ABC Action News reports on the recent closing of the Travel Inn on US19 in New Port Richey by court order after the hotel has been plagued by crime issues.
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Gulf High School and Marlowe Elementary in Modified Lockdown
New Port Richey police officers have set up a cordon at Cecelia Drive and Voorhees Road searching for a suspect, according to police sources. UPDATE: “Officers are clearing buildings in search of fleeing felon” – Suspect was apparently fleeing parole officers after battering an officer. UPDATE (2): Gulf High School and Marlowe Elementary have both been […]
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SWAT Responds to Home Near Trouble Creek: One dead, two children injured
ABC News reports that one person is dead and two children were taken to St. Joseph’s hospital after a SWAT standoff on Catherine Street, south of Trouble Creek.
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Editorial: Travel Inn on US19 Shut by Court Order
New Port Richey has enjoyed the first fruits of its chronic nuisance ordinance which was passed late in 2013. The Travel Inn at 7532 US19 was, for the second time, categorized by Magistrate Joseph Poblick as a “chronic public nuisance” and ordered closed until problems can be addressed by its owners. The City was also awarded […]
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Holiday Man Arrested After Hitting Pregnant Girlfriend with Car
A Holiday man was arrested Monday and charged with attempted murder and attempt to kill an unborn child after Deputies say he struck his pregnant girlfriend with his vehicle on purpose. The video released by the Pasco Sheriff’s Office says it all: The man, 33 year old Justin Colby, allegedly struck his 32 year old girlfriend, […]
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New Port Richey Crime Spree: Four Armed Robberies
A “dangerous” suspect has started a crime wave in the New Port Richey area this weekend with four armed robberies of local gas stations in three days, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. The first robbery occurred early Saturday morning at the 7-Eleven, 6001 Trouble Creek Road, just after 1 a.m. A second robbery occured […]
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Travel Inn Motel to be subject of second code violation hearing
City officials plan to bring the hotels owner before a special magistrate again January 14th, 2015. The motel has been plagued with crime that has spread into surrounding neighborhoods.
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High Speed Chase Ends in Ditch on Rowan Road
One suspect tonight thought fleeing New Port Richey Police Officers was a good idea. He ended up in a ditch off Rowan Road for his troubles. A red Camaro, driven by a male suspect, sped north on Grand Boulevard at Marine Parkway Thursday night and led police on a high speed chase through a populated […]
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Pasco Sheriff Threatens to Seize Properties with Criminal Activity
The Tampa Tribune reported last week that Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco’s office sent a letter to a landlord whom lives in California that his property could be seized if more arrests occur.
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NPRPD Prostitution Sting Nets Eight “Johns”
New Port Richey Police reported eight arrests in a sting on November 7th, according to the department’s Facebook page. The eight were arrested on charges of Solicitation of Prostitution. All eight arrests occurred on the ever more infamous US 19 corridor. On November 7, 2014, officers and detectives with the New Port Richey Police Department […]
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New Port Richey House Fire on Halloween; No Injuries Reported
New Port Richey Police and Fire responded to a house fire at 6216 Montana avenue on Halloween that started at approximately 9:20 pm, according to neighbors on scene. No injuries have been reported.
Read MoreUPDATE: Missing 13 Year Old Schwettman Student FOUND
![[VIDEO] New Port Richey Police Seeking Suspect in Armed Robbery](https://newsportrichey.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/suspect.jpg "[VIDEO] New Port Richey Police Seeking Suspect in Armed Robbery")
[VIDEO] New Port Richey Police Seeking Suspect in Armed Robbery
Do you recognize this man? The New Port Richey Police Department is seeking information on a suspect in an armed robbery on Massachusetts Avenue. Contact Detective G. Williams at 727-841-4550. Post by New Port Richey Police Department.
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UPDATE: 13-year-old Schwettman Student Missing FOUND
Update 10-27-14 9:50 AM – Pasco Schools representatives say that the missing child was located over the weekend. ——- The Pasco Sheriff’s Office says it is looking for 13 year old Destinee Ann Vasquez, who was last seen on October 17th at Schwettman Education Center in New Port Richey. Anyone who has seen […]
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Man Stabbed Fatally in Port Richey
A man was stabbed in the neck at a fight at the Pink Flamingo club in Port Richey and later died, police say.
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Prostitution Complaints Dominate New Port Richey Council Meeting
Angry and sometimes explicit testimony echoed in New Port Richey’s city hall Tuesday as a number of residents from the West River and Astor Drive neighborhood spoke to just how bad the issue of prostitution has become in New Port Richey along U.S. Highway 19. Residents were quick to praise the efforts of the New Port […]
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Port Richey Man Arrested with Large Drug Cache
Pasco Deputies served a search warrant at 9814 US Highway 19 on Friday morning and arrested Ranard Raymore Miller on drug charges. Deputies found 41 grams of crack cocaine, marijuana, a 9mm handgun, and a number of hydromorphone and methadone pills, according to the Sheriff’s Facebook page. Pasco Sheriff’s Office deputies served a search warrant […]
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Sheriff and New Port Richey Prostitution Sting Nets 14 Arrests
A joint operation between the New Port Richey Police Department and the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of 14 women, according to the organization’s Facebook page. The ages of those arrested ranges between 20-47. No Johns were arrested in the sting operation. The charges are mostly “offer to engage in or […]
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Pasco Sheriff Searching for Escaped Sumter Prisoner in Lutz
Pasco Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a prisoner named Jason Adams who allegedly escaped from a Sumter County road work crew after being allowed to enter the woods to urinate, as reported by Hernando Daily News.
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1 arrested, 2 sought in officer injuries and chase
A New Port Richey officer suffered minor injuries Thursday night in a wild chase with three suspects. The suspected driver was eventually apprehended and arrested. Deputies say 19 year old Eric Jefferson Stanley of New Port Richey was arrested on charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. Two suspects still remain at large. […]
Read MorePasco Sheriff Seeks $5.8 Million Budget Increase
Sheriff Chris Nocco is asking for an additional $5.8 million in funding this year for a total of $96 million.
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Brazen Carjacking at West Pasco Courthouse
A carjacking occurred in the parking lot of the Pasco Courthouse on Little Road.
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Man Violently Resists Police, Arrested After K-9 Bite
According to New Port Richey Police, Andrew “Junk” Herman, 28, of New Port Richey, was arrested last night a vehicle in which he was a passenger was stopped near Rowan Road and Main Street and a K-9 officer was deployed who alerted on the presence of narcotics. The driver, Lacey Diane Cannara, 24, of New […]
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Man shot in attempted home invasion
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says that Anthony Capuano, 38, knocked on the door at 6912 Alta Vista Lane at 11 PM on Wednesday. Police say he was armed with a handgun. According to the arrest affadavit, when the resident, Heidi Christophell, 22, wouldn’t let him in he broke a window to gain entry. Police […]
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