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Austin police stepping in to curb mail theft
In a memo sent to the mayor and city council, the department said it is continuing to see a rise in the number of mail thefts ...
Judge dismisses Austin Police Department from civil lawsuit over Alex Gonzales shooting
The decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman came on the eighth day of trial in a lawsuit Alex Gonzales’ parents filed ...
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Austin Rejects Mass Surveillance Amid Mass Deportations
Sam Benavides of the Caldwell/Hays Examiner watched the June 3 work session to sharpen her arguments against a proposal to ...
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Man charged with murder for stabbing roommate to death in North Austin
AUSTIN, Texas - A man was arrested and charged with murder for stabbing his roommate to death in North Austin. This case is ...
Austin Police sees 30% increase in mail theft, aims to decrease number with a new plan
APD has seen almost a 30% increase in mail theft from 2022 to 2023, and unfortunately, those numbers are not slowing down.
Police investigating northeast Austin shooting that injured 4
Four people were injured in a shooting on Saturday in northeast Austin. According to the Austin Police Department (APD), law ...
City enforcing watercraft ban on Lake Austin for July 4
The Austin Police Department’s Lake Patrol Unit will enforce a personal watercraft ban on Lake Austin for the 4th of July, ...
‘Special’ longtime editor of The Austin Voice among 4 killed in suspicious West Side fire
A fourth person has died after a suspicious fire erupted at an apartment building in the Austin neighborhood Thursday morning ...