A woman staying at the Redpoint Gainesville apartment complex says she woke up before dawn Monday to find an unknown man on top of her, holding her down with his hand over her face and mouth before he fled. Gainesville Police officers are now searching for the suspect, and the victim was injured during the struggle.
According to News4JAX, officers responded to the complex at 5120 SW 13th Place after the woman called police to report the intrusion. Mainstreet Daily News reported that officers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 4:49 a.m. Monday after receiving the victim's emergency call. Police have not released a suspect description, and the investigation remains ongoing.
No Suspect Description Yet as Investigation Continues
Police have asked anyone with information, or anyone who saw something suspicious near the complex around the time of the intrusion, to contact the Gainesville Police Department. Investigators have not said how the intruder got inside the unit or whether there were signs of forced entry.
Redpoint Gainesville is an off-campus student housing complex located about seven miles from the main University of Florida campus, offering two- to four-bedroom townhomes and garden-style apartments. The property's own leasing materials tout safety amenities including electronic door locks for individual units, private bedroom door locks, and a community courtesy patrol, per the complex's promotional materials. The complex is also served directly by Regional Transit System bus routes 20 and 23, which connect the SW 13th Place corridor to University of Florida campus locations, according to transit route guides compiled by Moovit.
Tip Lines and Potential Charges
Anonymous tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers of North Central Florida at 352-372-7867, through the P3 Tips app, or at stopcrime.tv, with rewards of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest. The Gainesville Police Department also maintains a non-emergency dispatch line at 352-955-1818 for residents with information, according to the department's published contact information.
If police identify and arrest a suspect, the combination of unauthorized entry and a physical struggle with a resident could elevate the case to burglary with battery under Section 810.02 of the Florida Statutes, a first-degree felony punishable by up to life imprisonment, according to the Florida Legislature. Battery itself is defined under Section 784.03 of the Florida Statutes as intentionally touching or striking another person against their will, or intentionally causing bodily harm — the threshold needed to elevate a burglary charge to that level.
Part of a Broader Pattern of Scrutiny on Local Crime
The incident lands amid continued attention on crime trends in Gainesville. The Gainesville Police Department told the City Commission in a September 2025 presentation that overall violent and property crime had decreased 16% through that point in the year compared to multi-year averages, even though 3,373 property crimes were still recorded over those nine months, as reported by Mainstreet Daily News. Separately, OpenCrime's compilation of law enforcement records showed the city logged 452 burglaries and 1,085 violent crimes in 2024, for a violent crime rate of 738.0 per 100,000 residents.
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office operates a Victim Services Center that provides crisis intervention, court accompaniment, and emergency support to local victims of assault and violent crime. This case follows other recent incidents in the area, including a cable technician charged in a home assault last month and a fatal shooting on SE 12th Avenue in September that also left detectives appealing to the public for tips.
