Update: Newberry HS cleared after bomb scare
Sep 24, 2021
Update: Alachua County Public Schools reported at 11 a.m. Friday that Newberry High School has been cleared by law enforcement and nothing suspicious was found. Our original story: […]
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Update: Newberry HS cleared after bomb scare
Update: Alachua County Public Schools reported at 11 a.m. Friday that Newberry High School has been cleared by law enforcement and nothing suspicious was found. Our original story: […]
Update: Newberry man flees deputies, exchanges fire
Sep 23, 2021
A Newberry man who fled from Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies during a traffic stop attempt was shot Thursday night in Newberry. According to ACSO […]
Update: ACSO clears Newberry HS bomb threat
Sep 23, 2021
Update: Alachua County Public Schools reported Thursday at 1:45 pm that Newberry High School has been cleared by law enforcement and nothing suspicious was found. A bomb threat […]
GPD Co-Responder Teams spearhead mental health response
Sep 23, 2021
Corporal Shelley Postle remembers blocking traffic at SE Williston Road and SE 16th Avenue in East Gainesville as cars slowed and stopped to avoid a wreck. […]
BHS student used grandma’s account for bomb threats
Sep 17, 2021
The 17-year-old Buchholz High School (BHS) student arrested on Monday in connection with two of four recent bomb threats used his grandmother’s phone account to make […]
GPD arrests preschool teacher
Sep 16, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) arrested Trevor Alex Hruby on Wednesday for sexual battery of a child under 12. The incident took place at A Child’s […]
ACSO responds to two bomb scares
Sep 14, 2021
Update (9:05 p.m.): In a second update Santa Fe College confirmed that it received two separate bomb threat phone calls Tuesday. College officials do not believe […]
Update: Buchholz student arrested for bomb threats
Sep 13, 2021
A 17-year-old Buchholz High School (BHS) student was arrested on Monday in connection with four recent bomb threats and on drug charges. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office […]
Update: GPD apprehends rape, kidnapping suspect
Sep 10, 2021
Update (8:27 p.m.): The Gainesville Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with both the sexual assault and kidnapping incidents that took place Friday […]
FBI assisting Buchholz bomb threats investigation
Sep 8, 2021
The FBI is investigating the recent wave of Buchholz High School bomb threats, which included a fourth incident Tuesday. The recent hoaxes started on Aug. 19, but this […]
GPD seeks help in fatal hit and run
Sep 8, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is seeking information in an Aug. 17 hit-and-run incident that led to a pedestrian’s death. At 9:20 p.m., a vehicle traveling […]
Update: Buchholz cleared after fourth bomb threat
Sep 7, 2021
Update: Alachua County Public Schools reported Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. that Buchholz has been cleared by law enforcement and nothing suspicious was found. Alachua County Public Schools […]
GPD: Arsonist set SkyFrog Tree Service blaze
Sep 6, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is searching for a suspected arsonist leaving the SkyFrog Tree Service and Landscaping building on Aug. 23. The SkyFrog office started […]
Downtown Gainesville shooting leaves 1 dead
Sep 5, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) needs the public’s help after a Sunday morning shooting left one person dead downtown. According to a GPD press release, officers […]
Buchholz receives third bomb threat
Sep 2, 2021
After operations resumed Thursday morning, a third bomb threat in three weeks–and second in 24 hours–was reported at Buchholz High School. In an emailed statement, Alachua […]
Buchholz evacuated for bomb threat
Aug 19, 2021
Buchholz High School evacuated Thursday afternoon due to a bomb threat, but after sweeping the building, law enforcement found nothing suspicious, according to a release by […]
Gainesville police chief unveils gun violence plan
Aug 19, 2021
Gainesville Police Chief Tony Jones released the department’s plan to combat increasing gun violence at a press conference on Thursday. “We cannot solve gun problems in […]
GPD arrests man carrying firearms following chase
Aug 18, 2021
Gainesville Police Department arrested Trevis Avante Strawder, 27, on Tuesday with numerous charges following a chase by car and on foot. At 10:07 a.m., GPD received […]
GDP arrests son for murdering father
Aug 13, 2021
Gainesville police arrested Joseph William Branham, 26, on Thursday for the murder of his father, Joseph Craig Branham, 53, as well as tampering with/fabricating evidence and […]
Two Saturday shootings leave 3 injured
Aug 8, 2021
Gainesville police officers responded to two shootings Saturday night that sent three people to UF Shands. As of Sunday evening, all victims are in stable condition, […]
GPD looking for SUV used in drive-by shooting
Aug 2, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) released a photo Monday of the vehicle used in the July 18th drive-by shooting at 8th Avenue Food Store that resulted […]
Sunday shooting injures 3 in downtown Gainesville
Aug 2, 2021
Three people were injured Sunday morning when shots were fired at a downtown Gainesville parking lot at 50 SW 1st Street. Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers […]
GPD confirms injury accident at 13th and University
Jul 30, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) on Friday confirmed an accident involving an injury on 13th Street at West University, but provided little in way of information […]
GHS, GPD partner to stop the violence
Jul 23, 2021
Thursday afternoon’s 7-on-7 flag football game at Gainesville High between the GHS football team and the Gainesville Police Department wasn’t just a game. It also wasn’t […]