Deputies Seek Tips in New Port Richey Area Robberies
Two women were attacked by a suspect, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a string of strong arm robberies in West Pasco.
According to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kevin Doll, deputies are searching for a suspect who attacked two women.
Just before 4 p.m. Sunday, the suspect “forcibly” took a purse from a 73-year-old woman at Sunset Bay Apartments, 7334 Kauai Loop in New Port Richey, according to a press release from Doll.
“The suspect pushed the elderly woman down and caused her to suffer a broken hip,” Doll wrote in the release. “The victim is still hospitalized for her injuries."
A few hours prior, the suspect approached a woman who was on a smoke break behind the Central Park Family Restaurant, at 7657 State Road 54 in the New Port Richey area.
He demanded the woman give him her money and then reached into the front pocket of an apron tied around the woman’s waist.
“The victim fought with the suspect attempting to prevent him from taking her tip money from her pocket,” Doll wrote. “The suspect punched the victim in the stomach and pushed her down. He ripped her apron off her waist and fled on foot.”
The suspect is described as as a white male between 20 and 25 years of age. He is about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. The man is also described as having a fair complexion, scruffy beard, dark brown hair and light blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown T-shirt, brown and blue ball cap, and oversized blue jean shorts.
If you have information about the robberies or the suspect, call the Pasco Sheriff's Office at 727-844-7711 or leave an anonymous tip at PascoSheriff.com
Teresa Jones
2:11 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
That guy looks like the same guy that came to our home about a month ago and said he was our neighbor and pointed to a house up the street. We are new to the area so we do not know all our neighbors, but he said he lost his wallet the night before and his wife was a nurse at the hospital up the street and he either needed a ride to his wife's work or $20 to pay the guy that is working on his truck that broke down up the street. He promised he would pay us back by 7pm. We were running late for a appointment, we told him we didn't have $20 but we would give him what ever we could scrape up, we ended up giving him $16.95 and $4.95 was in change. He asked if we could drop him off where his truck was, we thought it was strange because it was right up the street at some old looking apartments behind the Dollar General, and we past his "house". I almost invited him in the house while we were looking for money for him and my husband shook his head no, so he was at the door petting our dog the entire time. We were trying to be friendly neighbors, and always try to help a person in need, in talking with him, he reported he did lawn care for a living. Well we never saw him again, we never went to the house he pointed out because we realized he didn't live there. We realized we were fooled again. Since moving to this area, I have learned there are a lot of trickster's around in the parking lot of grocery stores and even inside of stores. I never feel safe anymore and always on guard.
Alex Tiegen
2:57 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A man arrested in some recent burglaries is being looked at as a person of interest in this case. We've got an article coming soon.
Timothy Miller
2:54 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
This same guy came to my door 2 days ago. And ask if he could mow my lawn. I found it weird because it was raining. He said he lived in my neighbor hood. I live in Virginia city off of hwy. 54. 8-26-12.