Deputies shot and killed a suspected drug dealer Friday morning after he fired at SWAT team members, wounding one deputy. ...more

February 21, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a suspected drug dealer during a shootout this morning. ...more

February 20, 2009

Pasco Sheriff Bob White announced today he will only use a portion of the Penny for Pasco allocation slated for his agency next fiscal year and will hand over approximately $1.86 million to the county. ...more

February 13, 2009

For several years, authorities say, the Valentine Bloods gang has been growing and wreaking havoc on the streets of West Pasco County. ...more

February 12, 2009

Deputies have one more weapon against DUI offenders: A newish mobile DUI enforcement unit. ...more

February 12, 2009

Deputies have one more weapon against DUI offenders: A newish mobile DUI enforcement unit. The trailer isn't exactly new - nearly two decades old - but the onetime Crime Prevention Unit has been repurposed as the DUI Enforcement Mobile Unit. The $30,000 transformation was funded in part by a $16,000 grant from Pasco's Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, known as ASAP. The remaining $14,000 used to spruce up and outfit the once moldy trailer came from the Pasco Sheriff's Office's federal forfeiture funds. "Thanks to the drug dealers of Pasco County we were able to furbish this and finish out the grant," Pasco Sheriff Bob White said today, smiling outside his administration building. "Everyone plays a role in this." ...more

February 11, 2009

A Pasco County sheriff's deputy fired last month after an investigation found he was slacking on the job is asking a judge to reinstate him. ...more

February 11, 2009

A Pasco County sheriff's deputy fired last month after an investigation found he was slacking on the job is asking a judge to reinstate him. ...more

February 9, 2009

Felt-tipped pen in hand, Bob White X-ed and O-ed like a fresh graduate from offensive coordinator school. When he'd finished, the sheriff's office command flow chart resembled a diagram for the old Packer sweep, plus a halfback option pass. ...more

February 6, 2009

Pasco County Sheriff Bob White announced Wednesday that recent changes at the sheriff's office will mean 30 more deputies on the "front lines" in his fight against crime. ...more

February 5, 2009