At the August 21 Gainesville City Commission meeting, the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) provided officials with their second quarterly update this year, beginning on April 1 and ending June 30.
GPD Chief Nelson Moya announced year-to-date crime statistics and gun-related statistics.
Moya mentioned a statistic not included in the slides, that GPD has been assigned 245 fraud cases this past quarter, but only 16 have been solved. Moya called fraud cases “extensive” and “paper-heavy.”
Lieutenant Lisa Scott spoke about homeless outreach in the city. She said they’ve centralized their efforts at Grace Marketplace/Dignity Village, the Rosa Park Downtown bus station, the Thomas Center, the Civic Media Center, and several more locations…