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CRIME & SAFETY
Fatal Road Rage Incident in Elgin Leads to Arrest, U.S. Highway 290 Temporarily Closed
An incident of road rage turned deadly in Elgin, with authorities reporting that one person was killed as a result. The violent encounter unfolded on U.S. Highway 290 near County Line Road on Tuesday night. Elgin Police Department alerted the public to the road closure at 7:47 p.m. via Facebook, with traffic flow resuming by 11:35 p.m., according to a statement obtained by CBS Austin.
Bastrop County sheriff seeks 40 acres for new training complex
Bastrop County Sheriff Maurice Cook was re-elected in March. (Courtesy Maurice Cook/Facebook) Bastrop County Sheriff Maurice Cook is looking to get approval to build a training complex for the sheriff’s office, where officials can enhance the skills needed to perform their duties. Cook submitted his proposal to the Bastrop...
Hutto police searching for missing 17-year-old girl
HUTTO, TEXAS - Hutto police are asking for help finding a missing 17-year-old girl. Police said they are looking for Rosalie Cruz, 17, who was last seen leaving her home in the Brushy Creek Meadows subdivision on July 11. Rosalie was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, black and red...
A fatal field trip: Texas bus crash shattered victims' lives, revealed regulatory lapses
Editor’s note: This narrative reconstruction of a March 22 school bus crash in Bastrop County is based on more than two dozen interviews with survivors, parents, first responders and trucking industry experts along with reviews of multiple criminal court documents, lawsuits and regulatory records in the case. Leer en español ...
Texas adds two fugitives to most wanted list, offers $5,000 reward
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added two fugitives with ties to Central Texas to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List. Fabian Martinez Toribio, a 25-year-old criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico, has been wanted by the Austin Police Department since January 2024 for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Additionally, in February 2024, a warrant was issued out of Travis County for his arrest for possession of a controlled substance. Martinez Toribio was previously arrested and convicted of entry without inspection in April 2018 and was subsequently removed from the United States. In October 2023, he was arrested by the Manor Police Department for resisting arrest/search and possession of a controlled substance, then bonded out of jail. Martinez Toribio is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs about 150 pounds, and has ties to Travis County, including the cities of Austin and Pflugerville.
Bastrop community gathers to honor victims and pray for peace after assassination attempt
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — A coalition of community members gathered outside the county courthouse Tuesday to pray for the victims in Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. 50-year-old Corey Comperatore was killed at two others were critically injured. What happened there...
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