Crime & Safety
Cigarettes Stolen During Break-In At Pasco Dollar General
Pasco County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a burglary at the Dollar General store during the early morning hours of Jan. 30.

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a burglary at the Dollar General store during the early morning hours of Jan. 30.
According to sheriff’s reports, deputies responded to a call from the manager of the store at 9130 State Road 52, New Port Richey, shortly after 6 a.m.
The manager arrived to open the store for the day and discovered the front door had been forced open and the glass panel on the cigarette display shattered.
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The burglary stole about 180 single packs of cigarettes valued at more than $1,125.
The store manager said she drove by the store on her way to buy coffee at about 5:50 a.m. and heard an alarm but didn’t realize it was her store alarm.
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By the time she arrived at the store, the burglar had turned off the outside breaker, disabling the alarm system.
The store doesn’t have security cameras.
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