NEW PORT RICHEY A 49-year-old woman was arrested after police say she sneaked into the back yard of a vacant house, dug up a fern and took it home. Evelyn Rivera, 49, of 4833 Fleetwood St., was jailed Thursday on charges of petit theft and trespassing, the New Port Richey Police Department reported. She is being held in the Pasco County Jail with bail set at $300. A neighbor who keeps an eye on the house at 4827 Fleetwood St. reported the theft after watching ...more

August 1, 2008

Frank Ferreri of New Port Richey, president of the Briar Patch Homeowners Association, thanks city police for quick response to a resident-in-distress call. ...more

July 7, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Friday the 13th could prove unlucky to drivers who have had too much to drink. ...more

June 12, 2008

Police in New Port Richey arrested the owner of a club on a charge of cocaine possession with the intent to sell late Saturday night. ...more

June 1, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - A 33-year-old patient is accused of raping another patient in the behavioral health wing of Community Hospital, according to a police report. ...more

February 18, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The New Port Richey Police Department has arrested two Clearwater-based bail bondsmen who on Jan. 8 apprehended a suspect at gunpoint inside a crowded tax collector's office in west Pasco County. ...more

January 16, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - They found his body Tuesday morning, next to a Dumpster behind the Genesis School, as parents dropped their children off at the private elementary. The man's belongings were stuffed in an old backpack. His clothes were soiled. ...more

November 21, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of Jose Godineaux, 22. ...more

November 14, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - A 22-year-old man injured in a shooting last night has died, Assistant Police Chief Darryl W. Garman said this morning. The name of the victim, described only as a Hispanic male, was not immediately available. The shooting happened about 8 p.m. Friday at 5450 St. James Street. The 911 call came in as "a gunshot to the head.'' ...more

November 10, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Police are investigating a shooting that occurred at 5450 St. James St. Police responded to the address when a 911 call describing "a gunshot to the head" came in about 8 p.m. Friday, said assistant police Chief Darryl W. Garman. ...more

November 9, 2007