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Katie Hyson is finishing her time as a Report for America Corps Member for WUFT News. She is headed to San Diego to report on race and equity for the NPR/PBS station there, KPBS.
Read More »A goodbye letter from reporter Katie Hyson
Gainesville Police Advisory Council plans to revisit the future of K-9 Unit
The Policy Advisory Council of Gainesville met Wednesday night to discuss the future of the Gainesville Police Department K-9 Unit. It was held after the mauling of Terrell Bradley by a police dog in July 2022 and the reinstatement of the unit on Friday. “As the K-9 Unit returns to …
Read More »The Point, Feb. 23, 2023: Terrell Bradley seeks settlement for K-9 attack
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Terrell Bradley seeks settlement from City of Gainesville after K9 mauling left him with more than $250,000 in medical debt. “The July 2022 police K9 mauling took Bradley’s right eye …
Read More »Terrell Bradley seeks settlement from City of Gainesville after K9 mauling left him with more than $250,000 in medical debt
Bradley's injuries were so severe that he had to be airlifted to the University of South Florida medical hospital after the University of Health Shands Hospital was unable to treat him. The treatment left Bradley, who was uninsured, with more than a quarter-million dollars in medical debt.
Read More »GPD K-9 unit resumes regular duty following hiatus
The Gainesville Police Department announced in a press release Monday it reinstated its K-9 unit last Friday after a monthlong hiatus to address staff restructuring. The unit was previously under investigation following an incident during a traffic stop in July 2022. Terrell Bradley, a Gainesville man who fled after officers …
Read More »Gainesville residents call on city commission to abolish K9 unit
The Gainesville City Commission's special meeting on the K9 unit largely pitted law enforcement officers pleading to preserve the unit against community members calling to dismantle it.
Read More »Two Gainesville police advisory council members urge K9 unit be abolished
Two of seven members of Gainesville's police advisory council recommended unsuccessfully that the police department's K9 unit be abolished, signaling ahead of an upcoming city commission meeting the level of community outrage over this summer's mauling of a man who lost his eye after a traffic stop.
Read More »Police K9 that mauled man’s eye quietly placed back on active duty
The Gainesville police K9 that mauled a man who fled a traffic stop and was the subject of warnings that he was prone to bite even fellow police officers has been quietly returned to duty, authorities said.
Read More »What an internal investigation revealed about Gainesville police misconduct after Terrell Bradley’s arrest, and what’s next
Misconduct charges were sustained against five Gainesville police officers. Community members say it won’t change a problematic culture.
Read More »Original Gainesville activists reconvene, continue marijuana decriminalization battle
While statewide marijuana arrests have dropped, thousands are still arrested. In 2018, about 38,000 people were arrested under marijuana possession charges. By 2020, that number dropped to about 18,000.
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