The Gainesville Police Department on Monday requested the public’s help in identifying the person in the picture below. The department says he is a suspect in an armed robbery in which he and two others targeted victims in two separate hotel rooms. Once inside, police say the man held the …
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The University of Florida Police Department, alongside the Gainesville Police Department, responded to a hoax call on Wednesday morning. The call into the Combined Communications Center at 8:45 a.m. was from a man who claimed that he was headed to Library West armed with a rifle and was “prepared to …
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A voter petition to legalize recreational marijuana in the state appears to have more than the required signatures to be placed on the 2024 ballot.
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Multiple Gainesville police officers have received written warnings following an internal investigation into the measuring of several female entertainers’ thongs during a surprise inspection at a local gentlemen’s club. Cpl. Brooke Shutterly and officer Emma Spaulding responded to a noise complaint at Coconut Cabaret: A Gentlemen’s Club on July 31, …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: Potential tropical disturbance will bring heavy rain and flash flood threat to Florida. “A system in the Gulf of Mexico will bring periods of heavy rain and gusty winds to …
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With dozens of vacancies across different local agencies, Alachua County has not been immune to national law enforcement recruitment challenges. As local law enforcement applicant pools dwindle, agencies in Alachua County are launching new efforts to combat recruiting struggles and strengthen their relationship with the community. The Alachua County Sheriff’s …
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Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Two people hospitalized following collision on West University Avenue. “Two people were taken to the hospital around 6 p.m. Monday after the driver of a red Ford F-150 truck lost …
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Brooke Benson and her husband, Robert Benson, welcomed a new addition to their family four months ago, a baby boy. The 24-year-old preschool teacher expected motherhood to be hectic and unpredictable. But she never imagined that every babble her baby would make would be drowned out by the sound of …
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