Alachua County

A woman arrived home to find a drunken stranger in underwear, later identified as Ryan Markey Wells, 20, passed out in her Gainesville apartment, reports The Gainesville Sun. As she tried to escort him out of he place, he shoved her then began to punch...

Happy Birthday, Jessica Ann Giles! Giles wore a new jumpsuit on her 34th birthday, compliments of the Alachua County jail. She is accused of throwing a 24-ounce cup of water on her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend when she found them sleeping in...

Ronnie M. Hammond, 59, shot his sofa but landed a spot on a cot at the Alachua County jail. Deputies arrested the High Springs man after they say he shot his own couch, threatened to kill his neighbors and pumped his shotgun in front of the deputies...

They were 'magic mushrooms' -- they contained psilocybin. If Rubber Maid stock takes a dip, look no further than Gainesville. Keila Smith, 44, was busted for cultivating rooms and rooms of 'shrooms, all packaged in Rubber Maid containers, reports The...

Angel Robert, 32, of Ocala, is accused of driving with an alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit with an 11-month-old baby in the car, reports the Ocala Star-Banner. A deputy reportedly found the baby improperly restrained in the back seat...

Marlene Annette Culver, 28, called 911 to report that she had been hit in the face by her boyfriend -- before having a change of heart and calling back to say everything was ok, reports The Gainesville Sun. But it was too late. Hmmm...think the...

Michael Deangelo Clayton needs some daddy training. Alachua County Sheriff's Office's deputies were dispatched to Clayton's home in Gainesville on Wednesday to help the Department of Children and Families in an investigation, reports The Gainesville Sun....

With the start of football just weeks away, the Gators are getting together for some fun for a good cause. UF will host the fourth annual Gator Charity Challenge on Friday at 7 p.m. at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, pitting teammates against each other as they...

Shaun Nicholas Anderson, 20, of Hobe Sound, and Trehvonne Andras Jerry, 22, of Riviera Beach, were apprehended after being caught driving in a Chevy Trailblazer that had been reported stolen out of Miami, reports The Gainesville Sun. The cops followed...

  Final Cleanup Plan Approved for Cabot Carbon/Koppers Superfund Site in Gainesville.    ATLANTA – Feb. 2, 2011) A final cleanup plan, formalized in a document known as the Record of Decision (ROD), has been signed by EPA for the Cabot Carbon/...

Dude, if you're crime-prone, you just might want to reconsider getting your face inked. Jeffrey Eugene Alan Southwell, 38, had been arguing with his wife on Thursday in Gainesville when things really went South, He tried to slash his wife with a knife,...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink has added 24 Florida sheriffs — and three former sheriffs — to her list of endorsements. That makes a law-enforcement trifecta for her, having earlier won the nod of the Police Benevolent...