Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Vanessa Lynn Statham, 25, was arrested and charged with child neglect and possession of paraphernalia.
Authorities have arrested an Elfers woman who was reportedly found wandering State Road 54 Monday morning without footwear, followed by a 4-year-old child, who was also without footwear. According to a Pasco County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, the woman was under the influence of synthetic marijuana, or “Spice,” and was unable to take care of herself, let alone a child. The arrest report says drug paraphernalia and prescription medication was found witin a child’s reach at a home. A glass bong with a residue that tested positive for marijuana was found in her home. Vanessa Lynn Statham, 25, of the 4900 block of Venus Ave., was arrested Monday and charged wih child neglect and possession of paraphernalia. She remained in custody Tuesday …
The Holiday man was arrested after a deputy found video evidence of the crime.
A 68-year-old Holiday man stands accused of engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old boy. A woman told a Pasco County Sheriff’s deputy she found a video on a computer of the 68-year-old engaging in sexual activity with the boy, according to an arrest report. The man denied the allegation but gave the deputy consent to search his computer for the video. The deputy found a video showing the man with his genitals exposed. it showed the man performing sex acts on the 15-year-old. The encounter reportedly happened on Jan. 12. Dennis Machmer of the 1800 block of Kepner Drive was arrested Monday and charged with lewd or lascivious battery. He remained in the Land O' Lakes jail without bail Tuesday.
Two Trinity Schools are now operating normally after a nearby robbery.
Authorities have lifted a lockdown at Seven Springs Middle School and J.W. Mitchell High School that was initiated after a robbery at a nearby shopping plaza. However, Pasco County Sheriff's deputies are still searching for a man they say robbed the Mitchell Plaza Payless Shoes store in Trinity around 10 this morning. According to a media release, the suspect entered the 3034 Little Road store and gave the clerk a note. He fled the store westbound on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. The sheriff's office was notified just after 10 a.m. and is now searching for the suspect. The man is said to be armed with a gun. The suspect is described as a black male between 30 and 35 years old. He is about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and was last seen…
The sheriff's office is looking for help locating the suspect who struck a store in Mitchell Plaza this morning.
Pasco County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a man they say robbed the Mitchell Plaza Payless store around 10 this morning. According to a media release, the suspect entered the 3034 Little Road store and gave the clerk a note. He fled the store westbound on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. The sheriff's office was notified just after 10 a.m. and is now searching for the suspect. The man is said to be armed with a gun. The suspect is described as a black male between 30 and 35 years old. He is about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and was last seen wearing a white shirt, black pants and black hat. He is unshaven, slim in build and was wearing sunglasses. Both Seven Springs Middle School and J.W. Mitchell High School are currently on …
We’ll continue to collect food for Feeding America Tampa Bay through May 31.
Just because the Patch RV has rolled out of New Port Richey doesn’t mean our effort to collect food for those in need has ended. The Patch Give-A-Ton Food Drive continues through the end of this month. To get involved, just drop off a non-perishable food donation at one of these participating businesses: During the food drive, Patch’s 19 Florida sites are teaming up to collect at least one ton of food for Feeding America Tampa Bay in advance of the upcoming summer vacation. According to Debbi McCarthy, director of development for Feeding America Tampa Bay, the agency serves a poverty population of some 700,000 people. “Florida is ranked fourth in the nation for family hunger in households containing at least one child,” McCarthy said. “…
Twelve businesses will be chosen to receive the grants from Chase and LivingSocial.
Chase Bank and LivingSocial have teamed up to present "Mission: Small Business", a program which will award up to 12 small, local businesses with $250,000 grants. According to the Mission: Small Business website, small business owners who have been in business for at least two years and have less than 100 employees are invited to apply for a grant for their business. "Small business owners will be required to tell us why their business is unique, outline a proposed plan for utilizing the Grant to grow their business and describe how the business is involved with its community," the website states. Consumers also are asked to get involved by clicking the "Support" button at missionsmallbusiness.com to vote for their favorite registered …
For nearly two decades Hudson residents petitioned the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Hudson Channel, from Hudson Spring to the Gulf via Hudson Creek.
In May 2011, Governor Rick Scott and the Florida cabinet unanimously approved a 50 year lease and dredging of state-owned submerged land to joint applicants Pasco County and Sun West Acquisition Corp. According to WUSF, permits outline the dredging of a recreational boat channel nearly five miles long and five feet deep that will run through 27-acres of delicate sea-grass beds. The new channel would separate a planned 313 acre county park from the proposed private development SunWest Harbourtowne, which plans to build a marina with 500 boat slips, 250 hotel rooms, retail space, and up to 2,500 homes. While the project received the blessings of the Governor and Florida cabinet, there is still the major hurdle of getting approval from the U.…
A man was beaten with a crowbar during the robbery.
Another arrest has been made in connection to a July home invasion robbery in Holiday in which the victim was beaten with a crowbar. Dustin Keith Grooms of 12930 Kellywood Circle in Hudson was arrested by Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday in the Bayonet Point/Port Richey area and charged with home invasion robbery. Another suspect, David Hodierne, was arrested April 26. According to a sheriff's office report, two masked suspects broke into a home on the 4500 block of Flora Avenue in Holiday at 1:40 a.m. July 10, 2011. They got in through a window on the back door and entered a bedroom where a man was sleeping. The man woke up, and his hands were bound behind his back with tape. One suspect beat the man on the head and torso with …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Stay with New Port Richey Patch throughout the season for information and updates you need to know about.
The official start of Atlantic Hurricane Season 2012 is almost two weeks away, but that isn’t stopping Mother Nature from flexing her muscles. Tropical Storm Alberto is already churning off the coast of Florida. While that storm isn’t expected to cause New Port Richey any trouble, it’s just the first in what forecasters say will be a less active year than last, but busy nonetheless. According to the Huffington Post, the 2012 Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, is anticipated to be an average to below-average year as far as storm activity is concerned. Don’t let the “average” fool you though; Colorado State University is predicting 10 named storms. It anticipates four hurricanes and two major hurricanes. As the 2012…
The two-time Olympic gold medalist is preparing to compete for another gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games this summer.
This article is sponsored by Citi. Sanya Richards-Ross, 27, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, but her accomplishments off the field are just as worthy of worldwide recognition. Sanya, a Fort Lauderdale native, holds the American record in the 400-meter and is a three-time Olympic medalist, winning a gold medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and another gold medal in the 4x400 meter relay and an individual bronze medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Adding to her list of accomplishments, Sanya is now one of 13 athletes whom Citi is sponsoring in its Every Step of the WaySM program. This innovative digital program benefits U.S. Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls and athletes of all ages in communities across America. Already a …
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