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Update: GPD arrests suspect in drug deal homicide

Mainstreet Daily News

Nov 22, 2021

Update: Gainesville Police Department (GPD) detectives arrested Stephen Denard Hutchinson, 28, in connection with the Sunday shooting incident that occurred near Evergreen Cemetery, according to a […]

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GCSO arrests fugitive with $1M warrant

Mainstreet Daily News

Nov 22, 2021

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Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz arrested an alleged pedophile Sunday in the SE Trenton City Park. According to a Gilchrist County Sheriff Office press release, Schultz […]

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GPD makes child exploitation arrest

J.C. Derrick

Nov 19, 2021

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Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers arrested a local man Friday on charges of child pornography and solicitation of a minor, according to a GPD press release. […]

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CCSO investigates homicide in south Lake City

Mainstreet Daily News

Nov 15, 2021

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The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) located the body of a 30-year-old male in south Lake City Sunday night. In a CCSO report, deputies responded to […]

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Teen dies in downtown Alachua park shooting

Mainstreet Daily News

Oct 31, 2021

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A Gainesville teenager was found with multiple gunshot wounds in Maude Lewis Park in downtown Alachua Sunday. Alachua Police Department (APD) officers responded to a reported […]

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Police seek two suspects in armed robbery case

Mainstreet Daily News

Oct 31, 2021

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The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is seeking two black male suspects who allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint early Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 4 […]

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FHP: Drunk driver kills Chiefland woman

Mainstreet Daily News

Oct 30, 2021

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A drunk driver killed an 80-year-old Chiefland woman Friday night, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported Saturday morning. According to FHP, the accident occurred near the […]

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ACSO makes Hawthorne bomb threat arrest

J.C. Derrick

Oct 30, 2021

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The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) has announced the arrest of a 14-year-old Hawthorne student who investigators say made a false bomb threat. The ACSO made […]

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FHP detains man in Columbia County for Miami murder

Mainstreet Daily News

Oct 29, 2021

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A Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Officer detained a Gibsonton man early Thursday morning on I-10 in Columbia County for a warrant in connection with a Miami-Dade […]

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1 teen killed, 1 injured in Lake City shooting

Mainstreet Daily News

Oct 27, 2021

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A Lake City teenager died from a gunshot wound at Cedar Park Apartments Wednesday night. Lake City police officers responded to the apartments at 9:54 p.m. […]

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Eastside student arrested following bomb threat

C.J. Gish

Oct 27, 2021

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An Eastside High School student was arrested Tuesday evening after posting a false report on Instagram that morning. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) detectives took Carlisha […]

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GPD announces gun buyback program

Seth Johnson

Oct 19, 2021

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The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) on Tuesday announced plans to hold a community gun buyback program on Saturday, Oct. 30. The event will run from 10 […]

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By the numbers: Breaking down 17 ACPS bomb hoaxes

C.J. Gish

Oct 19, 2021

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Nine days into the new school year, early on a Thursday afternoon, Buchholz High School received a bomb threat. It was Aug. 19. Alachua County Sheriff’s […]

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Tampa man arrested for crash in Alachua County

Mainstreet Daily News

Oct 14, 2021

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Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol arrested Nathaniel Allen Klippel, 20, on Thursday in Tampa after surrounding his residence and encouraging his surrender for an interstate […]

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LCPD finds body, starts homicide investigation

Seth Johnson

Oct 13, 2021

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Update (10/16/21): The Lake City Police Department identified the deceased person as Timothy Drew McGaffick, a 74-year-old white male. The department has notified his next of […]

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Update: GPD seeks suspects in Waldo Road shooting

Mainstreet Daily News

Oct 12, 2021

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Update (Oct. 15, 3 pm): Gainesville Police Department (GPD) detectives are seeking assistance in locating Martrell Carter, 19, and Orion Davis, 17, in connection to the shooting […]

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Grand jury indicts man for murdering his father

C.J. Gish

Oct 12, 2021

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A grand jury indicted Joseph William Branham on Monday for allegedly murdering his father in early August. Branham, 26, was charged with unlawfully killing his father, […]

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Grand jury clears deputies involved in shooting

J.C. Derrick

Oct 12, 2021

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An Alachua County grand jury has cleared deputies who shot and killed a Gainesville man during a domestic dispute call earlier this year. The office of […]

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LCSO searches for probation violator

C.J. Gish

Oct 11, 2021

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The Levy County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is searching for a suspect who recently cut off his ankle monitor device. LCSO reported Monday morning that Steven D. […]

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Man dies after shooting at Alachua block party

Mainstreet Daily News

Oct 10, 2021

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A 19-year-old Gainesville man died after being shot at a block party in Alachua early Sunday morning. According to the Alachua Police Department (APD), homicide occurred […]

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ACSO arrests eschool student in Eastside bomb hoax

Mainstreet Daily News

Oct 6, 2021

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Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies arrested a Gainesville eSchool student Wednesday afternoon in connection with this morning’s Eastside High School bomb threat. Reginal Copeland, 16, […]

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ACSO arrests Eastside bomb threat suspects

C.J. Gish

Oct 6, 2021

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The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) arrested an Eastside High School student Wednesday morning in connection with two of the three recent false bomb threats at […]

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Update: Suspect shot by police in jail

C.J. Gish

Oct 5, 2021

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D’armani Ward, 20, who opened fire on Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers Tuesday afternoon was booked into the Alachua County Jail on multiple charges. Gainesville Police […]

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GPD arrests second GHS bomb threat suspect

C.J. Gish

Oct 5, 2021

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Gainesville Police Department (GPD) detectives arrested a second Gainesville High School student Tuesday in connection with the GHS bomb threats received Monday and last Friday. GPD […]