Tag Archives: Gainesville Police Department

William Matthew Ford Jr. fled to Orlando after allegedly beating his live-in girlfriend and her disabled friend. He has still not been located, according to a Gainesville Police Department release.

A 74-year-old man is now facing life-threatening injuries after rear-ending a Regional Transit Bus early Wednesday morning.

The Bread and Roses Women's Health Clinic is requesting protestors stay 35 feet from its property.

Dale Whitford, the mother of two local shooting victims, reflects on gun violence, coping and the possibility for long-deserved justice.

The Gainesville Police Department arrested a man on an attempted murder charge Tuesday night after a dispute resulted in a grazing gunshot wound, according to GPD spokesperson Ben Tobias.

Gainesville Regional Utilities customers have received phone calls from scammers who may have claimed to be GRU representatives demanding payment and threatening to suspend service.

Half of the Traffic Homicide Investigation callouts in Gainesville have involved motorcycles this year, Sgt. Joe Raulerson with the Gainesville Police Traffic Safety Team said in an email.

A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida.

After repairs from in-flight engine failure in December 2011, a Gainesville Police Department helicopter relaunched for the first time in 15 months.

An Alachua County school bus was hit by a motorcycle today. GPD is investigating the crash.