Texas Rangers investigating death of Llano County Jail inmate
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Texas Rangers are investigating the death of a Llano…
Crime & Courtrooms
Credit card skimmers found at Kingsland gas pumps
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Investigators are sending out a warning to motorists after an…
BCSO: Gunman’s medical status stalls RR 1431 road rage case
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The medical condition of a suspect in an alleged November…
Overdue account scam hits Marble Falls Library Thrift Store mailing list
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — The email comes across as the Marble Falls Library…
Burnet County JP office hooked into phishing scam; police send warning
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — A so-called “phishing” scammer recently used the phone number…
Don’t be the Grinch’s next victim; protect yourself against Christmas thieves
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — ‘Tis the season for thieves, so the Marble…
Llano officer indicted on charges of tampering and official oppression
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — A grand jury indicted a beleaguered Llano police officer…
DPS creates scale diagram of alleged Burnet County road rage incident
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SMITHWICK — To assist the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office in an…
Armed man in road rage incident recovers from gunshot wounds
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SMITHWICK — An armed man shot by an off-duty Austin police…
Family threatened in ‘road rage’ incident on RR 1431; off-duty Austin officer shoots suspect
FROM STAFF REPORTS SMITHWICK — A reported road rage incident late Nov. 30 on RR…
Burnet County Jail raises the bar, but you still don’t want to stay there
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON BURNET — Standing at one end of a long hallway in the…
Ex-Llano police sergeant faces misuse of information charge
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — A former Llano police officer faces a charge of…
Former Horseshoe Bay Resort restaurant staff face theft ring charges
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Investigators filed organized theft charges against four former Horseshoe…
Cops: Fatal street brawl started with argument, assault at Marble Falls eatery
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — A street brawl that left a man dead…
Man struck and killed by vehicle after Marble Falls street brawl
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Police are investigating the death of a man struck…
Granite Shoals police cite stolen car, alcohol in report following fatal crash
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — An 18-year-old Granite Shoals man who died following a…
Granite Shoals man dies in crash during police pursuit
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — An 18-year-old Granite Shoals man died Oct. 19 in…
Las Vegas massacre prompts call for Texans to report suspicious activity
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN – In light of the Las Vega attack, law enforcement in…
Marble Falls man indicted in July 4 crosswalk death
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A Burnet County grand jury indicted a man on three…
UPDATE: Man killed in RR 1431 crash involving reported stolen car ID’d
UPDATE: The man driving the reported stolen vehicle, who was killed in the Sept. 5…
Buyers beware when purchasing cars off social media sites
STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN – More than a dozen car purchase scams stemming from transactions on…
Burnet police suspect rash of car burglaries tied to drug trade
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Police fear a string of recent vehicle burglaries could…
Burnet gas station latest target in card skimmer cases
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Authorities have ramped up their search for suspects in…
Police: Man arrested on DWI charge after US 281 pedestrian death
EDITOR’S NOTE: The accused is identified as Jimmy “Richard” Lerma as Burnet County Jail…