57+ min ago   (177+ words) Press release from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 7:23 a.m., staff from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Department of the Jail contacted the Combined Communications Center to request emergency medical services for a 40-year-old…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago   (111+ words) Press release from U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Florida “This funding strengthens our state, local, and tribal partners’ ability to address violent crime, support officers on the front lines, and keep our nation’s communities safe,” said Associate Attorney General Stanley E....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (142+ words) BOYD, BLAIRDOB: 01/21/1988Charge(s): BATTERY ON PERSON 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER HAND, MICHAELDOB: 03/01/1979Charge(s): DRUG EQUIP-POSSESS AND OR USE; POSSESS CNTRL SUB WO PRESCRIPTION X2; KEEP VEH/ BOAT/ BLDG OTHERS USE CTRL SUB 2ND SUB; SELL CTRL SUB SCHOOL/ PARK SCHED I; POSSESS INTENT…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (178+ words) Alachua Chronicle Press release from Alachua County ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County Court Services is warning residents about a phone scam targeting community members and family members of incarcerated individuals. In the scam, a caller claims to be a government…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (208+ words) CRUZ, RASSAN ANTONIODOB: 05/21/1990Charge(s): TRESPASSING: FAIL TO LEAVE PROP ON ORDER OF OWNER DOSS, RONALDDOB: 05/28/1987Charge(s): (VOP) BATTERY: TOUCH OR STRIKE; (VOP) CONDIT RELEASE VIOLATION: PRE TRIAL RELEASE COND VIOL FOR DOMEST VIOL X4 EDWARDS, JABARIDOB: 09/12/2003Charge(s): (IN HOUSE) (CITRUS COUNTY) FAILURE TO RETURN…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (253+ words) GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Amber A. Clark, 36, was arrested yesterday for allegedly opening her girlfriend’s mouth, placing a gun inside her mouth, and threatening to shoot her and knock her teeth out. At about 5:50 p.m. on August 8, the two women were…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (167+ words) MICANOPY, Fla. – Estephania Andrea Lucado, 38, of Gainesville, was arrested yesterday for allegedly burglarizing an occupied home in Micanopy and stealing items. At about 5:31 p.m. on August 7, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a home on SE CR 234, where the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (143+ words) AYALA, DIANEDOB: 12/26/1997Charge(s): DUI INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS; REFUSAL SUBMIT DUI TESTING; OPERATE VEHICLE EXCEED SPEED LIMIT 50+ MPH FERGUSON, SEMAJIAHDOB: 03/08/1998Charge(s): (VOP) DUI-UNLAW BLD ALCH: DUI INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS HENEHA, SHERIKITDOB: 01/19/1980Charge(s): VIOL PRE-TRIAL REL: TRESPASSING: FAIL TO LEAVE PROP…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (118+ words) DAYS, DESIREEDOB: 10/10/1995Charge(s): (FVOP) BATTERY: PRIOR CONVIC FELON BATT COMMIT 2ND SUB BATTERY DRAYTON, BYHEEMDOB: 03/23/1995Charge(s): (IN HOUSE) (FTA) FRAUD: UTTER FALSE BANK BILL/ NOTE/ CHECK/ DRAFT X9; GRAND THEFT PROPERTY VALUE $10K-$20K; GRAND THEFT 5K LESS THAN 10K DOLS; DEFRAUD TO OBTAIN PROPERTY VALUE OF JONES-LAWSON,…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (579+ words) GAINESVILLE, Fla. – During a quarterly update at the August 6 Gainesville City Commission meeting, GPD Chief Nelson Moya described the agency’s use of Flock cameras and reported that violent crime has increased 22% since last year. Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Chief Nelson…...