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GPD and UFPD investigating armed residential burglary and sexual battery
By Bobby Scheppske on April 15th, 2013 | Last updated: April 15, 2013 at 2:48 pm
Gainesville Police are currently investigating an armed burglary and case of sexual battery that happened around 4 a.m. Monday.
Larry Mann executed for 1981 killing of 10-year-old girl
By WUFT News on April 12th, 2013 | Last updated: April 22, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Larry Mann, convicted of the 1981 killing of ten-year-old Elisa Vera Nelson, was executed at the Florida State Prison in Raiford on Wednesday.
Two charged with election fraud in Lake City council race
By Jessica Kegu on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 11, 2013 at 1:34 pm
Linda Ivery and Betty Jefferson, Eugene Jefferson’s wife, have been released on their own recognizance after they turned themselves in on election fraud charges from the District 10 Lake City council election.
Gainesville man flees following domestic battery charges
By Rachel Crosby on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 11, 2013 at 1:41 pm
William Matthew Ford Jr. fled to Orlando after allegedly beating his live-in girlfriend and her disabled friend. He has still not been located, according to a Gainesville Police Department release.
Putnam County woman allegedly stole thousands from disabled
By Rachel Crosby on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 10, 2013 at 5:37 pm
Tammi Marie Carnes owned O’Carroll Homes, Inc., a group home for disabled adults, and is accused of stealing from 13 of its residents.
Two Ocala women arrested for drug use in jail visitation center restroom
By Jensen Werley on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 10, 2013 at 5:37 pm
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested Casey Brooke West, 26, and Ayla Susan Tillander, 27, both of Ocala.
New gunshot brings back old wounds for local family
By Jensen Werley and Serina Braddock on April 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: April 3, 2013 at 8:54 pm
Dale Whitford, the mother of two local shooting victims, reflects on gun violence, coping and the possibility for long-deserved justice.
Sheriff Darnell responds to dashboard video of Mayor Lowe’s arrest
By Grier Ferguson on April 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: April 3, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell said Wednesday she believes Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe was not given preferential treatment by deputies the night of Lowe’s arrest for driving under the influence.
Gainesville man arrested on attempted murder charge
By Jewel Midelis on April 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: April 3, 2013 at 1:37 pm
The Gainesville Police Department arrested a man on an attempted murder charge Tuesday night after a dispute resulted in a grazing gunshot wound, according to GPD spokesperson Ben Tobias.
UF notifies more than 14,000 patients of possible identity theft
By Jewel Midelis and Rachel Crosby on April 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: April 10, 2013 at 12:49 pm
The Office of the State Attorney has released the names of the Shands employees arrested in connection to compromising more than 14,o00 confidential UF&Shands patient profiles.
