Crime & Safety

Countywide Warrants Sweep Nets 91

A separate drug sweep netted 27.

Law enforcement officers arrested 91 people during a warrants sweep conducted throughout Pasco County this week.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office led the multiagency sweep, called "Operation Clean Streets. During the effort, 90 misdemeanor warrants and 45 felony warrants were executed. There were also three juvenile pickup orders and child support warrants.)

On Wednesday and Thursday, the Pasco Sheriff’s Vice Tactical Narcotics Team netted 27 additional drug arrests in a separate operation.  The sweep started Wednesday and ended Thursday night.

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Agencies that particpated in the warrants sweep include:

    • New Port Richey Police Department
    • Dade City Police Department
    • Zephyrhills Police Department
    • Florida Highway Patrol
    • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
    • Florida Parole and Probation

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