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A Florida woman has sued the sheriff of a department that came under scrutiny this month after the fatal shooting of a Black airman, alleging that she was forced out of her home naked as deputies ...
Clovis Watson Jr. (born September 30, 1958) is the former sheriff of Alachua County, Florida.A Democrat, he was elected in 2020 and served from 2021 to 2023.Previously, he served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, representing the 20th District, encompassing eastern Alachua County and northwestern Marion County from Gainesville to Ocala.
alachuacounty .us. Alachua County ( / əˈlætʃuə / ⓘ ə-LATCH-oo-ə) is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 278,468. [1] The county seat is Gainesville, [2] the home of the University of Florida since 1906, when the campus opened with 106 students.
Republican. Spouse. Cynthia Jones Steinemann. Profession. Law enforcement. Steve Oelrich is an American law enforcement officer and former Republican member of the Florida Senate from 2006 to 2012, where he represented the 14th District, which included Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam, and Union counties.
Island Grove, Florida. / 29.45361°N 82.10639°W / 29.45361; -82.10639. Island Grove is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States. [1] Its ZIP code is 32654. [2] Island Grove can be found near the southeastern terminus of County Road 325 and US 301. The CSX Wildwood Subdivision also passes through the community.
Spring Grove, Florida was a settlement in Alachua County, Florida during the territorial period in Florida, serving for three years as the county seat of the county. It was about four miles west of Hogtown, probably in the San Felasco Hammock, west or northwest of present-day Gainesville. Four archaeological sites in the San Felasco Hammock ...
Fort Mitchell, Florida. Fort Michell, located in today's Alachua County, was the capital of the short-lived Republic of East Florida during the Patriot War of 1814 . Only one building was built, a 25-foot [7 meters]-square, two-story blockhouse. It was located about one mile [1.6 km] from the city limits of modern Micanopy, Florida.
Gillis did, however, receive a commendation for being among seven officers who went "above and beyond" the call of duty in a "high-intensity traffic enforcement detail" that "culminated in you ...