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Life requested for Knox in Italy murder

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:43 GMT

Prosecutors have requested a life sentence for an American student and her former Italian boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.

Caldwell County inmate escapes

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:51:32 GMT

A Caldwell County jail inmate escapes while working in Lockhart State Park.

APD: Coma victim lied about theft

Shannon Powell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:22:52 GMT

A man who spent two months in a coma at an Austin hospital was awoke to discover he was a crime victim. On Friday, he admitted to police that it was his estranged wife and that he lied to "protect her."

APD: Two men charged with raping woman

Amy Peirce — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:06:47 GMT

The victim told police that throughout the night of May 3, she was sexually assaulted by both Scott Taylor, 20, and Jeffrey Schlitte, 21 - once in a truck during one party, and once in a motel room after the party.

Mom jailed after enrolling son early

Shane Allen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:46:32 GMT

A Round Rock mother has been arrested after investigators said they caught her toying with her son’s birth certificate to get him into school early.

Mother sentenced in child porn case

Shane Allen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:01:13 GMT

After being charged with sexually abusing two children under 5 years old, Mariana Garcia has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Man charged in gunpoint home invasion

Shane Allen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07:05 GMT

Williamson County deputies said fingerprints helped them identify a man wanted in a home invasion robbery Wednesday afternoon near Round Rock.

Hold-up suspects 'ambushed' bank worker

Josh Hinkle — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:21 GMT

One suspect has been arrested in connection with a Blanco County armed bank robbery early Friday. Two others are still at large, and authorities are warning drivers to avoid hitchhikers.

Missing Killeen teen found murdered

Sigfrid Rydquist — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:21:31 GMT

Detectives from the Killeen Police Department discovered the body of missing 16-year-old James Johnson III. Three teenage suspects are in custody.

Company indicted for illegal dumping

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:11:06 GMT

Juan Deanda and Capitol City Disposal Inc. was indicted for 26 counts of illegal dumping. Illegal dumping is when someone intentionally and knowingly, for a commercial purpose, dispose of litter or waste at a place that is not an approved waste site.

Perry denies death row inmate clemency

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:49:12 GMT

Gov. Rick Perry rejected Thursday evening a parole board recommendation that the death sentence of 34-year-old Robert Lee Thompson be commuted to life in prison.

Ft. Hood communication breakdown

Carla Casta�o — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:48:42 GMT

Political correctness and lack of communication between agencies are said to be some of the reasons the suspect behind the Fort Hood shootings went undetected.

Cops: Man caught burglarizing gym

Amy Peirce — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:33:46 GMT

Austin police caught a man allegedly burglarizing an apartment complex fitness center in South Austin on Nov. 18.

Cops: Texas man sold pot door-to-door

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:32:51 GMT

A 19-year-old Brownsville man is jailed on a drug charge after he allegedly went door-to-door trying to sell marijuana.

Man in coma awakes to ATM crime

Shannon Powell — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:07 GMT

A man who spent two months in a coma at an Austin hospital awoke to discover he was a crime victim. Austin police on Thursday announced they are seeking a woman seen on ATM bank surveillance video using his debit card.

Victim tracks thief using cell phone

Shannon Wolfson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:07:37 GMT

Phone-tracking technology helped solve a smash-and-grab burglary in East Austin and led police straight to the victim's stolen purse.

Convicted killer executed

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:57:06 GMT

A convicted killer who volunteered for execution but in recent weeks changed his mind has been put to death in Texas.

School targeted by burglaries

Carla Casta�o — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:55:34 GMT

Georgetown High School has been burglarized six times this year according to police. Even worse, the burglars are still on the loose and taxpayers are having to make up for the thousands of dollars lost.

Woman shot with Taser 'several times'

Shane Allen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:15:49 GMT

Austin police issued an arrest warrant for a woman they said led them on a police chase nearly two years ago, which resulted on police shooting her multiple times with a Taser.

Stab wound kills woman - 19 years later

Shannon Powell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:44:22 GMT

Four months ago, Frances Foster was found dead next to a building along East Seventh Street. Though authorities found no visible trauma at the time of her death, they've now ruled her death a homicide - attributing health complications from a 19-year-old stab wound.

APD finds missing sex offender

Shane Allen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:55:40 GMT

The Austin Police Department located a registered sex offender they claim did not update them on his whereabouts.

South Austin bank robbed again

Shane Allen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:01:35 GMT

Austin police said they have a suspect in custody after the Wells Fargo Bank at William Cannon Drive and Manchaca Road was robbed Wednesday morning.

DPS: Drug cartels targeting school kids

Shannon Wolfson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:36:17 GMT

The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued a statewide warning for parents about Mexican drug cartels recruiting Texas schoolchildren.

Toddler in backseat during police chase

Shannon Powell — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:45:56 GMT

A suspected drunk driver took police on a chase from Georgetown to Austin Monday night with a 3-year-old child in the backseat of the car.

Former sheriff charged as radio pirate

Carla Casta�o — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:39:55 GMT

A former Travis County Sheriff is being charged for breaking the law by running his own pirate radio station and illegally broadcasting the controversial Alex Jones radio show.

Alleged food-contaminator is innocent

Jackie Vega — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:23:30 GMT

A Burnet County jury quickly decided Tuesday morning that Jaime Perez was innocent of any charges that he contaminated Burnet Police Chief Paul Nelson’s food.

Juvenile jail sex-abuse trial postponed

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:57:55 GMT

A former Texas juvenile jail official won't face trial in a sexual abuse case until April.

Lotto victim meets with commissioners

Jenny Hoff — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:25:41 GMT

The Dallas-area man who said he rightfully won $1 million through the Megamillions Texas Lottery is once again fighting for the payout that was allegedly stolen by the convenience store clerk who was supposed to be checking his ticket.

High-speed chase ends in arrest

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:30:26 GMT

A 25-year-old leads Georgetown police on a high-speed chase that ends with the suspect hit by a Taser, according to police. Authorities arrested a driver they said was intoxicated and also found a child in the car.

Student not slowed down by armed robber

Erin Cargile — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:10:42 GMT

A University of Texas student described his "surprising, shocking and extremely terrifying" encounter with an armed robber in a campus parking garage. Police said they believe he was the suspect's second target of the night.