"I thought it was a good time to relax and watch a movie," 76-year-old Kathy Struck said about the afternoon of March 16. Her daughter Jennifer had just left for the grocery store.
Austin Police Department detectives are looking for a suspect connected to two hit-and-run crashes that left at least one other person with serious injuries.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/police-searching-for-suspect-of-2-hit-and-run-crashes/
The Austin Police Department said it was investigating the death of a 3-month-old infant as a homicide.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/apd-investigating-death-of-3-month-old-as-a-homicide/
A murder warrant on Monday revealed more details about a deadly shooting, including the name of the suspect, that happened in east Austin last week.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/murder-warrant-reveals-more-details-in-east-austin-deadly-shooting/
A 23-year-old man faces a murder charge following a shooting at a southeast Austin apartment complex that left one person dead Saturday night, according to court documents obtained by KXAN.
A man and woman are being held without bond after authorities found 19 pounds of fentanyl in a vehicle, court documents reveal.
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/feds-duo-charged-with-possession-of-19lbs-of-fentanyl/
The shooting is "an isolated incident and the public is not in danger," TCSO said in a release.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/travis-county/man-in-his-60s-shot-killed-in-east-travis-county/
The Austin Police Department said the break-in happened Oct. 29 around 4:45 a.m. at the Henry Heights Apartments at 12330 Metric Blvd. Officers responded to a 911 call for a loud disturbance.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/apd-3-men-connected-to-2023-armed-home-robbery-4th-suspect-at-large/
The Pflugerville Police Department said it arrested five people following an attempted traffic stop that led to a shooting involving an officer early Sunday morning.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/5-arrested-following-shooting-involving-police-in-pflugerville/
APD is investigating the shooting as Austin's 14th homicide in 2024.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/1-dead-after-shooting-at-southeast-austin-apartment/
A man was arrested Thursday on a murder charge in connection with a December fentanyl overdose death.
A man was sentenced Jan. 23 in connection with a January 2021 homicide investigation.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-receives-20-years-for-january-2021-murder/
The San Marcos Police Department said an incident Thursday afternoon led to a SWAT callout in the area of Interstate 35 and Davis Lane.
Detectives with the Austin Police Department asked for assistance identifying a woman suspected of robbing a Dollar General store Sunday in south Austin.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/apd-searching-for-woman-related-to-south-austin-robbery/
The Austin Police Department is now reviewing how to implement measures outlined in a special report aimed at exploring strategies to improve the city's 911 operations.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/council-members-weigh-in-on-911-special-report/
The Austin Police Department released information related to its efforts to combat violent crimes during the 2024 South by Southwest festival.
https://www.kxan.com/news/sxsw/nearly-50-firearms-seized-150-arrests-made-during-sxsw/
The Austin Police Department said it was searching for a suspect in connection to a robbery at a Dollar General store in east Austin.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/police-searching-for-east-austin-robbery-suspect/
An Austin man was arrested March 14 and charged in connection to a homicide investigation from December 2023, according to Travis County court documents filed Monday.
A former Austin Police Department officer was sentenced March 13 in connection to an April 2020 sexual assault case.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/former-apd-officer-sentenced-in-2020-sexual-assault-case/
Fraudulent temporary tags are often used to mask criminal activity — from avoiding tolls to turning vehicles into "ghost cars," allowing criminals to avoid detection and hide in plain sight.
The Georgetown Police Department said it was investigating an incident where a woman was abducted and sexually assaulted overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.
Austin Police are investigating the city's 12th homicide of the year after a man was found dead at an apartment complex in east Austin late Tuesday night.
Five juveniles were arrested over the weekend in Lakeway after they allegedly attempted to break into cars in the Rough Hollow area while driving two stolen vehicles, according to police.
A Travis County district judge has ordered Austin real estate developer Nate Paul to begin serving a 10-day jail sentence for contempt of court starting April 1, for violations in a civil case ov...
https://www.kxan.com/investigations/nate-paul-ordered-to-jail-by-april-1/
Craig Staley, the owner of Royal Blue Grocery, a local downtown grocery chain, said a man who has been in and out of jail has put him out about $20,000 in window repairs.
A man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after being accused of throwing things at drivers on Highway 290, including a six-foot solid steel pipe.
A person was charged in connection to an alleged illegal hunting incident at an east Austin park last month, according to a court document obtained by KXAN.
For 19-year-old Seth Gott, the hardest thing about his recovery from a machete attack at Auditorium Shores was not being able to play music for a month.
Authorities confirmed the body found in Terry County on Wednesday morning was identified as Stacey Williams, 58, who police said was kidnapped in Lubbock on Tuesday night.
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-woman-found-dead-after-kidnapping-arrest-made/
A man was arrested March 8 and charged in connection with a fatal September 2022 stabbing in north Austin, according to Travis County court documents.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-arrested-charged-in-sept-2022-fatal-stabbing/
Around 12:42 p.m., first responders received a call from a woman who said she was drugged and kidnapped, according to GCSO.
The 390th District Court in Travis County sentenced a man to 10 years in prison in connection to a deadly shooting at a Waffle House that happened in November 2020.
The City of Austin launched a new dashboard aimed at bringing attention to hate crime numbers in the city.
Tyrone Thompson, 23, who police arrested in a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened at 7th and Red River Streets early Tuesday morning, previously faced a DWI charge in 2022 that was ultimately ...
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a petition for relief filed last year by embattled real estate investor Nate Paul in his multimillion-dollar legal saga against an Austin-based charitable...
https://www.kxan.com/investigations/tx-supreme-court-denies-nate-paul-relief-on-contempt-of-court/
The man arrested in connection with an explosion at an Austin hospital Aug. 9 was sentenced Thursday to serve 30 months in federal prison related to the incident.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-sentenced-related-to-st-davids-parking-garage-explosion/
A man charged with murder in a southeast January 2022 shooting pled guilty on March 7 and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to court records.
A man posing as a car salesman and a paralegal scammed three people out of $21,000, authorities say.
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/victim-seeking-divorce-scammed-by-fake-paralegal-at-burger-king/
A man was deemed incompetent related to a June stabbing that occurred in West Campus near the University of Texas at Austin.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-deemed-incompetent-in-june-2023-west-campus-stabbing/
In a letter sparked by KXAN’s reporting, Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, asked the leaders of TEA and TJJD, “What exactly went wrong in the protections we established that allowed Xavier Sm...
One person was arrested and identified by Austin Police on Wednesday after a deadly hit and run crash that happened in downtown Austin early Tuesday morning.
A man was sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication March 7 in connection with a 2022 fatal east Austin crash.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-receives-sentence-related-to-2022-fatal-east-austin-crash/
A woman was sentenced Feb. 21 in connection with a fatal 2021 northeast Austin crash that involved multiple vehicles.
Austin Police arrested a man Saturday on felony drug possession charges with connections to an out-of-state dispensary, according to an affidavit obtained by KXAN.
On a day primarily dominated by talks about things like tech and transportation, Ingrid Archie and Aswad Thomas shared their experience as crime victims.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/sxsw-panel-addresses-violence-intervention-efforts/
The Austin Police Department said detectives with its robbery unit were searching for a suspect concerning an incident on Feb. 16.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/austin-police-searching-for-east-austin-robbery-suspect/
Two people were arrested after a reported kidnapping in eastern Travis County where the victim was shot, beaten and left on the side of a road, according to a Travis County Sheriff's Office relea...
On Thursday, a police report was filed for a vehicle stolen from a parking garage in downtown Austin.
Starting Friday at the Burger Sports Complex in Austin, Hyundai is installing free software to prevent car thefts.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/where-can-i-get-anti-theft-software-for-a-hyundai-in-austin/