Gainesville, Georgia – The Gainesville Police Department has announced the arrest of a suspect following a double shooting. According to a GPD statement, officers responded to a shooting at an encampment near Dorsey Street around 4 a.m. on December 24, 2024. Police say two victims were found shot and the suspect had already fled the … Read more
The Gainesville Police Department has notified the public about Adam Arthur Rosenthal who has been charged with two homicides in Tennessee and Georgia. Authorities say Rosenthal was listed as a missing person in Gainesville and was being investigated for another crime prior to his arrest. GPD is looking for additional victims of Rosenthal as well … Read more
The Gainesville Police Department has announced multiple arrests in connection to the recent Pointe 23 Apartments homicide. Following months of investigations, GPD detectives arrested three individuals on March 19, 2024. 14-year-old Mikhail Lawson, 15-year-old Kemeon Lee, and 25-year-old Dyquann Freeney were taken into custody and charged with Armed Robbery and Murder. Freeney has also been … Read more
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred this afternoon. Around 4:30 p.m., deputies responded to the Eastwood Meadows Apartments at 918 Southeast 44th Street in Gainesville after receiving multiple calls from residents of hearing gunfire. Callers informed authorities that there was a dark-colored sedan near the mailboxes and a subject … Read more
The Gainesville Police Department is investigating a homicide in the area of 200 Northeast 16th Avenue. According to GPD, officers and detectives responded to the aforementioned location following a report of a white male deceased in a grassy area between two commercial buildings around 11:30 a.m. this morning. Detectives say they obtained surveillance video showing … Read more
The Gainesville Police Department has arrested a 57-year-old man for allegedly masturbating in front of children at a local Target store. According to a news release from GPD, officers and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested 57-year-old Stephen Gray Padgett on charges of Lewd or Lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons … Read more