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Investigators from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) recently met with 8th Judicial Circuit State’s Attorney William Cervone, Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell and Gainesville Police Chief Tony Jones to present the current standing of their investigation into the March 20, 2016 officer involved shooting of Robert Lee Dentmond.

Jim Konish is running for District IV City Commissioner. Konish sat down with WUFT to answer some questions.

Lauren Poe is running for mayor in the upcoming city election. He recently sat down with WUFT to discuss some of the issues affecting Gainesville, and here’s what he had to say.

Gainesville Police Department Capt. Brian Helmerson submitted his resignation yesterday to Police Chief Tony Jones. Helmerson faced termination in November after an internal investigation found he had violated the city's rule against sexual harassment.

Police interaction with the community is a concern that extends past big cities. When the Rev. Milford Lewis Griner attended the “Right vs. Right” event Nov. 14, he learned useful information from law enforcement and community members that he could then share with his congregation and community. “(Open dialogue) can foster more trust …

At the Nov. 19 city commission meeting, a proposal was made to move the chief of police from answering to the city manager to answering directly to the city commission. City Commissioner Craig Carter said the police chief is presently under the city manager, and if the commission were to move him to a charter officer, would answer to the commission directly.

The Fest, a three-day punk music festival, will be held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. It will take on the help of 443 volunteers to execute the festival's 14th year at multiple Gainesville venues.

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

Gainesville City Commission passes a motion for the management of Dignity Village. The motion begins the process of addressing safety issues and concerns regarding the logistics of the community.

Both the number of residents and reported incidents have increased at Dignity Village. Gainesville Mayor Ed Braddy and local PBA Representative Lt. Mike Schibuola discussed the rise of safety concerns for the local homeless community at a meeting Tuesday.