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Ontez Ellison, a 23-year-old Levy County resident with previous burglary charges who had been on the run since Saturday, surrendered to police Tuesday.
Read More »After 2 Days Evading Police, Levy County Man Turns Himself In
Unlocked Cars At Haile Plantation Burglarized
Police say they received a significant amount of calls — 17 in total — this morning about vehicles burglarized overnight in the Haile Plantation area in Gainesville.
Read More »Man Charged In Gainesville Car Burglary; 31 Reported This Month
Kevin Marcus Boyd was charged by Gainesville police with vehicle burglary, theft and resisting arrest after the incident at the Williamsburg Apartments on Southwest 16th Street.
Read More »Gainesville Police Distributes Vehicle Security Report Cards To Prevent Car Robberies
After releasing statistics last month that indicated a steep rise in car burglaries in Gainesville, the Gainesville Police Department has started to take special measures to help prevent future car robberies. According to GPD, cases of car burglary have nearly doubled in the past year, with the department stating that over …
Read More »Guns Missing In Uptick Of Gainesville, Alachua County Car Burglaries
Nineteen people reported to the Gainesville Police Department that their guns were stolen from their vehicles between May 1 and July 31.
Read More »Sheriff: Face-Biting Attacker To Be Charged With Murder
A Florida sheriff’s office said Friday that a college student caught biting a victim’s face after stabbing the man and his wife in a random attack will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder, raising the possibility of the death penalty. Austin Harrouff, 19, also will be charged with …
Read More »Two Florida Counties Test Treatment For Jailed Heroin Users
Duval and Orange counties will offer addicted inmates a drug that blocks heroin's euphoric effects.
Read More »Gainesville Residents Discuss Apartment Safety After Recent Thefts
After recent apartment thefts, local Gainesville residents are questioning the safety of their apartment complexes and the safety measures being taken.
Read More »Arrest Made In 8-Year-Old Case of Newberry Woman Dissapearance
Law enforcement agents have charged Andrelo Larashard Witcher with manslaughter eight years after the disappearance of a Newberry woman.
Read More »One-Legged Burglary Suspect Busted By Prosthetics
A string of three burglaries in three weeks in Levy County came to a halt after investigators tracked down the suspect through a prosthetic leg print that he apparently left at the scene of the second burglary.
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