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Sheriff Clovis Watson, Jr.

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A Message from your Sheriff….

Valuable information can be found at the Alachua County COVID-19 Community Resource Portal https://alachuacounty.us/covid-19/Pages/default.aspx

Always Committed to Serving Others

  • Alachua County Sheriff's Office Patrol Vehicles - Ford Explorer and Chevy Tahoe
  • Alachua County School Resource Deputies and Kids at a Cookies With A Cop event at their school
  • Deputy Avery on a Sheriff's Office Harley Davidson motorcycle
  • Alachua County Sheriff's Office Motor Unit Deputy at Florida Field next to the Bull Gator statue
  • Joint Aviation Unit crewmembers working a call
  • The Alachua County Sheriff's Office Ice Cream Truck - also known as the Operation C.O.N.E. vehicle, for Community Outreach and Neighborhood Engagement
    The Sheriff’s Office Operation C.O.N.E. vehicle – our very own Ice Cream Truck
  • Sheriff's Office Patrol Vehicle and ShandsCair helicopter
  • Alachua County Law Enforcement Memorial
  • Stolen vehicle in Newnan's Lake with Rowing Team in background
  • Image of the Sheriff's Office helicopter with American Flag in background
  • Alligator under arrest in a patrol car
  • Dog wearing telecommunicator headset in the Communications Center
  • Crime Scene Photo
  • Coffee with a Cop McDonalds in Hawthorne
  • Deputy Drew Davis dunking - thanks to our friend Basketball Cop
  • SWAT team members and a K-9 walking back after an incident
    SWAT team members and a K-9 walking back after an incident.
  • Rural Services Deputies

City protect

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office provides all crime report data through an electronic interface to City Protect.

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Department of the Jail

The Department of the Jail is a Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission accredited facility, their third Excelsior award received in October 2020.

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Service To The Community

Your Sheriff’s Office remains committed to building and developing relationships with the community we serve, through the services and information we can provide, to enhance your personal safety and quality of life.

TRAUMA INTERVENTION AND SPECIAL SERVICES
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE UNIT

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How to Find the Alachua County Sheriff's Office

2621 SE Hawthorne Road, Gainesville, FL 32641
(352) 367-4000

The Alachua County Sheriff's Office Administration Building is located off SE Hawthorne Road in Gainesville, Florida.

For visitation at the Jail, that facility is located at 3333 NE 39th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32609.

Please note: our building lobbies are not staffed or equipped to handle emergencies 24 hours a day. If you need help right away, never hesitate to call 911.

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