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Fewer firearms — 143 to be specific — are left in the hands of the Gainesville community just one week after the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.
Read More »‘Just A Safe Solution’: Gainesville Police’s Gun Buyback Event Nets 143 Firearms
Prosecution Presents Video Interview With Nelson Armas In Trial Over Hannah Brim’s Death
The trial will continue throughout Friday and into next week. The case as a whole is estimated to take 10 to 14 days in order to reach a verdict.
Read More »Gainesville City Commissioners To Keep An Eye On Litigation Over Sanctuary Cities
According to Gainesville city staff, there is no factual or legal basis for the city to be a part of the pending litigation.
Read More »Gainesville’s Cost For School Resource Officers To Increase
The Gainesville City Commission voted on Thursday to approve an agreement between the School Board of Alachua County and the Gainesville Police Department.
Read More »Downtown Businesses Leery Over Closing Of Dignity Village
Dignity Village is set to close by 2020. While housing options are being provided for the homeless people who live there, some are expected to reject the help.
Read More »Gainesville Police, Moms Demand Action Group Discuss Increase In Gun Crimes
The Gainesville Police Department met with the Moms Demand Action Gainesville chapter Monday evening to address the increase in gun crime in the city.
Read More »Gainesville Chapter Of Moms Demand Action Group Hosts Meeting About Gun Crime Increase
The chapter will host a meeting Monday night with officials from the Gainesville Police Department in the wake of an increase this year in gun-related crime in the city.
Read More »Gainesville Police Asks For Public’s Help To Stop Gun Violence
Citizens are encouraged to call 352-955-1818 if they see anything out of the ordinary.
Read More »Gainesville’s Mental Health Co-Responder Team Diverts Arrests and Saves Taxpayers Money
Shelley Postle and MaKenzie Boyer, who works for Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, are only a call away for those who are battling mental illness and in an emotionally charged situation. In April 2018, the Gainesville Police Department and Meridian formed the city’s first co-responder program.
Read More »Residents ‘In The Dark’ Over GRU’s Response To Power Outages, Information Updates
The thunderstorm that pounded Gainesville on Friday morning left more than 38,000 customers without power. Yet by 9 p.m., 6,538 were still without refrigeration, air conditioning or hot water. Residents expressed frustration with GRU’s information shutdown at 9 p.m. on Friday, and some residents did not get their power restored …
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