Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Tony Perryman on Tuesday on 12 counts of sexual battery involving two child victims. The children disclosed the abuse to a relative, who contacted law enforcement, and investigators determined the abuse had continued over multiple years. Perryman, who had provided care for the victims and lived in close contact with them, was booked into the Alachua County Jail.
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Two men approached a woman at around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday on SW 39th Way, produced a firearm, and took her clothes and money during what she had arranged as an online marketplace sale. A Gainesville Police Department K-9 team tracked the suspects and recovered the bag of stolen clothes, but the two men were not found. Police are urging residents to meet online buyers and sellers in well-lit public places and to contact Crime Stoppers at 352-372-7867 with any information.
Sources: WCJB TV20 · Mainstreet Daily News
Gilchrist County Sheriff’s deputies and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission searched Ginnie Springs after Jason McCrary, 50, was reported missing in the water around 7 p.m. Sunday while swimming with a group. His body was recovered Monday, and investigators believe the death was accidental, though the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to confirm the cause.
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