Pasco Sheriff's Office deputies are asking the public to help identify an adult white male and an adult white female accused of stealing merchandise from a business in the 32700 block of Eiland Boulevard in Zephyrhills — not once, but twice, on Aug. 7 and again on Aug. 25. The pair reportedly fled both times in a red extended-cab Toyota Tacoma, and investigators say the two incidents are now being tracked under separate case numbers.
According to a post from the Pasco Sheriff, the two thefts are logged as case numbers 26031143 and 26032120, and anyone with information is asked to reference those numbers when submitting a tip. The sheriff's office, which covers a stretch of west central Florida, says its social media account is not monitored around the clock, so anyone witnessing an emergency in progress should call 911 instead of relying on a social post to reach deputies quickly.
ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY: Pasco Sheriff’s Office deputies are attempting to identify the individuals pictured below in connection with two separate criminal investigations.
— Pasco Sheriff (@PascoSheriff) September 9, 2026
On Aug. 7 and Aug. 25, an adult white male and adult white female entered a business in the 32700 block of… pic.twitter.com/EcFsCaok6n
A Familiar Commercial Corridor
This isn't the first time law enforcement has zeroed in on this particular stretch of Eiland Boulevard. In November 2025, the same 32700 block was the scene of a brazen ATM smash-and-grab, in which three masked suspects used a stolen Ford F-350 to rip an ATM from its mounting and make off with cash and checks, according to the Tampa Free Press. Years earlier, in November 2020, detectives investigated an armed robbery just down the block at 32733 Eiland Boulevard, where a gunman held a victim at gunpoint inside Vapor Unlimited and stole coins, silver bars, and gold jewelry, per a post from Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay.
That pattern of activity has unfolded as the surrounding area has transformed from a quiet rural stretch into a bustling retail hub. Zephyrhills grew from roughly 11,000 residents in 2000 to more than 20,800 by 2023, with city projections putting the 2025 population at around 23,500, per a white paper on the city's growth. Pasco County as a whole has ballooned right alongside it, reaching an estimated 680,000 residents in 2025 after sitting below 500,000 just a decade earlier, according to WTSP.
What the Two Theft Dates Could Mean Legally
The fact that investigators are treating the Aug. 7 and Aug. 25 incidents as connected matters under Florida law. House Bill 549, signed in 2024, expanded the window prosecutors can use to combine multiple retail thefts from 30 days to 120 days, meaning thefts committed weeks apart can potentially be aggregated toward a single, higher theft threshold, according to the Florida Senate's bill analysis. Under Florida Statute § 812.014, once stolen property reaches a combined value of $750, the charge can escalate from misdemeanor petit theft to third-degree grand theft, which carries penalties of up to five years in state prison and a $5,000 fine, per the Bonderud Law Firm.
Separately, Florida Statute § 812.015 allows for enhanced third-degree felony charges specifically for organized retail theft, applying when individuals act in concert or coordinate repeated thefts exceeding $750 across that same 120-day period, according to Goldman Wetzel. Whether that provision applies here remains to be seen, since the sheriff's office has not yet identified or charged anyone in connection with either incident.
How to Help Identify the Pair
Deputies are asking anyone who recognizes the man, the woman, or the red extended-cab Toyota Tacoma to come forward. Tips can be submitted online at pascosheriff.com/tips or by calling the Crime Tips Line at 1-800-706-2488; residents with non-emergency information can also reach the sheriff's office at 727-847-8102. Anyone submitting information is asked to reference case numbers 26031143 and 26032120.
This appeal follows a similar pattern from earlier this year, when the sheriff's office released surveillance images seeking help identifying two suspects in a business theft on Little Road in Trinity business theft case. The agency has also leaned on coordinated enforcement in the past, including a three-day Economic Crimes unit operation in West Pasco County last year that led to 11 arrests. For now, the identities of the man and woman in the Eiland Boulevard case remain unknown, and the sheriff's office is relying on the public to help close the gap.
