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George Louissaint, Jr.

TIMELINE: The search for Louissaint

Cassidy Alexander Feb 16, 2017

UNF student George Louissaint, Jr. went missing early on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 12. According to police, friends and family, he just vanished. Disappeared. Friends who last saw him say Louissaint...

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The flyers being handed out to residents of The Flats and surrounding neighborhoods. Photo by Tiffany Salameh

Campus community reacts to search for missing student

Lili Weinstein Feb 15, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2hqmixB21o As UNFPD and JSO near the end of the fourth day of investigation into the case of missing UNF student George Louissaint, Jr., students noticed increased police...

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The flyers being handed out to residents of The Flats and surrounding neighborhoods. Photo by Tiffany Salameh

Police asking for surveillance video, visible search in its final stages

Tiffany Salameh Feb 15, 2017

https://youtu.be/ovDbS3n-FFw UPDATE 2/15/17 @ 12:42 p.m. The search was called off due to inclimate weather shortly after noon today. The search will continue tomorrow. On Wednesday, the extensive...

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An officer entered the woods on Tuesday to search for Louissaint. Photo by Pierce Turner

‘Needle in a haystack’: Search for missing UNF student comes up short on third day

Cassidy Alexander and Nick Blank Feb 14, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig9EjeyvVJg Video by Brooks Baptiste UNFPD and JSO canvassed 13 square miles of woods surrounding The Flats Tuesday for more than eight hours in the search for missing...

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Officers searching forested area for missing UNF student

Officers searching forested area for missing UNF student

Pierce Turner Feb 14, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2tiZbZbRc0 100 to 150 JSO and UNFPD officers are still scanning the forests in groups of 10 searching for any signs of missing UNF student George Louissaint. Dive teams,...

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Police search dumpster for missing UNF student; family and friends speak out

Police search dumpster for missing UNF student; family and friends speak out

Pierce Turner Feb 13, 2017

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7Y7g5GkTA UNFPD searched the dumpsters along the Flats apartments buildings wearing hazmat suits Monday afternoon as officers continued looking for missing UNF...

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George and his girlfriend. Photo from Facebook

UNFPD still searching for missing student

Cassidy Alexander Feb 13, 2017

The UNF student who went missing early Sunday morning is still missing, according to UNFPD, and as time passes officers are growing more concerned. George Louissaint, Jr. is a resident of the District...

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George Louissaint, Jr.

Police searching for missing UNF student

Cassidy Alexander Feb 12, 2017

Police are searching for missing 20-year-old UNF student George Louissaint Jr., according to a campus alert sent out Feb. 12 just before noon. Louissaint was last seen around 2 a.m. Feb. 12 at the...

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Photo by Camille Shaw

Student on drugs removed from Wellness Center, police say

Joslyn Simmons Feb 10, 2017

https://youtu.be/iNcAFkqBYjM A student who was allegedly on drugs had to be restrained and taken by ambulance from the Wellness Center late Thursday night just as the men’s basketball game against NJIT...

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Police looking for man who allegedly drugged and assaulted another man on campus

Hannah Lee Feb 1, 2017

**Correction: A previous version of this story stated that the man assaulted was a UNF student. He is not. We regret the error.  UNFPD is searching for a man who allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted...

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Joseph Jenkins. Photo courtesy of JSO

Man arrested for masturbating at UNF brags on social media

Logan Ansteatt Jan 29, 2017

The man accused of exposing himself to two UNF students on Jan. 8 made several lewd facebook posts detailing his masturbation habits and sex life in the days following his alleged indecent interactions....

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UNFPD arrest man for indecent exposure

Ronnie Rodgers Jan 24, 2017

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested the man who they say exposed himself to two female students earlier in January, according to an Osprey Update sent out on Jan. 24. The suspect was identified...

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