Gulf County Sheriff Mike Harrison announces the arrest of
Anthony L. “Tony” Malerba, Jr., (20).
Malerba was arrested Thursday on a warrant for Burglary at
the conclusion of an investigation which began Tuesday.
On May 26, 2015, the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office received a
911 call regarding a residential burglary in progress in the 300 block of Bay
Street in St. Joe Beach. The resident returned home, after leaving for 45
minutes, and noticed a red car parked in the driveway. While approaching the
home, the caller observed a subject walking around inside through a window and
that the rear door was standing open. The resident entered the home and
discovered it in disarray. While exiting to locate the subject, the resident
found the subject in the front yard where he confronted him. The subject got
into the red car parked in the driveway and fled the scene. The resident
pursued the subject, in his own vehicle, down Alabama Avenue. The subject
turned around and the resident used his vehicle to block the roadway. The
subject then collided with the resident’s vehicle. The crash caused the bumper
of the subject’s vehicle to fall off. Investigators were able to identify the
subject using the vehicle identification number found on the bumper. Inside the
home, the contents of drawers and cabinets had been emptied and left on the
floors. Personal property was stolen during the burglary. The vehicle used to
flee the residence was located abandoned at the end of Americus Avenue on St.
Joe Beach. Based on information obtained from the vehicle and the description
obtained from the victim in the case, Malerba was developed as the suspect. A
warrant was obtained and executed on Malerba this afternoon. Malerba is
currently on felony probation for Criminal Mischief. He was transported to the
Gulf County Detention Facility. Malerba is charged with Burglary of an
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