On this month's episode, you get to meet Officer Ernell Cook who works the east side of Gainesville (and also has a thing for sports with the kids) and Cpl. Jeremiah Kelly, who serves his country a...
Officer White was recently dispatched to a call of kids playing basketball "loudly" in the streets. If it's ok...we are going to focus on the kids that are out committing crimes. #HoopsNotCrime
This month's episode features Co-Host Officer Lisa Orengo, who patrols the area north of the UF Campus on GPD's evening shift. Other topics include a ride with a female K9 handler and a reminder o...
This is the first episode of the rebranded Gainesville Police TV show. In this episode, we explain the rebranding and tell you why the decision was made. We also show you a women's self-defense c...
Gainesville, Florida and Oxford, Miss. Police Departments have engaged in a friendly Twitter war this week. We just learned that some of Oxford PD will be traveling to Gainesville for the Florida ...
With UF starting back this month, we remind you about the dangers of alcohol overuse, including DUI. We also rode with Lt. Paris Owens, one of our evening shift commanders.
This episode of Police Beat shows a recent Junior Police Academy. We also re-visit our Motorcycle Unit to see how the officers train, and we hear from Officer Jeff Bailey on a stressful incident. ...
Chief Jones was surprised Thursday to learn he was being awarded the Patriot Award from ESGR. We made up a meeting to get him down to the conference room!
On this episode of Police Beat in HD we visit two recent community events. The show ends with a segment on vehicle burglary prevention. Thanks for watching!
Do you recognize this person? He is suspected of burglarizing 17 local businesses near NW 43rd Street in Gainesville. Please call 352-393-7500 with info.
ATTENTION FORD F-250/F-350 OWNERS! GPD has seen a string of vehicle thefts targeting 2003-2010 models. Thieves are entering securely locked vehicles and stealing them within minutes. The thefts ...
This episode of Police Beat in HD shows you members of the Negotiations Response Team, talks about alcohol-related sexual assaults, and finishes with a ridealong with Officer J. Castor.
This month on Police Beat we ride with rookie officer and see how she handles her patrol zone. We also show you a bit about GPD's Tactical Trauma Kit program, then end the show with our oldest K-9...
This episode of Police Beat we discuss child abuse and sexual abuse investigations, and how the Gainesville Child Advocacy Center greatly helps police in their investigations. We also see how impo...
On Friday, December 12th Gainesville PD officers teamed up with Walmart to take 30 children shopping! Here are the officers and kids arriving in style.
Happy Holidays from the Police Beat cast and crew! On this episode we talk traffic safety, general holiday safety and then watch as GPD officers take elementary students on a shopping spree. Than...
This episode of Police Beat shows you how GPD is handling the issue of police/youth contacts in our community through our Disproportionate Minority Contact Initiative. We also remind you of some w...
*WATCH IN HD* The Joint Aviation Unit (JAU) is a parnership between the Alachua County Sheriff's Office and the Gainesville Police Department. The JAU provides airborne law enforcement support for...
the possible suspect can be seen walking east beside a parking lot behind the Stadium Club parking garage, picking up a road cone and throwing it into traffic in the 1800 block of NW 1st Avenue. ...
On this episode of Police Beat, we show you the Mounted Patrol Unit, say goodbye to horse "Blue" who is retiring and welcome new horse "Bolt." We also revisit an issue with pedestrians and then en...
University of Florida Police Chief Linda Stump was challenged to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, so of course she challenged other area law enforcement leaders to participate with her!
On this month's episode we talk about how our officers are trained, and we meet a fairly new officer to see how he is applying his training. We also featured our recruiting video to show you a gli...
This month on Police Beat we re-visit our motorcycle training to show you how our motor officers hone their skills. We also take a ride with our Volunteer Citizens on Patrol. Lastly, we introduce...
Everyone has seen a "ride-along" with a police officer in a car...but how often do you look up at the police helicopter and wonder what really happens in the air? We give you the cha...
On this episode of Police Beat, we ride with Cpl. Wade Priester during dayshift. We also take another look at our Downtown Unit and then end with some of our favorite recent moments in the show!
It was down to the wire, but the residents of Gainesville made it to the net, scoring big for Summer Heatwave! The crowdfunding goal of $20,336 has been met and more, with more than $24,000 raised!...
Recently, the suspects depicted in the video have burglarized numerous cellphone stores all over North Central Florida. Please assist area law enforcement with identifying these subjects. These su...
Gainesville PD Aviation, assisted by the Alachua County and Marion County Sheriff's office honored Alachua County's fallen law enforcement with a flyover at the recent LE Memorial Service. We used...
This is a message from Gainesville PD's Crime Prevention Unit for UF Preview. It contains tips that will help keep you safe during your time in Gainesville!
This month, the Police Beat discusses a new project the City is working on called "Bicycle Boulevard." We also head Downtown to learn about some of the problems associated with alcohol, including ...
AIR-1 was honored to be the airborne portion of the escort that got Taylor County Deputy Lundy back home. Rest up, brother! GPD's Pilot - Officer Justin Poirot at the helm. PIO Ben Tobias on the...
On this episode of Police Beat we talk about Frauds, Scams and Car Burglaries....and how to avoid becoming a victim. We also took a ride with one of our evening shift patrol officers to see an "av...
The Gainesville Police Department is seeking your help in identifying the two individuals captured in this surveillance. They committed Burglary of a Subway Restaurant on 2/6/14.