Law and public safety

Photo: Jack Hill, courtesy of Gainesville Police Department Gainesville Police are searching for an 83-year-old man last seen at the Arby’s on SW 13th street last night.  Jack Hill has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia.  Hill went to McDonald’s on NW 13th Street at 2:00 PM yesterday and failed …

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into a weekend plane crash which killed two north Florida men. WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman says the plane lost control shortly after take-off and landed into a heavily wooded area. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/11/PlaneCrash.mp3] 47-year-old Mark Fuller and 74-year-old Ralph Ken Terry died in the crash near Williston.  The Levy …

Recent home invasion robberies in Northwest Gainesville may be connected and, as Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Daniel Landesberg reports, the police department and sheriff’s office are teaming up to bring the criminals to justice. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/SerialRobberiesWrap.mp3] ————————————————————————————————————- The Gainesville Police Department and Alachua County Sheriff’s Office are beginning a joint investigation of …

UF Homecoming, Hemp Fest and Occupy Gainesville will be at the top of the Gainesville Police Department’s safety watch list this weekend. GPD Corporal Angelina Valuri says GPD is not changing protocol for the Homecoming football game, but will be more concentrated in Downtown Gainesville. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/11/Valuri04.mp3] Valuri says GPD is …

The Gainesville Police Department is continuing their search for a suspect involved in a student kidnapping Tuesday night. GPD Corporal Angelina Valuri says the student brought the suspect into his apartment where the hours-long kidnapping continued. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/11/Valuri02.mp3] GPD identified the suspect as Ronald Newman, an armed 44-year-old man with a …

With little information surfacing since the murder of Dunnellon resident Linda Cage 3 months ago, Marion County Crime Stoppers is making a renewed push for information from the community. Marion County Crime Stoppers Executive Director Robert Hauck says there is a $5,000 reward available. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/11/HAUCK2.mp3] Marion County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman …

Student group UF Students For Concealed-Carry demonstrates by wearing empty holsters to call for Florida’s concealed-carry law to no longer exempt college campuses. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20111102-CampusConcealedCarry.mp4″]

University of Florida police are still searching for a man who was seen with a gun walking in to the Shands Atrium from the West Entrance of the Dental Building this morning. He is a 5’8’’ black male wearing an orange shirt with white short sleeves and blue jeans. There …

Ocala based, Arnette House has started the Green Light Project during the month of November. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM,  Zac Blobner says they’re hoping to shine a light on a growing problem. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/BlobnerGreenlightWrap.mp3] (in depth version) Ocala-based, Arnette House has started the Green Light Project during the month of November. Arnette …

Two men are facing a number of charges for an accident involving an Alachua county Sheriff’s Deputy this weekend. Deputy Matthew Bugg was injured in a head-on collision when one of the accused was helping his brother flee a different crash. ASO Sergeant Todd Kelly says the accident was incredibly …