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Mayor says APD will change policies on working with ICE
Mayor Kirk Watson said Police Chief Lisa Davis will change the department's general orders on cooperating with ICE.
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Man fatally shot behind central Austin gas station
Police said a man was fatally shot behind a gas station in central Austin Thursday morning, and the man suspected of shooting him called 911.
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Austin man sentenced to more than 24 years for exploiting boys
A 21-year-old Austin man was sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for posing as a teenage girl online to exploit and extort teen boys.
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Man arrested in East Austin commercial burglaries
Austin police said a man linked to multiple East Austin commercial burglaries, including a break-in at The Cenote Café, has been arrested and charged.
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Austin police seek tips in Sixth Street shooting
Police are asking the public to help identify a gunman who shot two people inside a downtown bar early Sunday morning.
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'Not my parents,' police interview played during Austin insanity defense trial
As prosecutors try to prove Shane James is guilty of murdering six people on Dec. 5, 2023, defense attorneys argue James, a diagnosed schizophrenic, was legally insane at the time.
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Driver arrested on DWI charge after pedestrian dies in South Austin crash
A woman was arrested in connection with a fatal auto-pedestrian crash in south Austin on Sunday, Nov. 1, police said.
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Vehicle-pedestrian crash kills man in north Austin
Austin Police are investigating a deadly crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian that happened Tuesday in the 700 block of West Longspur Boulevard.
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Austin police identify pedestrian who died after being struck on I-35
Police have identified a woman who died after being struck by a vehicleon I-35 in Austinearly Sunday morning.Gabbrielle Pousset, 25, was hit in the southbound
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Police seek second suspect in armed robbery of juvenile near Secret Beach
Austin police are asking for help identifying a suspect accused of assaulting a man and stealing his belongings in a robbery on North Lamar Boulevard.
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MAP: Where have Austin's fatal crashes occurred in 2026?
KXAN is keeping track of the number of traffic fatalities in the City of Austin in 2026. An interactive map shows where those crashes have occurred.
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