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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office held its first ever Community Fun Day. The event was open to ...
Alachua County Police Department teamed up with Just Between Friends of Gainesville to get students ready for school.
While the UF Human Resources building is located across the street from the scene, the University of Florida campus was not ...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man involved in a burglary and shooting incident.
A shooting early Tuesday morning in Gainesville "had nothing to do with the University of Florida," according to Capt. Chris Sims in a video posted on Facebook about the incident.
No law enforcement officers or members of the public were injured, according to reports from the Alachua County Sheriff's ...
A man is dead after a Tuesday morning standoff with Alachua County deputies who attempted to serve him an arrest warrant.
Law enforcement is at an Alachua County apartment due to an armed barricaded suspect who shot at deputies while they were ...
MICANOPY, Fla. (WCJB) - Officials say three children were hurt in a traffic crash on Interstate 75 in Alachua County. Alachua ...
Since Sheriff Watson Jr. took office on January 5, 2021, approximately 200 personnel have left the Alachua County Sheriff's Department in search of better jobs at other agencies and in other counties.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is reconnecting with previous employees to rehire staff who can follow an expedited training process and “hit the ground running,” Gainey said.
Two Florida women were arrested after deputies responded to a report of a pair of 5-year-old children found abandoned and locked inside a shed, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.