Editor’s Notes: On May 26, less than a week after this meeting, another shooting occurred in Gainesville resulting in the death of a woman in her early 20s.
On May 21, the
Update | April 23, 2026:
On April 22, prosecutors with the Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office dropped Havis Velasquez-Rosario's case. Court records show they never filed formal charges.
Update
At the Gainesville City Commission meeting on Thursday, February 5, the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) gave their quarterly update for October-December 2025. The update focused heavily on yearly statistics.
Chief Nelson Moya presented
On January 28, around 3:15 p.m., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Christopher Dasher conducted a traffic stop in Micanopy on a vehicle bearing a Missouri license plate for tailgating a
A jury declared that Ropheal McGee Jr. should be granted over $300,000 in compensatory damages after he sued the City of Gainesville and Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Corporal Casey Walsh for attacking
