Deputies in Port Richey are asking the public for help identifying a person who tried to get into several parked cars before dawn last Wednesday. The subject tried several locked vehicles in the Sterling Lane area around 2:55 a.m., according to investigators.
The Pasco Sheriff’s Office described the search as part of an active criminal investigation, saying in a post that deputies “are attempting to identify the below individual in connection with an active criminal investigation,” according to Pasco Sheriff
The sheriff’s office described the person as an unknown subject.
What Happened Near Sterling Lane
According to the sheriff’s post, the subject tried to enter several locked vehicles in the Sterling Lane area. The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information about the case or the suspect’s identity to come forward.
Tipsters can submit information online at pascosheriff.com/tips or call the Pasco Sheriff’s Crime Tips Line at 1-800-706-2488, a number also listed by the agency in a separate community post about an earlier burglary spree, according to news.pascosheriff.com.
Port Richey’s Recent History With Car Break-Ins
This isn’t the first time Port Richey neighborhoods have dealt with a wave of vehicle break-ins. The same sheriff’s office community post describes a separate incident on Feb. 12 around 4 a.m. in which at least seven suspects burglarized more than 30 unlocked cars and stole three vehicles — all later recovered — across the Regency Park and Embassy Hills neighborhoods.
Elsewhere in Pasco County, deputies responded early on October 4, 2025, to a series of calls reporting vehicle burglaries that left more than 30 residents across multiple neighborhoods affected, per pasconewsonline.com. Authorities later said a fingerprint match from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement linked 28-year-old Efrain Javier Rodriguez Rivera of New Port Richey to that spree, the outlet reported.
In another case reported by WTSP, a person opened the doors of four unlocked vehicles on Torchwood Drive in New Port Richey around 2:30 a.m. and got away with cash and a Pioneer car stereo system.
What Comes Next
For now, the Sterling Lane case remains open, with deputies relying on the public to help identify the person in their post. No arrest or charges have been announced in connection with the Nov. 4 incident.
