CRIME & SAFETY

Memorial Day weekend got off to a tragic start after a woman died in an accident at Ginnie Springs Friday evening. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, the incident occurred at 6:30 p.m. A 45-year-old woman from Holiday, Florida, was standing in the bed of a moving Jeep when she lost her balance and fell out. The Jeep was towing a trailer that ran over the woman.

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Robert Lydell Sharp, 52, was arrested Wednesday and charged with four counts of battery on a police officer or EMT, one count of simple assault on a police officer or EMT, and one count of resisting an officer with violence. The post Alachua man arrested for spitting on, hitting, and kicking police officers, EMTs, and emergency room staff appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. — A big rig driver has been arrested for driving under the influence after he wrecked his truck across the median of Interstate 75, landing in the opposite lanes. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 42-year-old man from Valdosta, Georgia, drove the rig through a...

TRENTON, Fla. (WCJB) - Gilchrist County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman who they say stole from a dollar store, then drove her car straight at an employee while escaping. According to the Trenton Public Safety Department, Linda Sullivan, 28, of Tallahassee, was taken into custody on charges of aggravated...

A tractor-trailer caught fire and emergency crews shut down the northbound 399 Interstate 75 exit ramp Tuesday. According to an Alachua Police Department (APD) social media post, emergency crews responded to the fire at 1:20 p.m. The fire was extinguished and no one was injured in the blaze, but the...

ALACHUA COUNTY – The Alachua Police Department is searching for two Black suspects who reportedly tried to rob an elderly woman who was unpacking groceries from her car last year. The attempted robbery happened on October 11, 2022, around 9 p.m. at the 15200 Block of North West 150th...

Jimmy William Hayes, 50, of Trenton, and Johnie Steven Hayes, 50, of Newberry, were arrested early this morning after Johnie allegedly interfered with Alachua County Sheriff's Deputies who were arresting Jimmy on a warrant. The post Twin brothers arrested in Newberry appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Trenton public safety officers arrested a man they say stole someone’s power pole. Officers arrested Michael Hennessy on Monday, after a victim reported their power pole with the box and wiring ready to connect to their house was stolen. After only a few hours, officers...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Emergency crews responded to a semi-truck crash on a major roadway near the Alachua Bradford county line. According to the Bradford County Fire Rescue, northbound lanes on U.S. Highway 301 were blocked by an overturned semi-truck for several hours. The driver of the big rig told...