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Homeless Man Apprehended for Multiple Shoplifting Offenses and False Emergency Call

By Staff Reporter GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In a dramatic turn of events, Dwight Leon Jenkins Jr., aged 37, found himself in handcuffs after allegedly trying...

Man Allegedly Assaults Wife Over Intimacy Dispute, Threatens Children with Disturbing Remarks: Police Report

Alfred Sanchez (Dona Ana County). A man in New Mexico has been accused of violently attacking his wife after she declined to engage in intimacy...

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23-Year-Old Woman Charged with Grisly Murder of Older Boyfriend After Brief Relationship

Alyssa Marie Lira (Orange County District Attorney’s Office). A 23-year-old woman from California has been accused of brutally decapitating her 55-year-old boyfriend and then fleeing...

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Tragic Turn: Woman Involved in Viral DUI Livestream Faces Fatal Drive-By Shooting

Background: Obdulia Sanchez during a court hearing (KSEE). Inset: Monica Barajas (San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office). The tragic tale of Obdulia Sanchez, a California woman...

14-Year-Old Allegedly Shoots Mother Amid Dispute Over Tablet, Authorities Report

Background: The home in Cheyenne, Wyo., where Theresa McIntosh was allegedly shot by her son on March 7 (Google Maps). Inset: Theresa McIntosh (Facebook). A...

Chilling Mugshot: Woman Arrested After Reported Shooting of Her Sister

A Florida woman is in custody following a shocking incident involving her sister, and her arrest has captured attention due to an unusual mugshot....

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Individual accused of shooting a gun in backyard in Midtown neighborhood

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Emmanuele Rollans-Tirado, 33, was arrested early this morning after residents in the Midtown area reported gunshots. At about 10:27 p.m....

A man from Gainesville was taken into custody for threatening to use butcher knives to harm his brother

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Willie Sallett, Jr., 65, was arrested yesterday after allegedly threatening to kill his brother with butcher knives. At about 6:11...

High Springs Resident Arrested for Car Theft in Levy County

Staff report NEWBERRY, Fla. – Lawrence James Anderson, 42, of High Springs, was arrested yesterday after an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy driving behind him...

Person arrested for hitting two cars with truck, running away, and falsely claiming truck was stolen

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Bryan Keith Baker, 61, was arrested early this morning after allegedly hitting two vehicles with his truck, fleeing on...
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Chief of Gainesville Police Department, Nelson Moya, takes oath of office

BY JENNIFER CABRERA GAINESVILLE, Fla. – At this evening’s Gainesville City Commission meeting, Nelson Moya was sworn in as the Chief of the Gainesville...

Gainesville resident given 90-year prison term for breaking probation in 6 drug-related cases.

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Peter Lloyd Roman, Jr., 37, has been sentenced to 90 years in state prison after entering a plea of...

Alachua Funeral Home President Accused of Practicing as Funeral Director Without a License

Staff report ALACHUA, Fla. – Bernard S. Phillip, Jr., 40, has been charged with acting as a licensed funeral director without a license, a...

Female Archer driver arrested for DUI following rollover accident

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ariel Samone Love Lassiter, 41, of Archer, was arrested early this morning after troopers responding to a rollover crash...
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Alachua Police Department Receives Recognition in Washington, D.C. for Multi-Agency Fraud Probe

Staff report based on release from Alachua Police Department ALACHUA, Fla. – The Alachua Police Department, with key contributions from Lieutenant Jason Moses and...

Individual taken into custody for reportedly fleeing from law enforcement officers into a populated condominium

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Justin Deon Bing, 31, was arrested yesterday after a deputy stopped him on his bicycle for wearing a mask...

Man from Tallahassee arrested on I-75 for having a machine gun receives 90-day jail sentence and three years of probation

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tareek Termaine Williams, 22, of Tallahassee, was sentenced today to 90 days in jail and three years of probation...

Arrest made after Gainesville man assaults Walmart employee following dispersal of crowd attempting theft

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Xavier Stephon Keith, 22, was arrested yesterday after Walmart employees dispersed a large crowd of people who were trying...
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