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Emergency Incidents
Officers investigate suspicious people near campus
Suspicious Activity
SW 13th St & SW 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers discussed a possible suspicious person near Bay East and Bay West, including a woman entering Bay East and a man on a (description withheld) crossing toward campus. Units lost sight of the man and later found a possibly abandoned, damaged black and yellow bike near Rawlings and Broward.
56-year-old male falls and hits head at gas station
Medical Emergency
W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32605
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a reported fall at a gas station on West Newberry Road in Gainesville involving a conscious adult man who hit his head and is having difficulty breathing.
Security reports man loitering in store parking lot
Suspicious Person
SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
As discussed during the dispatch call, security reported a man pushing a shopping cart and lying in a parking lot near Southwest Archer Road. Law enforcement units were dispatched, and one unit was canceled as another was nearly on scene.
Person fell at 6800 West Newberry Road, Sunoco
Medical Emergency
W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32605
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible fall patient at a gas station on West Newberry Road in Gainesville. Rescue and heavy units were assigned to operate on a designated radio channel.
Officers stop man who crossed street against signal
Suspicious Activity
E University Ave, Gainesville, FL
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers reported a man in a dark hoodie and (description withheld) with a black backpack who was tracked after reportedly crossing 13th Street against the signal near the CVS and Poplar area.
Man pulls crying woman from rideshare vehicle
Domestic Dispute
NW 79th Ct, Gainesville, FL 32606
As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to a reported domestic violence incident near Northwest 79th Court in Gainesville after a Lyft driver reported a crying woman being pulled from the vehicle by a man. The man and woman were later separated, and the woman left for work. The reporting party was waiting nearby in a blue vehicle with hazard lights on.
Fire alarm at large multi-residential building
Fire
W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a reported fire alarm at a large multi-story apartment building on West University Avenue in Gainesville. Crews found no visible fire but heard alarms and continued investigating the cause.
Fire alarm at large apartment building, no smoke seen
Fire
W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a large multi-story residential building near West University Avenue. The alarm was sounding from an apartment, with no smoke or flames visible, and units investigated the building in investigative mode.
Fire alarm at Continuum Complex on W University Ave
Fire
W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a fire alarm at the Continuum Complex near W University Avenue.
Elderly man transported with shortness of breath and COVID
Medical Emergency
W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32605
As discussed during the dispatch call, rescue 33 reports a non-emergency transport of a 77-year-old man with shortness of breath and a recent positive COVID test to a hospital, with stable vital signs and no interventions during the trip.
Welfare check for woman reportedly being followed
Missing Person
NE 12th St, Gainesville, FL 32609
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a welfare check near Northeast 12th Street in Gainesville after a sister reported a call saying a 33-year-old woman was in danger, possibly in a Mitsubishi on University, with someone following her. Units checked multiple addresses and found no vehicle registered to her.
77-year-old man with mild breathing difficulty
Medical Emergency
NW 28th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a possible respiratory distress involving a 77-year-old man at a location on Northwest 28th Avenue in Gainesville. The patient is reported to be conscious, breathing, and alert.
Person with breathing problem near Gainesville
Medical Emergency
NW 18th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a possible breathing problem near Northwest 28th Avenue in Gainesville.
Beeping alarm checked at Angel Ridge Apartments
Fire
SW 22nd Rd Apt 303, Gainesville, FL 32607
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported commercial fire alarm at an apartment complex on Southwest 22nd Road. A caller on scene reported hearing a beeping sound believed to be an alarm, with no smoke or flames visible. The incident was later verified as a likely false alarm.
Fire alarm at Gainesville Ridge Apartments
Fire
SW 22nd Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible fire alarm at an apartment complex on southwest 22nd Road in Gainesville.
18-year-old female vomiting, mildly altered in dorm
Medical Emergency
SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews report a medical transport from a dormitory near Southwest Archer Road in Gainesville to a hospital facility for an 18-year-old woman who was found vomiting and appeared mildly altered. She was alert, denied trauma, received IV fluids, and was expected to arrive at the south tower in about two minutes.
Fire alarm at Panhellenic Drive sorority house
Fire
W Panhellenic Dr, Gainesville, FL 32601
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible fire alarm at a sorority house on West Panhellenic Drive. Police on scene reported a general alarm from multiple zones with no visible flames or smoke, and most units were canceled while one engine continued to check the building.
Office motion alarm at Ironwood Golf Course
Break-In
NE 39th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a burglar alarm report from a golf course on Northeast 39th Avenue in Gainesville. The alarm company reported an audible alarm with office motion activation and no answer at the premises.
Teen with alcohol overdose shaking at apartment
Substance Use
NW 5th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to a possible alcohol overdose involving a 19-year-old woman near Northwest 5th Avenue in Gainesville. The caller reported the woman was intoxicated, shaking, and not fully alert, with uncertainty about whether she was breathing normally.
Overdose poisoning reported at Gainesville residential area
Medical Emergency
NW 5th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a possible overdose or poisoning near Northwest 5th Avenue in Gainesville, close to a residential complex called The Laurels.
