Four masked robbers break into Walmart pharmacy, steal narcotic-filled locker: Police
Drug Crime
Police said the stolen locker was equipped with GPS, allowing them to track down the suspects
March 21, 2018
Cops say Austin bomber recorded 25-minute ‘confession,’ suggest no additional devices expected
Authorities in Texas believe residents can breathe a sigh of relief after finding what they are calling a recorded “confession” from the accused serial bomber who has terrorized the state’s capital in recent weeks. Following news Wednesday morning that Mark Anthony Conditt had been killed in an explosion inside his vehicle as police closed in …
National
March 21, 2018
4-time killer ‘Affluenza’ teen set to walk free
Ethan Couch, the Texas man who was 16 when he caused the DUI crash that killed four, will be released next month after serving less than two years in prison. Couch, now 20, served 720 days in Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas, for violating his probation in 2015. After attending a party where alcohol was …
Hate Crimes
March 21, 2018
Austin bombing suspect blows himself up as SWAT moves in
“We are not 100 percent convinced there’s not other devices out there.”
Hate Crimes
March 20, 2018
New blast sends bombing investigators to Texas FedEx center
By PAUL J. WEBER and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators pursuing a suspected serial bomber in the Texas capital shifted their attention Tuesday to a FedEx shipping center near San Antonio where a package exploded on a conveyor belt in the middle of the night and caused minor injuries to a worker. …
Hate Crimes
March 20, 2018
Texas bomber’s change in tactics could hint at future plans
NEW YORK (AP) — The bombs were left on porches, then by the side of the road, then at a FedEx facility. The victims were black, then Hispanic, then white. The targets were in different parts of Austin, Texas, and then in San Antonio. The seemingly zigzag work of an apparent serial bomber may be …
child endangerment
March 19, 2018
Parents caught pulling unconscious little girl from car after they left her in vehicle alone to eat at a restaurant: Cops
A couple in Harris County, Texas, is accused of leaving their 4-year-old daughter in a hot car for nearly 40 minutes as they ate lunch at a restaurant. Antonio Hurtado, 31, and Brenda Hurtado, 30, were arrested Sunday after police allegedly caught the mother taking the unconscious girl out of the car. Police were called to 2400 block …
Elderly Abuse
March 16, 2018
Caretaker left disabled elderly woman in her own feces for MONTHS, police say
A San Antonio, Texas, caretaker is facing felony charges for allegedly leaving a disabled elderly woman in her own urine and feces for months. Per WOAI, San Antonio police made the startling discovery in June 2014. In addition to being covered in human waste, police said the victim had a leg wound that was so …
Animal Crimes
March 15, 2018
Dozen dogs found dead in kitchen freezer at ‘feces-filled’ puppy mill: Officials
Authorities reportedly discovered 11 puppies and one dog dead in a freezer at a Canton, Texas, puppy mill—the same place they also seized 60 dogs. The Dallas Morning News reported that members of the SPCA of Texas, along with Van Zandt County deputies and constables, found many of the dogs stored in feces-filled crates without food …
Domestic Abuse
March 14, 2018
VIDEO: Pro baseball outfielder caught on tape beating girlfriend, dragging her down stadium stairs, cops say
A Venezuelan baseball player was arrested, ordered into counseling and has been cut from two professional teams in the U.S. after a video surfaced allegedly showing him physically attacking the woman he was dating at the time. According to the New York Post, the video, which was recorded in 2016, has recently been released publicly …
Hate Crimes
March 12, 2018
Package left on front porch explodes and kills teen boy, injures a woman in Texas home – and police say it’s linked to another deadly bomb that detonated less than two weeks ago
The chief said all of the victims have been black and that investigators are considering whether race could have factored into the attacks.
Violent Crime
March 1, 2018
Drive-by shooting leaves one teen dead, another injured: Cops
Authorities in Texas have arrested two men on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl and injuring a 16-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting earlier this month. According to The Dallas Morning News, 25-year-old Ernest Salazar and 22-year-old George Salazar are believed to have been among the four individuals witnesses say were in the dark-colored vehicle …
