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CRIME & SAFETY
Lockhart woman's animals killed, seriously injured by pit bulls next door
LOCKHART, Texas - A Lockhart woman is pleading for accountability after her neighbor’s dogs killed and mauled several animals on her property. The most recent attack happened last week. Since then, she’s been trying to protect her animals that survived. Michelle Gomez said on July 21, she came...
Neo-Nazi Gang Affiliates Attacked a Mixed-Race Family in Martindale, Only One Was Arrested
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Man arrested for San Marcos gas station robbery, faces additional assault charge
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a San Marcos gas station and faces an additional assault charge, authorities said Tuesday. Jonathan Ledesma of San Marcos was taken into custody on Monday, July 29 in connection with an aggravated robbery at a Stripes Gas Station the previous week, according to the Hays County Sheriff's Office.
Fears of 'Lady Bird Lake' serial killer reignited as another family calls for probe into 20 deaths
Fears of the 'Lady Bird Lake' serial killer have been reignited after another family called for an investigation into 20 deaths. Christopher Hays-Clark, 30, is one of at least 12 bodies found in or near the reservoir on the Colorado River in downtown Austin, Texas in less than two years. His ex-partner Reegan Aparicio, 29, thinks he was murdered and is calling for police to look into his death.
Friends of man stabbed to death in Austin hotel room are 'devastated'
AUSTIN, Texas - A prominent Rhode Island punk rocker of the 1990s was stabbed to death in Austin earlier this year. Friends said they’re devastated and want the woman police said is responsible for his death to go to prison for the rest of her life. "He was a...
'A party that got out of hand.' 20-year-old Lakeway man killed in lake house party brawl
A 20-year-old Lakeway man has died after a brawl this month at a lake house party in Llano County involving about 30 teens and young adults from across the region, including some from Austin, Llano County Sheriff Bill Blackburn said. David Michael Justus, a 2023 Lake Travis High School graduate, died July 23 at a hospital in Temple, "from numerous traumatic injuries sustained during a senseless and brutal assault on him at a Kingsland property," his...
Two men charged with capital murder in north Austin beating death
Two Austin men are facing capital murder charges in connection with the December beating death of Hector Diaz-Esparza in north Austin, according to court documents. Johnathan Matthew Silguero, 21, and Treyvon Rondale James Vance, 28, allegedly lured Diaz-Esparza to an alley off West Braker Lane under the pretense of selling him a gun, then robbed and fatally beat him.
Silver Alert discontinued for missing 75-year-old man last seen in New Braunfels
AUSTIN, Texas — UPDATE: Raymond Marr has been found. A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 75-year-old man last seen on Sunday night in New Braunfels. The Austin Police Department said Raymond Marr has a cognitive impairment and there are concerns for his health and safety. Marr...
Man arrested for arson at southeast Austin apartment complex
AUSTIN, Texas — A 28-year-old man was arrested after he purposefully lit a fire inside a southeast Austin apartment complex, the Austin Fire Department (AFD) said Tuesday. According to the AFD, Austin Police Department (APD) officers arrived at the 1700 block of Burton Drive just before 4 p.m. on Friday, July 26. There, officers noticed a burnt smell and found singed paper.
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