Mayor Harvey Ward highlighted the city’s progress toward a safer and more involved community in his annual State of the City ...

Ward explained that successful recruitment at the Gainesville Police Department is also a critical factor for gun violence prevention. “GPD is committed to providing mentorship, training, ...

Other task force members include agents from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, county animal services, county sheriff’s offices and local law enforcement. “There are ...

The UF College of Veterinary Medicine, with support from the State Attorney’s offices of R.J. Larizza, Brian Kramer, and Melissa Nelson, has established the North Florida Animal Cruelty Task Force.

Interim University of Florida President Kent Fuchs swears in UFPD Chief Bart Knowles during a ceremony on Monday at the ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - There is a new police chief at the University of Florida’s Police Department, and he’s a familiar face for those in the department. Bart Knowles, who has been serving as the ...

Authorities searched for a suspect in an armed robbery at a smoke shop Wednesday afternoon near the University of Florida ...

“I believe the Florida legislature’s job is to do everything we can to protect victims.” Local law enforcement resources In 2024, about 40% of the Gainesville Police Department’s 569 ...

A student at Westwood Middle School in Gainesville was arrested Tuesday after police said they found a loaded handgun in his backpack, according to a Gainesville Police Department social media post.

A former Gainesville Police Department officer accused in October 2023 of choking a once-intimate partner was sentenced by a judge Tuesday after accepting a plea agreement from prosecutors. Court ...

A former Gainesville Police Department officer accused in October 2023 of choking a once-intimate partner was sentenced by a judge Tuesday after accepting a plea agreement from prosecutors.