A 28-year-old man was robbed and pistol-whipped by three supposed friends Tuesday at Helen Howarth Park, police said. ...more

May 6, 2009

Two teenagers and a 12-year-old boy are accused of using a semi-automatic handgun while robbing a woman outside the West Pasco Art Guild on Wednesday morning. New Port Richey Police charged Zachary Bogucki, 15, and Chase Jacob Swinson, 15, with armed robbery and armed burglary, while the 12-year-old , was charged with armed robbery, records said. ...more

April 30, 2009

A woman shot while she and an accomplice tried to steal a sport utility vehicle in Wahneta Tuesday has died from her injuries, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 28, 2009

Police are continuing to investigate an incident Friday where a 19-year-old was shot in the face after a friend said the teen had been playing with a handgun. ...more

April 25, 2009

TAMPA - A few hours after learning of the arrest of University of South Florida junior tight end Trent Pupello on four felony charges, USF removed Pupello's name from the Bulls' official roster on the school's athletic department website. ...more

April 25, 2009

Pasco County authorities have released a composite sketch of a man in the attempted armed robbery of a pharmacy last week and the earlier assault of a 71-year-old carjacking victim. ...more

April 24, 2009

Pasco County authorities have released a composite sketch of a suspect in last week's attempted armed robbery of a pharmacy and earlier assault of a 71-year-old carjacking victim. The composite is of one of two suspects in the 1 p.m. April 14 robbery attempt at the Medicine Shoppe, 10720 State Road 54, and the carjacking 35 minutes earlier outside the Ross Dress for Less store on Little Road at S.R. 54. ...more

April 23, 2009

U.S. Marshals, who had tracked a homicide suspect from the Florida Panhandle to Tampa, opened fire on the man outside a hotel this morning, after he drew a handgun on officers, authorities said. ...more

April 21, 2009

A 71-year-old woman was attacked in the parking lot of the Ross store at Little Road and State Road 54 this afternoon, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 14, 2009

A gunman who tried to rob a couple outside a restaurant fled when one of the victims fought back, karate chopping the would-be robber's arm, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. The gunman remains at large, despite deputies' efforts to track him with a dog, the report said. The attempted robbery happened about 9 p.m. Monday as a husband and wife, ages 59 and 58, left the Sioux City Steakhouse at 8515 Little Road, where they had just eaten dinner, the report said. As they approached their car, a man came up, holding a handgun in his left hand, and told them he was sick and wanted their wallets, the report said. ...more

April 7, 2009