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Pasco briefsBy Times staff writer © St. Petersburg Times, published October 5, 2000 Huntington Bank robber wore jacket, ski maskHOLIDAY -- An image of a man who robbed the Huntington Bank on U.S. 19 on Tuesday shows him wearing a green camouflage jacket, blue jeans, a ski mask and a beige baseball cap. The picture, taken from a video surveillance camera, shows the robber holding a gun in one hand and a bag of money in the other. The man walked into the Huntington Bank at 2865 U.S. 19 about 9:20 a.m. and started yelling threats and obscenities, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. Brandishing a silver-colored handgun, he jumped over the tellers' counter and grabbed an undisclosed amount of cash. He then ran out of the bank and rode away on a black bicycle, reports said. He might have abandoned the bike in favor of a newer model dark green Mustang, according to the Sheriff's Office. The suspect was described as a white man in his 30s, about 5 foot 9 and 185 to 190 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (800) 854-2862, ext. 7427. Woman struck by vehicle, badly hurtDADE CITY -- A female pedestrian was seriously injured when she was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night, Pasco County Fire Rescue officials said. The accident happened about 7:30 p.m. at Tuskeegee Avenue and Old Lakeland Highway. The woman, believed to be in her 50s, was flown to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. The victim's name was not available. Authorities were investigating the accident late Wednesday. Man, cat escape but three other cats die in fireNEW PORT RICHEY -- Fire badly damaged a New Port Richey home Wednesday morning and killed three cats trapped inside, fire officials said. The fire at 6332 Florida Ave. was likely caused by a cigarette that was accidentally left burning, said Lt. Jim Avery of the New Port Richey Fire Department. The only occupant of the house, 57-year-old Bill Whyley, was sleeping when the fire broke out at 11:40 a.m. Whyley, an unemployed carpenter, said he was startled awake by the howling of one of the four cats inside the house at the time. "The house was solid smoke," Whyley said later. He said he crawled, naked, out of the burning house, stopping briefly at the door to grab a towel to cover himself. Only one of the four cats survived the blaze. New Port Richey council approves utility rate hikeNEW PORT RICHEY -- With little discussion and no debate, the New Port Richey City Council approved a small increase in the city's utility rate that goes into effect Nov. 1. The ordinance was approved unanimously on its first reading Tuesday night. It will come up again for a final vote on Oct. 17. The ordinance increases utility rates 1.36 percent, based on an inflationary index from the Florida Public Service Commission. The increase results in small changes in the base rates most customers pay. For instance, the price per 1,000 gallons of water for a residential customer living in the city will go from $1.02 to $1.03. The base charge for a 2-inch meter will go from $31.09 to $31.51 a month for that same customer. Commissioners endorse emergency services chiefNEW PORT RICHEY -- Pasco County has a new emergency services director: former Operations Chief Anthony Lopinto. County commissioners unanimously approved Lopinto's appointment Tuesday evening. Lopinto, 41, has been with the county since 1977, working his way up from firefighter to district chief to emergency services director. He has served as acting director for several weeks. Lopinto's starting annual salary in that position is $68,460.
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