Tag Archives: Gainesville Police Department

The Gainesville Police Department and The River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding are bringing dialogues to the communities around Gainesville to hear from people who have issues in their neighborhoods. These police-community dialogues are expanding and promoting positive change, and RPCP believes that healthy communication breaks the cycle of violence and creates safer communities.

A conference in St. Petersburg this week will help forensic investigators stay up-to-date with modern practices and train skills that aid in handling evidence. This training, offered by the Florida Division of the International Association for Identification, can help investigators establish criminal convictions in court.

Public Officials in Gainesville have increased their social media use in order to get important information to citizens at a faster rate.

Due to a lack of parking spots in the Grove, residents are illegally parking and getting towed.

Santa Fe College professor Kevin Kasper was arrested as part of a Gainesville Police Department undercover operation identifying sexual predators. Santa Fe College Police Chief Ed Book stated that human resources within the college will determine what action to take based off of information collected from the investigation.

Gainesville police officers arrested 21 men who made arrangements to meet with children for sex.

Gainesville's City Commission approved a $585,525 budget for improvements that will make 10 campus buildings at the Empowerment Center livable. Residents and volunteers look forward to the changes, but some are concerned by the nearby chaos at Dignity Village.

This August, the city of Gainesville reflects on the 25th anniversary of the 1990 Danny Rolling murders. A memorial service will take place at the Baughman Center.

Josh Greenberg, co-founder of Grooveshark, was found dead on Sunday by his girlfriend. Officer Ben Tobias from the Gainesville Police Department said investigators did not find any evidence of foul play or trauma when reporting to the scene.

Community volunteers, like Tygur Scott, help clean and maintain Dignity Village. Dignity Village's future is not clear, but the volunteer group's work helps until the city figures out how to manage the tent neighborhood, according to Lieutenant Rob Koehler of the Gainesville City Police Department.