Two investigations resulted in officer suspensions of over a week. One case stemmed from a K9 attack on a Gainesville man. The Gainesville Police Advisory Council is holding its monthly meeting at city hall Wednesday night, and part of the agenda is to review several of the department’s recently …
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With dozens of vacancies across different local agencies, Alachua County has not been immune to national law enforcement recruitment challenges. As local law enforcement applicant pools dwindle, agencies in Alachua County are launching new efforts to combat recruiting struggles and strengthen their relationship with the community. The Alachua County Sheriff’s …
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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.
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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 »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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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