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A Gainesville police corporal who was arrested by his own department on suspicion of drunken driving has been stripped of his police powers.
Read More »Gainesville Police Corporal Reassigned After Off-Duty DUI Crash Arrest
Funding Disagreement Leads To Slimmer Aerial Support For Gainesville-Area Law Enforcement
Now, after more than two decades, it is run strictly by the sheriff’s office and is known as the Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit.
Read More »Gainesville Band Sister Hazel Wants To Hold A Drive-In Concert In Newberry
Newberry’s planning and zoning board will decide Wednesday whether to approve Sister Hazel’s bid for a drive-in concert on the site of an abandoned mine in the city on Oct. 23.
Read More »No House Parties Allowed: Alachua County Opts Against Registration System For Gatherings, But Will Consider Issuing Citations
The system could have helped with contact tracing, county officials believed.
Read More »‘Law Enforcement Is Last Resort’: Alachua County Sheriff On Stay-At-Home Orders
There’s been growing curiosity in Florida on an evolving question of the coronavirus response: How will law enforcement enforce stay-at-home orders? Fort Lauderdale announced Friday that residents may face legal action or fines for violating the city’s stay-at-home order. Broward and Miami-Dade County issued similar orders, in suit. North Central …
Read More »Waldo To Hire Off-Duty Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies To Combat Rise In Burglaries
The city of Waldo has seen a rise in burglaries since the disbanding of its police department in 2014. City officials are working to hire off-duty Alachua County Sheriff's deputies to increase patrols in the area.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Put Off Decision About Renewing Jail Contract With Sheriff’s Office
The commissioners agreed to hold off on deciding until the deadline approaches and they are more informed on what the budget looks like.
Read More »Plane Wreckage, Bodies Found Off Of Cedar Key
Updated, March 7, 2017: The Levy County Sheriff’s Office sent out the following update this afternoon, announcing that the remains of the third person on the plane have likely been found: On February 12, 2017 a single engine plane inbound to Cedar Key crashed into the Gulf of Mexico approximately …
Read More »New Phone Scam Impersonates Alachua County Sheriff Deputy
The Alachua County Sheriffs Office is warning residents of scammers, pretending to be deputies, calling and asking for money.
Read More »ASO Bomb Squad Visits Hidden Oak Elementary School
On Tuesday morning, fifth grade students at Hidden Oak Elementary School were able to see the robots the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad uses to handle suspicious devices.
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