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An Alachua County inmate on work release has escaped custody after not showing up to work on Wednesday night. Florida’s 89.1WUFT-FM’s Fernanda Ponce says the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community for help. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/ESCAPEDINMATEWRAP.mp3]
Read More »Mugshots of sex-sting operation deceivingly hidden online
The Alachua County Sheriff’s office has received criticism for not displaying mugshots of those caught through the sex sting operation. It was a decision made by one captain and Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Katiana Krawchenko talks with PIO Art Forgey on these ramifications. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/KKSheriffMessUpWRAP.mp3]
Read More »Former Alachua County Sheriff Joe Crevasse dies
Former Alachua County Sheriff Joe Crevasse has died. Crevasse died yesterday evening at the age of 96. Crevasse served as sheriff for 21 years, from 1955 to 1976. Prior to that position he was the University of Florida’s first police chief from 1947 to 1955. The current Alachua County Sheriff’s Office …
Read More »Reviewing the events of the “Boardwalk Fire”
Traffic is running again in both the north and southbound lanes on I-75 and U.S. 441 in Alachua County following yesterday’s deadly pileup. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Marc Whiteman reports, officials from all of North Central Florida have provided assistance. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/BoardwalkFireMWwrap.mp3] In the wake of the most devastating interstate pileup …
Read More »Amping up safety measures at Santa Fe
Efforts to keep students safe in light of a recent kidnapping at Santa Fe College may lead to permanent changes to safety procedures on campus. SFC General Counsel Patti Locascio says they are considering more lighting, as a start. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/01/LOCASCIO6.mp3] She says they are currently supporting the Alachua County Sheriff’s …
Read More »Arrests made in Newberry homicide
The mother and aunt of a five-year-old Newberry boy who died late last month have been arrested. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office says Valerie Sharonne Owens and Alice J. Owens are charged with Homicide and Child Neglect. Javarian Wallace was pronounced dead after deputies found the victim unresponsive at a …
Read More »SFC beefs up patrols after recent kidnapping
At this hour the person who kidnapped an 18-year-old Santa Fe College student last week is still on the loose. Police handed out fliers this morning to students who might know the whereabouts of a man who, according to the victim, kidnapped her from a parking lot and drove around before she jumped …
Read More »SFC uses volunteers to search for kidnapping victim’s phone and backpack
Santa Fe College Police today planned to lead student and community volunteers in canvassing the area where an 18-year-old Santa Fe College student was kidnapped on Thursday. The volunteers were specifically looking for the victim’s backpack and cell phone that were dropped in the parking lot of 300 NW 83rd …
Read More »Santa Fe kidnapping suspect still at large
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Fe College Police Department are working together to find a kidnapping suspect. Additional interviews with the victim have produced updated information on the suspect. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office reports the suspect is a male with a darker-skinned complexion of unknown race, …
Read More »Autopsy pending in shooting death
The man accused in a shooting death could be facing more charges. Patrick A. McCall is already in the Alachua County Jail, charged with shooting Robert Matthew Judah last month. Judah died yesterday during a follow up surgery relating to the injuries he sustained in the shooting, and Alachua County …
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