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July 20, 2022

Defunding police, vilifying them 'at every turn' contributing to officer suicides, experts say

Two retired police officers spoke to Fox News Digital about how the defund the police movement and demonization from the media have contributed to law enforcement suicides.

July 13, 2022

Austin man pleaded guilty to violent sexual assault, gets light sentence through deferred adjudication

A Texas man charged with committing a violent sexual assault against his ex-girlfriend in 2020 entered a plea deal and was given five years of deferred adjudication.

July 12, 2022

Austin man allegedly caught with over 11 pounds of fentanyl in his car battery

Austin police arrested a man last week after conducting a traffic stop and finding more than 11 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside a car battery.

July 11, 2022

Austin police arrest man who escaped from state mental hospital after being acquitted years earlier of murder

A Texas man who escaped from a state mental hospital two weeks ago was located by police and arrested at a park in Austin on Sunday evening.

July 7, 2022

Austin man avoids prison time, gets 10 years of community supervision in sexual assault case

Ivan Wallace, 61, was sentenced to 10 years of community supervision after pleading guilty to burglary with intent to commit sexual assault earlier this year.

July 5, 2022

Texas armed robbers shot at while trying to steal from fireworks stand

Employees at a fireworks stand in Austin, Texas were fired upon by armed robbers late Monday evening but returned fire, causing the robbers to flee the stand.

July 4, 2022

Texas murder suspect Armstrong had sister’s passport in Costa Rica, ‘receipt’ for plastic surgery: report

Texas love triangle murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong had her sister's passport in Costa Rica, where she fled in May after the alleged slaying of Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson.

July 1, 2022

Kaitlin Armstrong murder suspect: police photo shows dramatic transformation

Murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong was trying to start a new life in Costa Rica after allegedly killing her romantic rival in in a Texas love triangle gone awry, U.S. Marshals said.

June 29, 2022

Austin-area woman arrested for alleged human smuggling operation, police say

An Austin-area woman called police to report a burglar last week, but the man she was accusing turned out to be part of her human smuggling operation, police said.

June 28, 2022

Austin man arrested after violent crime spree, using car to push through police blockade

A man in Texas went on a violent crime spree and was repeatedly let out on bail or had his charges dropped before he broke through a police barricade.