The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office will soon be in the modern age with body-worn cameras on the way.
ASO isn’t the only law enforcement agency in the county to not have body cams but it is the biggest. Video of arrests and police use of force, including from cameras worn by officers, has been pivotal in high-profile cases nationally, including the conviction this week of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota.
An ASO officer shot a man last week after being called to a domestic dispute. He survived, but a woman who witnessed the encounter described it differently from the deputy s account although there is no body-cam video to document the event.
State: Florida nurse stole nearly $2K from nursing home victim for beauty products, Miami trip
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Gainesville nurse is facing charges after she was accused of stealing nearly $2,000 from a senior in a nursing home, according to Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
Amy Latasha Curtis is accused of taking advantage of an elderly person who resided as a patient in the Gainesville nursing home where Curtis worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
She was arrested by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of exploitation of an elderly person.
Alachua County NAACP President Evelyn Foxx said she never thought she would see a white police officer found guilty of murdering a Black man during the course of his duties.
“Justice has finally come to us,” Foxx said. “This was like the day Obama was elected president. It is just good that this is America.”
Chanae Jackson, 41, is a lifelong Gainesville resident. She is a mother of four with two grown sons who said she lives in fear they will be mistreated by police. I m numb but just overwhelmed with emotion but in a very positive way. There s hope, Jackson said. I try to celebrate some of the wins, but it s very difficult to fully enjoy those wins because we never know what s around the corner.
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