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An Austin man has been arrested for a string of burglaries that started in December. The man has been charged with three dozen burglaries and will probably be charged with about another dozen in the near future.
The man allegedly burglarized 15 to 20 stores per week starting in December. He never harmed anyone in any [...]

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In 1978, David Lee Powell was convicted of killing police officer Ralph Ablanedo with an AK-47 assault rifle. Powell has been sent to death row three times for the crime, but has appealed each time.
Powell’s most recent appeal contended that his last trial should have been a full one rather than simply a punishment trial. [...]

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A man in Austin with his band for the South By Southwest Music Festival was arrested early Thursday morning for assaulting a hotel security guard.
Michael Jarvis, 25, and a band mate were reportedly running naked around the lobby of the downtown Hilton Hotel, intermittently playing a nearby piano, when the security staff asked them to [...]

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An Austin couple has been arrested in connection with the murder of Christy Lynne Espinosa. The couple allegedly killed her and then burned her corpse by the side of the road south of Decker Lake on February 25.
According to court documents, the couple met Espinosa the night before at Mardi Gras celebrations on 6th St. [...]

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On Saturday night, the Austin police were called to a house for a domestic disturbance. A woman standing outside claimed that her boyfriend had assaulted her and was still in the house with guns and knives.
The SWAT team was called out, and the man voluntarily came out of the house shortly after midnight. He was [...]

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