CRIME & SAFETY
Family, friends remember teens killed in fatal Waldo crash
More details have emerged about the four teens who died from injuries in a high-speed crash on April 20, including the identities of the second two boys. Teleak Roberts, 16, died at the scene of the crash in Waldo. In an interview with WCJB, Roberts’ father Willy Roberts remembered his son as someone with a good sense of humor who liked to spend time with his friends: “He was a good child.”
Woman charged with leaving five-year-old twins alone to go to a party
Shanderia Lakea Colvin, 25, was arrested early this morning and charged with child neglect after her five-year-old son reportedly called 911 to report that he and his brother had been left alone while Colvin "went to get liquor and go to a party." The post Woman charged with leaving five-year-old twins alone to go to a party appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
2 Alachua County schools cleared after deputies investigate report of a gun on campus
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office has cleared two schools following the report of a man with a gun on campus. Deputies say both Hidden Oak Elementary and Fort Clarke Middle school were searched, but nothing was found. Deputies posted on social media to let people...
Florida woman accused of pulling out adopted daughter's fingernails
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Gainesville woman faces serious charges after allegedly inflicting harm on her adopted daughter over the use of fake fingernails, according to authorities. According to the Gainesville Police Department, Johanna Sedgley was enraged that her 15-year-old daughter had acquired fake nails, which were glued on. Sedgley restrained...
Florida sheriff’s granddaughter threatened to ‘shoot up’ school during prom, deputies say
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — The teenage granddaughter of a Florida sheriff was accused of threatening a mass shooting at her high school prom on Friday. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the suspect, identified as Brook Gollwitzer, 18, is the granddaughter of Sheriff Emery A. Gainey. According to an ACSO arrest report, the FBI received […]
All 9 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at UF released from jail; one faces felony charge
An Alachua County judge released all nine pro-Palestinian protesters from jail on Tuesday after their arrest on the University of Florida campus on Monday. The final protester to be released, UF student Allan Hektor Frasheri, posted bail and is facing a felony battery charge related to his arrest. Frasheri, 20,...
Gainesville man sentenced to prison for school shooting threat
A Gainesville man who posted on his Instagram page that he was going to shoot up a middle school was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday. According to a State Attorney Eighth Judicial Circuit press release, Judge Peter Seig sentenced Daniel Julio Dominguez, 32, to three years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by 10 years of felony probation. Dominguez will also not be allowed to possess any firearms or have contact with any Alachua County schools.
Fire rescue crews put out fire at pole barn, save nearby home
At about 3:30 a.m. today, seven ACFR crews and a drone team responded to a pole barn fire near a residence The post Fire rescue crews put out fire at pole barn, save nearby home appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Man arrested for attacking GRACE Marketplace employees
Michael Fleurinvil, 30, was arrested yesterday and charged with battery and false imprisonment after allegedly pushing a GRACE Marketplace employee into his office and refusing to let him leave, then punching another employee. The post Man arrested for attacking GRACE Marketplace employees appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
The Point, May 1, 2024: Arrested protesters released from jail
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. • Fresh Take Florida: All 9 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at UF released from jail; one faces felony charge. "During the court hearing, Alachua County Judge Susan Miller-Jones ordered the eight protesters be released on misdemeanor charges of trespassing, failing to obey police, resisting arrest or wearing a mask in public."
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