Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Alachua County deputies investigate deadly shooting at Cynthia Chestnut Park

Deputies found an adult man with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot. If you have information, you are urged to contact the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office at 352-955-1818.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Missing Citrus County woman’s vehicle found near boat ramp, crews search waterway

Levy County Sheriff’s Office found Dianne Durling’s vehicle late Thursday night in Yankeetown. Crews are searching the waterway near the Bird Creek boat ramp for Durling.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
GPD releases video of arrest of man who they say stole an excavator, causing chaos and destruction | VIDEO

GPD posted a minute and a half long edited video on their Facebook page which shows body camera footage of the arrest of 47-year-old Jesse Charles Smith inside the Butler Plaza Walmart where police say he created his own entrance using a stolen excavator.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Gainesville police looking for the driver responsible for a deadly hit-and-run

Investigators are looking for the driver of a green Hyundai who they say sped through a parking lot in the Clark Butler Blvd. area on Friday around 3:30 p.m., hitting and killing a pedestrian.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Trial date set for man accused of killing 2, injuring 4 in a DUI crash

Logan Levi Alexander Wier’s trial has been set for January 22, 2024.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Gainesville Police arrest 57-year-old man who thought he was meeting up with a 13-year-old

GPD warns parents to be aware that children are being solicited on social media apps like Facebook, Snapchat, Kik, TikTok and Tagged.

Community
2 years ago
City of Gainesville proposes ‘entertainment district’ as a compromise to ending citywide open container ordinance

Votes on reinstating the open container ban and creating an entertainment district will come before the commission again on Thursday, October 26. If approved, they are expected to become effective on January 1, 2024.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Troopers need help solving a hit-and-run that left a bicyclist critically injured

Investigators found a piece of a front headlight assembly, possibly from a white vehicle consistent with a Kia Soul between model year 2014 to 2018. The vehicle should have damage to the front right side. If you have information, call CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS.

Community
2 years ago
Marion County law enforcement teams up with Kimberly’s Center to launch local Internet Crimes Against Children task force

All donations to Kimberly’s Center during this year’s upcoming Give4Marion drive will go toward funding the local ICAC branch to protect children in our community from online predators.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Police: Man used fraudulent checks to make over $62,000 in purchases at Alachua County businesses

Police say Carsen Quackenbush purchased an ATV priced around $21,000 from a business in Alachua on July 3 using a fake cashier’s check.

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