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AUSTIN MAN steals $172 worth of electrical tools from Home Depot after previously spitting on a loss prevention officer and stealing from the store twice in a single day. Donny Martinez’s record with Austin prosecutors: • 35 total cases since 1986 • 20 theft convictions •…
AUSTIN MAN who once threatened mass violence now facing felony DWI assault charge Thomas Chestnut looks to be the same guy who threatened a mass kil*ing at Fort Hood in 2017, saying he'd sho*t soldiers and take hostages. In 2023, he was arrested for choking a family member and…
Does poverty drive crime in Austin? Austin has poured money into poverty reduction with the goal of cutting crime: a taxpayer-funded Guaranteed Basic Income pilot, hundreds of millions for homelessness response, and a $95 million ARPA investment in housing and support services.…
UPDATE: AUSTIN MAN who shot a man during robbery — then drove off with the dying victim still in the car and then dumped in a field — had been arrested 6 times in Travis County. Jose Refugio Duron, 22, is now charged with capital murder in the recent killing of Steven Conn. But…
AUSTIN MAN Steven Conn picked up an acquaintance for a ride. Jose Duron shot him during a robbery attempt, then drove off with the bleeding victim still in the car and dumped his body in a field. Conn was a repeat offender Austin prosecutors repeatedly failed to hold…
AUSTIN MAN Steven Conn picked up an acquaintance for a ride. Jose Duron shot him during a robbery attempt, then drove off with the bleeding victim still in the car and dumped his body in a field. Conn was a repeat offender Austin prosecutors repeatedly failed to hold…
A 41-year-old man who was shot during an attempted robbery in north Austin has been found dead in a field, and police have arrested a suspect on capital murder charges cbsaustin.com/news/local/aus…
AUSTIN MAN David Reynoso Jaimes kills 4-year-old girl in head-on crash after fleeing separate hit-and-run, driving on grass median to pass traffic. Jaimes was previously deported to Mexico in 2005 after drug conviction. Returned illegally. After crash that ejected and killed…
#EXCLUSIVE The man police say is responsible for causing two crashes in Austin on July 11th—One left a 4-year-old girl dead—Is here illegally from Mexico and had been deported once before, according to DHS sources. 66-year-old David Reynoso Jaimes was arrested in 1997 for…
Who’s the softest prosecutor in the Travis County DA’s office? I ran data from 5,000+ felony intake cases over the last 10 months. 🥇 Jackson Gayle: 16 PR bonds, 14 declinations, declined 2 violent felonies. 🥈 Jordan Foster: 3 PRs + 3 dropped cases out of just 68 total. 🥉…
Who are the most lenient judges in Travis County? I ran the numbers from the last 10 months. Nancy Hohengarten, Jon Wisser, and Ferdinand Clervi are the most lenient. Hohengarten highlights: - BURGLARY: State wanted $17.5K bond, gave $2.5K (86% reduction) - FAMILY…
AUSTIN WOMAN breaks into cars wearing surgical glove, steals $20 from birthday card, and flees nail salon through back door after refusing to pay for $150 manicure. All in the last few months. Yunnique Green's 10-charge rampage since March: • Stole iPhone from coffee shop…
Austin City Hall just circulated a memo promising every regular employee a 4 % pay bump, a new higher base hourly wage, richer HSA deposits, and zero increases to health‑plan premiums. That covers roughly 16,500 workers. The same budget slashes $9 million in police OT and…
AUSTIN MAN barges into a 63-year-old woman’s apartment, grabs her breast, and forcibly grinds against her. Police arrest him and find meth in his pocket. Terry Hunt: • Punched a disabled man over a $20 argument in 2022 • Has prior arrests for stalking, assault, unlawful weapon…
