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A drunken driver involved in a 2008 crash that killed an Austin woman has been sentenced to three years in prison.
According to court documents, 35 year-old JAmes Kevin Blackerby had been convicted of driving while intoxicated three times prior to his 2008 arrest after the crash that killed 21 year-old Heather Heyns. The arrest affidavit [...]

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The Attorney General announced that the 2,000th arrest has been made by the Cyber Crimes and Fugitive units that Abbott made in 2003.
According to the Austin American-Statesman, Kirk Brandon Muller was the 2,000th man arrested.The Statesman reports that Muller, who was “convicted in 1993 for indecency with four children, was arrested for being in [...]

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Eleven suspects are in custody and more arrests are anticipated in a major drug bust in Gary County, Texas.
According to officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety, eight people from Pampa, two Lefors-residents, and another suspect were arrested Tuesday in Gray County. Police say the suspects were buying ingredients throughout the panhandle to make [...]

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A police officer in Fort Worth, Texas has resigned after being caught smoking marijuana in his patrol car, police say.
According to officials with the Fort Worth Police Department, 24 year-old Wesley Lamb is facing charges in connection with the incident. Lamb has been charged with a misdemeanor drug charge and a felony charge of tampering [...]

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Police in Shelby Township, Texas confiscated almost 1,700 pounds of marijuana during a drug bust on March 30.
According to Shelby Township Police Department Chief Robert Leman, an undercover officer was doing surveillance near West Utica and Mound roads when he observed a suspicious vehicle. Police reports say a white van stopped in the road and [...]

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