GAINESVILLE, FL – The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Division, with assistance from GPD SWAT, served a search warrant at 2006 NW 55th Ave, Apt F6, on Thursday, July 17, following a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The NCMEC CyberTipContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, FL – James Cleveland Perry, 61, was arrested Wednesday morning, July 15, after allegedly battering a victim, preventing them from calling for help, and falsely imprisoning them in a residence in the 1000 block of SW 59th Terrace. Deputies responded to a call for service in the early morningContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, FL – On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Ronesha Nicole Butler was sentenced to seven years in prison for DUI Manslaughter, followed by three years of probation and a lifetime suspension of her driver’s license. The sentencing stems from a fatal crash that occurred on the evening of August 30,Continue Reading
GAINESVILLE, FL – On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at approximately 10:45 p.m., officers with the Gainesville Police Department responded to a shooting in the Duval Heights neighborhood near NE 24th Street. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was treated at theContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, FL – A routine trespassing call at a Gainesville condo community pool on Wednesday afternoon, July 9th, led to the arrest of a man wanted for capital sexual battery out of New York. Multiple Gainesville Police officers responded to the 900 block of NW 21st Avenue regarding a trioContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, FL – Antonetta Tashara Holmes, 32, was arrested Wednesday evening, July 9, 2025, after allegedly breaking into an occupied residence in the 2200 block of SW 70th in Gainesville, attacking children, and attempting to re-enter the home. She faces multiple charges including burglary with battery and false imprisonment ofContinue Reading
Anecia Yvonne Graham, 22, has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Child Abuse following an investigation by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office into severe injuries sustained by a 4-month-old child. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, Detective J. Wenk responded to a local hospital after medical staff reported suspected child abuse.Continue Reading
A dangerous hostage situation concluded last night, July 2, 2025, with an officer-involved shooting in the parking lot of Bonefish Grill in Butler Plaza (Gainesville, FL). Tyrese Da’Jon Jones, 26, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly holding a coworker hostage for several hours. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office CombinedContinue Reading
A 19-year-old Gainesville man is facing serious charges following a violent domestic assault early Wednesday morning. Around 3:00 a.m. on July 2, 2025, Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a battery report in the 1100 block of SE 41st Drive. Upon arrival, deputies found a distressed victim who reported beingContinue Reading
In the early hours of Wednesday, July 2, 2025, a Gainesville Police traffic stop escalated into a foot chase and standoff after 33-year-old Kendrick Rashaed Bullard fled from officers and ran into an apartment located in the 2200 block of SW 34th Street. Further investigation revealed that Bullard did notContinue Reading