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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2018

Austin Police Searching for Serial Bomber, Murderer

Interim Police Chief Brian Manley confirmed that evidence suggested that this bombing was related to two previous blasts from “box-type deliveries” that killed a teenager earlier in the day and a 39-year-old man 10 days ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2018

Prosecution of TX Detective Ends as Supreme Court Declines Case

The nation’s highest court announced Monday that it will not take up the case, upholding the rulings of lower courts that cleared Charles Kleinert of criminal wrongdoing in the July 2013 death of Larry Jackson Jr. Kleinert has said his gun accidentally fired when he was trying to arrest Jackson.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2017

TX Man Accused of Using Dog to Attack Police Horses

Police were trying to determine whether the dog attack was deliberate, so they reviewed surveillance footage from HALO cameras posted in that area, the affidavit said. The video showed that Farmer followed the mounted police unit with his dog on his shoulder. There, he lowered his dog onto the street, the document said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2017

Off-Duty TX Detective Saved Lives by Shooting Road Rage Suspect, Police Say

The Burnet County (TX) Sheriff’s Office said the Austin Police Department officer – identified by APD Interim Chief Brian Manley Friday morning as a 19-year detective of the department – called 911 around 10:15 p.m. Nov. 30 to report he came upon a road rage incident while on the way home. The suspect, described by Manley as a 55-year-old white man, was firing on a vehicle with a family of three inside around eight miles east of Marble Falls.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2017

TX Officer Dies from Accidental Off-Duty Burns

A 24-year veteran officer in the Austin Police Department died Friday after spending the last two weeks battling severe burns sustained in an off-duty accident at his home.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2017

Video: TX Officer Awarded Badge of Bravery for Stopping Active Shooter in Austin Hotel

An Austin police officer who helped stop a shooter at a downtown Austin hotel in 2015 is being honored with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Friday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2017

Ford Takes Action on Carbon Monoxide Concerns

Ford Motor Company has announced it will offer to cover the cost of specific repairs in its Police Interceptor Utility vehicles with carbon monoxide concerns. This follows the Austin (Texas) Police Department's announcement that it would pull more than 400 PIUs out of service on Friday due to carbon monoxide concerns.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2017

Austin to Pull 400 Ford Explorers and PIUs Out of Service

The City of Austin has begun pulling all 446 of its Ford Explorers and Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles from service after finding traces of carbon monoxide in a significant amount of vehicles.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2017

TX Officer Who Faked His Own Death Arrested in Dallas

An Austin police officer who was believed to have staged his own suicide and fled to the interior of Mexico has been arrested in Dallas.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2017

Missing Officer Faked His Own Death and Fled to Mexico, Austin PD Says

The Austin, TX, police officer reported missing on Wednesday is thought to be alive in Mexico and is facing criminal charges, the Austin Police Department confirmed Friday night.

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