CRIME & SAFETY
Gainesville man arrested for attacking man who accidentally hit his car in a parking lot
Otis Edison Clements III, 44, was arrested yesterday and charged with burglary of an occupied vehicle and battery after allegedly attacking a man who accidentally hit his car in a parking lot. The post Gainesville man arrested for attacking man who accidentally hit his car in a parking lot appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Victim identified in Tiger Bay Apartments shooting
Police released the name of the male victim in Friday morning’s fatal shooting at Tiger Bay Apartments. According to Gainesville Police Department spokesperson Brandon Hatzel, 25-year-old Wilber Perez was shot and killed around 11:40 a.m. on April 19 in the area of 400 SE 24th Dr. (Tiger Bay Apartments) in Gainesville.
84-year-old Spruce Creeker arrested after violating judge’s order
An 84-year-old Spruce Creek South man was arrested after violating a judge’s order. Frederick Hugler Moore, who has been temporarily living at Villa De La Mesa in the Village of Rio Grande, was driving a white 2021 Kia Sportage Friday when he failed to stop at a stop sign, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
19-year-old charged with six felonies, including possession of stolen Glock with full-auto attachment
Lagarius Joseph Johnson, 19, was arrested late last night and charged with six weapon and drug felonies, including possession of a stolen Glock with an attachment that converts it to automatic firing. The post 19-year-old charged with six felonies, including possession of stolen Glock with full-auto attachment appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Two die in traffic crash in SE Marion County
Two people died and another was seriously injured April 19 when an SUV pulled into the path of a motorcycle in southeast Marion County, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. According to the FHP press release, a 25-year-old man from Ocklawaha, who was driving the motorcycle, and his passenger, a 22-year-old woman from Anthony, both died in the crash. The driver of the SUV, a 52-year-old woman from Belleview, was seriously injured.
Parents of overdose victims stop in Marion, Lake counties to discuss dangers of drugs
Two mothers who have each lost a child to drug overdose and have long been on the front lines of educating parents, children and the community on the dangers of drugs, continue to spread that message. Michelle Pepin and Lisa Bolton, joined by Kelly Powers Timbrell, Susan Schmidt and Leslie...
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