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
Correction | June 15, 2026:
A Facebook post and screenshot of a comment by GPD indicates Havis Velasquez-Rosario was "terminated" in April 2025. It was initially reported that she was an
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
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