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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 suspended Jan. 8 and later arrested for two counts of aggravated assault. Edwaldo Santos, an Alachua County...
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 District 20 state Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe, Alachua County Sheriff Clov...
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 largest law enforcement entities: the Gainesville Police Department and the Alachua County Sheriff...
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 elected sheriffs across the country, Watson Jr. has not announced an intention to limit his agency’s co...