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Alachua County detention officer arrested The officer was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill Generic Crime 1.PNG Photo by Carley Noll | The Independent Florida Alligator An Alachua County detention officer was suspend...

The words of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I have a dream” speech echoed throughout Citizens Field Monday as people gathered in the stands for the King Celebration 2021 National Holiday Kickoff. The event, held by the MLK Commission of Florida Inc., recognized the life and activism of King, as well as local leaders and activists and a musical performance by the Florida Fellowship Gospel Super Choir.  Community leaders took the stage to honor the late minister and activist, including D...

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Funding Disagreement Leads To Slimmer Aerial Support For Gainesville-Area Law Enforcement By Luly Hernandez January 7, 2021 A new Alachua County Sheriff took over this week, and Clovis Watson will need to help decide what to do about the future of the erstwhile Joint Aviation Unit. The joint helicopter unit disbanded on Sept. 30, following months of fraught negotiations between Gainesville City Manager Lee Feldman and former Sheriff Sadie Darnell about a funding split between the area’s two ...

Local Alachua County immigration activists said President-elect Joe Biden’s victory provided a sigh of relief. The feeling was prompted by Biden’s push to decrease the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in combination with his promised 100-day deportation moratorium. Locally, Clovis Watson Jr. is the unopposed Sheriff-elect. He pledges to police in a community-oriented manner, according to an opinion piece that the Gainesville Sun published. But, unlike many newly elect...

In 2010 Gainesville Police Officer Timothy Durst released his dog Grady on 10-year-old Bryce Bates after spotting him riding his bike. Durst was responding to a burglary-in-progress call that turned out to be false. Bryce saw the police car coming toward him, jumped off his bike and ran for home. Grady caught the boy at his front door, biting and scratching him. Residents of all racial backgrounds quietly spoke with GPD Chief Tony Jones about the incident, but a public outcry was never raised. ...