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Police arrested a man hours after a drive-by shooting in Levelland Monday afternoon. According to officials with the Levelland Police Department, 31 year-old Ruben Flores Jr. as taken into custody shortly after 7:00 p.m. Monday, a few houses down from where the shooting took place. Residents say someone in a pickup truck drove past their [...]

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Authorities in Williamson County have arrested a man in possession of $1.7 million worth of crystal methamphetamine. According to officials with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department, deputies charged 27 year-old William Silva with possession of a controlled substance, over 400 grams, a first degree felony punishable by 15 years to life in prison. Silva was [...]

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A witness attacked a murder defendant in a Travis County courtroom Tuesday. According to attorney Mark Pryor, the melee happened in state District Judge Mike Lynch’s court during the trial of 23 year-old Daniel Joe Hernandez. Hernandez is charged with the August 2009 shooting death of 24 year-old Francisco “Pancho” Iruegas, in East Austin. Pryor, [...]

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Five men were arrested on felony robbery charges in an undercover sting operation in Austin August 18. According to a federal court affidavit, five men met at a South Austin hotel with someone they thought was a disgruntled member of a drug-trafficking organization. Prosecutors say they brought weapons for a robbery they thought would net [...]

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The police chief in Bastrop has resigned after being charged with DWI last month in Austin. According to officials with the Austin Police Department, Chief David Board was pulled over August 16 and charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The 46 year-old was police chief in Bastrop, about 25 miles southeast of Austin. He has [...]

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