New Port Richey police are seeking information on a male suspect, pictured below, who police say forcibly snatched a purse from an elderly woman shopping in the store before fleeing. The robbery occurred Wednesday just after 6:30 PM at the Winn Dixie located on the Southwest corner of Massachusetts Street and Congress Ave. A $3,000 […]
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New Port Richey Police Seek Help Identifying Robbery Suspect
January 25, 2017 – New Port Richey, FL – New Port Richey Police say that a male suspect and a female suspect entered Value Pawn, located at 4948 U.S. 19 at 4:00 PM on January 21st. The male suspect asked the clerk to see some bracelets. Once presented with the bracelets the suspect took three of […]
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Suspect in NPR Bank Robbery Identified
The Suncoast News reports that New Port Richey Police have identified a suspect in the robbery of the BB&T Bank on Massachusetts Avenue in New Port Richey. Police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the suspect.
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NPRPD Seeks Information on Robbery off Congress Ave
New Port Richey Police say a masked man robbed an adult entertainment shop on April 1st, and they are seeking information about the robbery from the public. Police say the man was armed with a handgun. On April 1, 2015, at approximately 2343 hours, a light complected male, 6’0″ to 6’4″, dressed in black, face covered, […]
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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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Bank Robbery Leads to Arrest of ‘Pasco Squatter’
UPDATE: According to New Port Richey Police, Ortiz used his girlfriend’s Honda Accord to escape the robbery. He was tracked in part because of security cameras at a neighboring business, GC Automotive Repair. “He was busy,” said New Port Richey Police Chief Kim Bogart. “He got with his buddies, apparently arranged for this bank robbery and […]
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Robbery Suspect Sought by New Port Richey Police
UPDATE: New Port Richey Police have arrested Julio Ortiz in connection with the robbery. Read more! New Port Richey Police say a male robbery suspect, either white or hispanic, was dropped off by an older Honda Accord at the Wells Fargo bank on Massachusetts avenue. The man entered the bank wearing the stocking over his head, policy […]
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