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Andre Locus, 19, may be connected to an April 15th residential burglary and sexual battery case. He was arrested Tuesday for a 2011 sexual battery case.
Read More »Gainesville man jumps through window after eating psilocybin mushrooms
Nicholas Koster, a 20-yar-old Gainesville man, stripped down naked and jumped through a window after eating psilocybin mushrooms. Police found him around 4 a.m. Saturday with a cut on his back from the window.
Read More »Apr. 26, 2013: Afternoon News in 90
A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida: Boston bombing suspect moved, Gainesville prison conversion, footage of sexual battery and burglary suspect, Mississippi River flooding, the Great Balloon Fest.
Read More »Bound and gagged, woman escapes attack at Campus Lodge
A woman at Campus Lodge Apartments fended off an attacker by kicking him and running to her apartment Tuesday, escaping an attempted kidnapping.
Read More »Gainesville Police Department step up checks on ‘critical infrastructure’ in wake of Boston bombing
Gainesville and University police departments have been taking extra steps in screening for suspicious packages in light of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
Read More »GPD releases sketch of suspect in assault and armed burglary
GPD released a composite sketch Thursday of a suspect still at large in a case of battery and armed burglary.
Read More »GPD increasing security around the city in response to Boston Marathon explosions
The Gainesville Police Department will be increasing patrols near buildings that could be targeted in attacks.
Read More »In depth: Guards in schools and the costs to tax payers
In response to the Sandy Hook tragedy, Florida Senate bill 514 in legislature would allow counties to create independent districts that impose taxes to pay for school safety and mental health services.
Read More »April 16, 2013: Morning News In 90
Gainesville residents will vote for the next mayor today. Incumbent mayor Craig Lowe faces former City Commissioner Ed Braddy in today’s runoff. The Gainesville Police Department is still looking for the man responsible for an armed burglary and sexual assault Monday. One of the three people killed in Monday’s Boston …
Read More »GPD and UFPD investigating armed residential burglary and sexual battery
Gainesville Police are currently investigating an armed burglary and case of sexual battery that happened around 4 a.m. Monday.
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