Alachua County Sheriff's Office - Marine Patrol

Alachua County Sheriff's Office - Marine Patrol is a specialized marine law-enforcement unit serving Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida, covering waters and shoreline communities around the jurisdiction, based at 2621 SE Hawthorne Rd. The unit supports boaters, waterfront residents, and visitors on area waterways with marine patrol coverage and waterborne public-safety response inside its assigned jurisdiction. Its area of responsibility covers marine patrol and response on local waters, boating-safety enforcement, assistance to vessels in distress, and coordination with land-side deputies or municipal partners when incidents reach the shoreline. Gainesville sits in a Florida corridor that mixes residential neighborhoods with local commerce, and this marine unit is a primary waterborne public-safety presence for day-to-day operations on waters tied to that jurisdiction. Public safety emergencies in Gainesville should be reported by dialing 911.