Alachua County Sheriff’s Office

Judge Hears Arguments Why Majestic Oaks Police Shooting Lawsuit Should Be Dismissed

March 23, 2018 Public safety 0

Judge Donna M. Keim did not immediately rule on Thursday but will decide in the near future whether or not the case will proceed to trial.

Campaign Manager Found Dead At Newnans Lake

March 7, 2018 The Rundown 0

The campaign manager for Charles Goston's city commission election has been found dead. Ermon Owens Jr.'s body was discovered by Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputies yesterday after the office was notified of an empty boat in Newnans Lake Saturday evening.

Florida Considers Increasing Penalty For Bee Colony Theft, But Will It Help?

February 27, 2018 Government and politics 1

A Florida Senate bill would raise the penalty for each stolen hive from $5,000 to $10,000. In some parts of the state, beekeepers had more than $100,000 worth of hives stolen.

Alachua County Jail Making Strides On Mental Health But Still Encountering Struggles

December 6, 2017 Public safety 0

In extreme cases, the mental health issues can lead to suicide at the jail, which often prompts discussions on the placement and treatment of such inmates.

Tower Oaks, Majestic Oaks Average Most Cop Calls In Apartment Cluster

October 26, 2017 Podcast, Public safety, The Point, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 0

Tower Oaks Glen and Majestic Oaks Apartments have the two highest per-unit annual averages of calls for emergency service among the 15 apartment complexes in an especially problematic area known by law enforcement as the "Tower triangle," according to a WUFT News analysis of two years' worth of emergency calls.

Law Enforcement: White Nationalist Speech Results In “Mostly Peaceful Day”

October 20, 2017 Public safety, University of Florida 0

White nationalist Richard Spencer's speech Thursday at the University of Florida prompted a state of emergency, carried a $600,000 tab and drew more than 2,500 demonstrators. But law enforcement summarized the contentious event, which devolved into an antagonistic affair, as “a mostly peaceful day.”

First Amendment Professor On Richard Spencer’s Right To Speak

October 10, 2017 Public safety, University of Florida 32

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida talks about the upcoming Richard Spencer event and the value of allowing such a discussion to take place on the UF campus.

Richard Spencer Will Speak at UF on Oct. 19

October 6, 2017 The Rundown 1

Saying it expects a tab of at least $500,000 for beefed-up security, the University of Florida announced Thursday that white nationalist leader Richard Spencer will speak on campus October 19.