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Agencies release additional information about Waldo traffic stop of stolen car
GPD and Bradford County Sheriff's Office have released official information that is intended to correct some stories in the media today. The post Agencies release additional information about Waldo traffic stop of stolen car appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Man who escaped interview room at GPD in March arrested at homeless encampment
Darius Dequion Phillips, 32, who allegedly escaped from an interview room at GPD Headquarters in March, was arrested yesterday after an anonymous caller reported that he was in a tent on SE 4th Place. The post Man who escaped interview room at GPD in March arrested at homeless encampment appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
5-year-old boy dies after being rescued from swimming pool
A child hospitalized after being rescued from a family pool several days ago has died. Ocala police officials said Alexander "Abe" Everts died at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville on Thursday. The 5-year-old boy was autistic/non-verbal, officers said. On April 17, police were dispatched to a home in the 900 block of...
‘We are hurting’: House fire in Ocala kills a 73-year-old woman
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A house fire in Ocala killed one woman Thursday night and neighbors are devastated. According to Ocala Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to a home in the 2600 Block of Northeast First Avenue just before 11:30 p.m. after a neighbor alerted authorities of flames at the house.
Dolphin in Florida found with deadly bird flu, researchers say
DIXIE COUNTY, Fla. - A dolphin that died after it was found in distress and stranded in Florida's Big Bend region was infected with highly pathogenic bird flu, according to a recently published report from researchers with the University of Florida Marine Animal Rescue Program. This discovery marks the first known detection of the Influenza A virus, a pathogen that causes bird flu, in a common bottlenose dolphin.
Driver who failed to pay ticket arrested with fentanyl and meth
A driver who failed to pay a traffic ticket was apprehended with fentanyl and methamphetamine. Derrick Stanley Januszyk, 47, of Summerfield, was driving a white Honda SUV on Thursday afternoon in the 1400 block of SE 145th Street in Summerfield when a deputy spotted Januszyk and was aware his license possibly had been suspended for failure to pay a ticket, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Man arrested naked after allegedly hitting girlfriend with machete
Glenroy Lake, 53, was arrested early this morning and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a machete and running out of the home naked. The post Man arrested naked after allegedly hitting girlfriend with machete appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Sovereign citizen jailed 30 days for contempt of court after he refused to sign his name
Self-described sovereign citizen Michael Aaron Patton, charged with grand theft/$100,000 or more and utter forged check, was supposed to stand trial and represent himself this week. But he asked for a lawyer after the jury was selected, the judge wound up declaring a mistrial, and Patton eventually landed in jail...
High Dive music venue in Gainesville to close due to redevelopment plans
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The owner of a music venue in Downtown Gainesville announced plans to close after the property owner decided not to continue the relationship with High Dive. In a post on social media, Pat Lavery, founder and owner of High Dive, shared the venue’s last event will...
UF threatens student protesters with suspension, banishment from campus for 3 years
The University of Florida threatened pro-Palestinian student demonstrators with suspension and banishment from campus for three years if they violate a host of rules of behavior over protests that continued for a third day Friday. The university said employees or professors caught breaking its rules would be fired. Some of...
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