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Police say Terrell Bradley ran a stop sign and then ran from them, necessitating a police K9 chase.
Read More »Alachua County Sheriff implements new jail policies following 2021 death of inmate’s newborn
The staff at the Alachua County Jail will implement new policy changes following an incident in which a baby died after being birthed in the jail.
Read More »Meet The 28-Year-Old Professional Driver Leading the Gainesville Police Advisory Council
Fareed Johnson’s life experiences don’t resemble those of people typically chosen to lead civilian police advisory boards across the country.
Read More »Florida Black Man Shot By White Officer In 2001 Still Waiting On Payout From His City
It’s been nearly 20 years, but Reginald Jackson thinks often about the night a police officer here fired a bullet into his neck after a traffic stop.
Read More »Family Members Of Michael Brown, Sandra Bland Speak To Students
In front of about 70 students, Sandra Bland's sister and Michael Brown's father shared their family members' stories and encouraged activism in the black community.
Read More »Gainesville Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day
“We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome some day...”
Read More »GALLERY: Protest Held At O’Connell In Response to Police Actions
Demonstrators from the University of Florida Dream Defenders and UF Students for a Democratic Society protested for two hours outside of the O'Connell Center on Friday in response to the police actions in Ferguson and New York that lead to the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
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