Pasco County, FL--Watch out for Burglars!

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Pasco County, FL is one of the largest growing areas in the US, growing approx 105k residents since 2000. The population is now approx 462,700.

The county is considered part of the Tampa-St Pete-Clearwater metro area and holds Dade City as it's county seat.

Zephyrhills is a city in Pasco County as well as a popular water company (owned by Nestle) that is headquartered in in the county.

By using the handy search area on SpotCrime, try selecting only the 'burglary' icon. You can see that a number of burglaries have recently occurred along the west coast of the county.

Checking out local news sources you'll find that just in April, 12 men faced federal charges in relation to a burglary ring. Back in May, there was a recent arrests of 'Bonnie and Clyde' in Pasco County for burglarizing cars. Residents should take better measures when protecting their homes!

Lock all doors (at all times!), install a security system, be careful of the information you post on the Internet (i.e status updates on Twitter and Facebook!), install flood lights/motion sensor lights around your house to scare away potential burglars and sign up for SpotCrime email alerts to stay informed of what is occurring in your area!

Check out MyLocalCrime.com for a quick view of crime data. Keep your fellow neighbors informed of any recent crimes and notify your police department of and suspicious activity. Information is power!

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