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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Gainesville Sun ($): Real estate broker involved in SWAT raid sues the City of Gainesville in federal court. “Though not named in the warrant, Hurst was held at gunpoint, frisked, and had …
Read More »Gainesville man with history of indecent exposure arrested for possessing child pornography, soliciting child sexual abuse material
Sixty-three-year-old Thomas Duval Andrews was arrested by the Gainesville Police Department Tuesday evening for possessing child pornography. The investigation into Andrews began last November when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip from the adult video chatting app Flingster, which said one of its users was soliciting child sexual abuse material online. The tip was referred to Gainesville police. The user’s IP address was tracked to Andrews’ residence, where police seized several electronic items after serving a warrant in October.
Read More »The Point, Nov. 10, 2022: Alachua County Sheriff’s Office addresses wage concerns
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County Sheriff’s Office addresses employee wage concerns. “County officials on Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of awarding additional funding to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.” • Fresh Take Florida: …
Read More »Prosecutors drop criminal charges against prominent real estate agents; related civil lawsuits settled
The State Attorney’s office has dropped its criminal investigation of employees of a prominent commercial real estate firm whose offices were stormed by an armed SWAT team last year. Around the same time prosecutors abandoned their criminal case, on Nov. 1, at least three related civil lawsuits and countersuits in …
Read More »FBI: 2 Agents Killed, 3 Wounded, Suspect Dead In Florida
Several FBI agents were shot Tuesday morning while serving a warrant in a child exploitation case in South Florida, authorities said.
Read More »Yes, It Is True: Florida Ran A Smooth Election
The state isn't part of the chaos.
Read More »Lake City Police Officer Shot While Making Well-Being Check, But Is In Stable Condition
Shots were fired through the door from inside the home, and one officer — Remington "Cody" Chauncey — was struck, the release said.
Read More »District 1 Town Hall Addresses Gainesville’s Housing, Crime And Equity Issues
Attendees submitted questions to be answered by the Gainesville City Commission and other city organizations present.
Read More »Putnam Sheriff’s Office Arrests 14 In Child Sex Sting
Putnam County Sheriffs Office arrests fourteen men in "Operation Be Mine."
Read More »Official Says Pulse Shooter’s Widow Has Been Arrested
Noor Salman, the wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter was arrested Monday by the FBI in San Francisco, California, according to a U.S. law enforcement official.
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