driver killed an 80-year-old Chiefland woman Friday night, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported Saturday morning. According to FHP, the accident occurred near the […]
ACSO makes Hawthorne bomb threat arrest
Oct 30, 2021
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) has announced the arrest of a 14-year-old Hawthorne student who investigators say made a false bomb threat. The ACSO made […]
FHP detains man in Columbia County for Miami murder
Oct 29, 2021
A Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Officer detained a Gibsonton man early Thursday morning on I-10 in Columbia County for a warrant in connection with a Miami-Dade […]
1 teen killed, 1 injured in Lake City shooting
Oct 27, 2021
A Lake City teenager died from a gunshot wound at Cedar Park Apartments Wednesday night. Lake City police officers responded to the apartments at 9:54 p.m. […]
Eastside student arrested following bomb threat
Oct 27, 2021
An Eastside High School student was arrested Tuesday evening after posting a false report on Instagram that morning. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) detectives took Carlisha […]
GPD announces gun buyback program
Oct 19, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) on Tuesday announced plans to hold a community gun buyback program on Saturday, Oct. 30. The event will run from 10 […]
By the numbers: Breaking down 17 ACPS bomb hoaxes
Oct 19, 2021
Nine days into the new school year, early on a Thursday afternoon, Buchholz High School received a bomb threat. It was Aug. 19. Alachua County Sheriff’s […]
Tampa man arrested for crash in Alachua County
Oct 14, 2021
Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol arrested Nathaniel Allen Klippel, 20, on Thursday in Tampa after surrounding his residence and encouraging his surrender for an interstate […]
LCPD finds body, starts homicide investigation
Oct 13, 2021
Update (10/16/21): The Lake City Police Department identified the deceased person as Timothy Drew McGaffick, a 74-year-old white male. The department has notified his next of […]
Update: GPD seeks suspects in Waldo Road shooting
Oct 12, 2021
Update (Oct. 15, 3 pm): Gainesville Police Department (GPD) detectives are seeking assistance in locating Martrell Carter, 19, and Orion Davis, 17, in connection to the shooting […]