Man Accused of Pistol Whipping New Port Richey Residents, Leading Police in Chase

A man invaded a New Port Richey home Thursday evening and pistol whipped the occupants and then fled from law enforcement officers in a chase that resulted in his arrest and the arrest of three other people, according to the New Port Richey Police Department.

Alvin Wright, 24, entered a home on High Street in New Port Richey and then pistol whipped the two occupants while demanding cash and personal items, according to a press release from New Port Richey Police Chief James Steffens. The victims suffered minor contusions and abrasions.  

Wright, of unknown address,  then fled and got into a waiting Ford pickup truck driven by Lacy Dimick, of Hudson, and occupied by LisaMarie Kane, of Spring Hill, and George Bullock, of unknown address

Police got the emergency call and dispatched. A police officer found the pickup and attempted a traffic stop n the area of Main Street and Congress Street. The pickup fled into the Pasco County and Port Richey jurisdictions. Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies and Port Richey police officers joined the chase.

Wright got out the truck in a residential neighborhood in the Embassy Blvd./Hermitage St. area and ran. Officers pursued him through backyards and was seen with a handgun. He then threw the gun down and surrendered.  Officers also found a holster in a backyard.  Wright was arrested

Dimick continued to drive and dropped Kane and Bullock off in a nearby neighborhood.   She was eventually arrested in a shopping center restaurant located at Ridge Rd./Congress St. after she parked the truck and ran.

Kane and Bullock were taken into custody in the area of San Miguel Dr./Prosperity Ln .

The 9mm semi-automatichandgun Wright had in his possession was listed as stolen out of Pasco County, according to the press release.  Offices seized the truck and multiple narcotic pills.

All four suspects involved in the case were charged and will be booked into the Land O’ Lakes Jail.

The charges are as follows:

1)  Alvin L. Wright, 24, No known Residential Address
    Home Invasion Robbery with a firearm
    Felon in Possession of Firearm
    Aggravated Battery with a Firearm
    Armed Trafficking of Hydromorphone
    Grand Theft of Firearm
    Resisting Arrest w/o violence

2)  Lacy C. Dimick, 23, 12426 Parkwood Street, Hudson
    Fleeing to Elude
    No Valid Drivers License
    Resisting w/o Violence
    Scheme to Defraud (Warrant)

3)  LisaMarie K. Kane, 23, 16610 Nacombs Ln.  Spring Hill
    Trafficking in Hydromorphone
    Violation of Probation (Burglary Unoccupied/Trespass)

4)  George E. Bullock, 32, No known Residential address
    Sale of Cocaine (Warrant)
    Possession of Cocaine (Warrant)