Law and public safety

Gainesville Police Department is investigating a reported rape attempt. Police say registered sex offender Stephon Barnes is the suspect in the alleged attempted rape of a woman in the area of Arlington Square apartments on 2nd Place in downtown Gainesville.

The search for Christian Aguilar continued Wednesday at the Alachua County Fairgrounds. The University of Florida student went missing Thursday, and despite extensive search efforts, no evidence has been found.

Christian Aguilar, 18, has been missing since Thursday and police have no evidence. The last place police confirmed Aguilar and Pedro Bravo, a student with whom he had an altercation, is at Best Buy at 3 p.m. on Thursday.

The cold case unit of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office matched a suspect to the 1992 murder of Elizabeth Foster using DNA evidence.

Friends, family and residents continue the search for University of Florida student Christian Aguilar, who has been missing since Thursday evening.

A Marion County man paid $900 for what he believed were discounted flat-screen TVs after being approached by a man who claimed to work at Sears.

Patrick Sessions, whose daughter disappeared in 1989, looks for closure on a day that honors the memory of missing children and seeks to educate citizens on safety awareness.

A 22-year-old Marion County man accused of the shooting deaths of his grandmother and great-grandmother is behind bars.

A Marion County organization is hosting a walk Saturday to raise awareness for domestic violence, which is becoming increasingly worse in the county.

A woman was shot in the neck by an unknown subject in the early morning.