Law and public safety

Katiana Krawchenko / WUFT-FM Chicago Cease Fire member Ameena Matthews meeting with youth in Gainesville on Monday. After the national attention garnered by a racially charged You Tube video by two Gainesville High School students, bullying has become a quest of many who look to put an end to it. …

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is helping investigate an animal cruelty case on Caboodle Ranch in Lee, Florida. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Jillian Baach reports. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/baach-CatStory.mp3] Seven-hundred cats were rescued from Caboodle Ranch in February.  Southeastern Regional Director for the Field Investigation and Response Team for the ASPCA Adam Leath …

Local scuba diving experts are stressing dive safety after a Gainesville man’s drowning Saturday. Ginnie Springs dive expert Larry Green says scuba is a high-risk activity. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/04/Green1.mp3] He says one of the most important steps a diver can take ahead of a plunge is becoming familiar with the dive site. …

Detectives are waiting for final medical reports regarding a Gainesville diver’s drowning this weekend. Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Cinda Moore says investigators do not suspect any foul play. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/04/Moore1.mp3] Moore says detectives were called to Weeki Wachee Springs to investigate the death of research diver Marson Kay.

A man will now spend his life in prison for the kidnapping and rape of a University of Florida student in 1990. State Attorneys Office of the 8th Judicial Circuit Chief Investigator Spencer Mann says 50-year old Kelvin Miles has been convicted for two consecutive life terms. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/03/Mann2.mp3] He says …

PNC Bank is offering up to $10,000 as a reward to anyone with information that may lead to the apprehension of the suspects of a Wednesday bank robbery. GPD Corporal Angelina Valuri says a dye pack inside the stolen money exploded and got on the suspect and the getaway vehicle. …

Controversy continues to swirl around the shooting death of Sanford teen, Trayvon Martin. As the FDLE continues its investigation, Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Nickelle Smith reports on what African-American mothers are worried about. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPBlackMomsandTrayvonn.mp3]

With new information on the Trayvon Martin case, many are quick to draw their own conclusions before George Zimmerman even makes it to a grand jury. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Alyssa Averette reports on the media impact this case has had on the town of Sanford. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPTrayvonWRAPAA3272012.mp3]

The Alachua County Commission has approved a motion to let the Sheriff’s office to continue to manage the correctional facility, allowing the Sheriff’s office to hire new staff members.  Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Bryan Garcia spoke earlier today with Sheriff Sadie Darnell about the agreement. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/DarnellQA3272012.mp3]

With details continuing to emerge surrounding the case, supporters of Martin everywhere have become enraged about law enforcement’s lack of action up to this point. Though the case began in the small city of Sanford, Florida, it has captured the attention of a nation, and as Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Marc …