Crime & Safety

Do You Recognize This Robber? Pasco Sheriff Seeks Help

A sheriff's K-9 unit responded and attempted to track the robber but lost his trail behind a business.

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a man who robbed a Marathon gas station Friday, Dec. 15 at 4:35 a.m.

According to the sheriff’s office, the white man walked into the gas station at 5523 State Road 54, New Port Richey, pointed a black revolver at the clerk and demanded money from the register.

The clerk gave him a black plastic bag filled with an undetermined amount of cash and the robber left the store on foot.

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A sheriff’s K-9 unit responded and attempted to track the robber but lost his trail behind a business.

If you can identify the robber, call the Pasco Sheriff’s Office at (800) 706-2488, reference case number 17-48675.

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