People should safeguard homes before heading out of town for holiday trips, the Pasco Sheriff's Office crime prevention unit reminds residents. ...more

December 24, 2008

A man approached two elementary school-age boys near their bus stop Friday afternoon claiming to be a police officer, according to a Pasco sheriff's office report. ...more

December 17, 2008

A man approached two elementary school-age boys near their bus stop last Friday afternoon claiming to be a police officer, according to a Pasco sheriff's office report. Authorities know of no officers in the area at the time. When the boys, 6 and 8, arrived at Richey Elementary School they reported the incident to school officials. ...more

December 15, 2008

The holidays can look bleak to residents who are having a tough time financially during an economic downturn. So the Pasco County Sheriff's Office wants to spread some holiday cheer with up to 400 holiday food baskets. ...more

December 13, 2008

A former Pasco County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for participating in a drug ring by using his patrol car and service weapon to rob a man he thought was a drug courier. ...more

December 13, 2008

A former Pasco County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for participating in a drug ring by using his patrol car and service weapon to rob a man he thought was a drug courier. ...more

December 13, 2008

With grow houses back in the headlines this week after a Zephyrhills bust, Sheriff Bob White explained some of the inner workings of how authorities prosecute such cases. ...more

December 13, 2008

A former Pasco County sheriff's deputy was sentenced this afternoon to two years in federal prison for participating in a drug ring by using his patrol car and service weapon to rob a man he thought was a drug courier. ...more

December 12, 2008

The holidays can look bleak to residents who are having a tough time financially during an economic downturn. So the Pasco Sheriff's Office wants to spread some holiday cheer with up to 400 holiday food baskets. ...more

December 10, 2008

When a Pasco Sheriff's Office deputy found Kristin Marie Smith shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, she appeared to be dozing behind the wheel of her minivan while her 6-year-old daughter jumped up and down on the vehicle's front passenger seat. ...more

December 6, 2008