STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO COUNTY — The shooting death of a longhorn steer on a remote county road has resulted in a criminal investigation and a $5,000 reward offered by a Llano County rancher. The incident is believed to have happened sometime over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, March 17-18, on a ranch just […]

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STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Llano County Sheriff’s Office deputies will arm themselves with high-tech body cameras and vehicle surveillance equipment to give them an edge in collecting evidence and during on-scene interactions, officials said. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY  KINGSLAND — Authorities on Feb. 25 conducted a sweep of two houses in the Royal Oaks subdivision of Kingsland and arrested several suspects on drug-related charges, according to the Llano County Sheriff’s Office. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Texas Rangers are investigating the death of a Llano woman arrested Christmas Eve on a public intoxication charge who later died in an Austin hospital after suffering a “medical incident” while in custody at the Llano County Jail, officials said. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Investigators are sorting through how a Llano police officer’s Facebook posting of a popular song’s lyrics led to a voluntary evacuation of at least one department at the Llano County Courthouse on the eve of Thanksgiving. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — The Llano County sheriff had issued a jail facility ban — due to “general conduct” — against a Llano Police Department officer prior to the officer being put on paid leave Nov. 24 by the Llano police chief, officials say. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — An off-duty Llano County deputy nabbed an alleged drug dealer who was apparently peddling methamphetamine in a youth ball field parking lot March 12. According to a Llano County Sheriff’s Office press release, an off-duty deputy was attending his child’s baseball practice at Barney Lee Field in Llano when somebody […]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — A 22-year-old Llano man is in jail after allegedly assaulting a Llano County deputy March 18. Llano County deputies transported Sergio Martinez to the Llano County Jail on April 11 after the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested him two days earlier in Austin. (more…)

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The following people were arrested and booked into the Llano County Jail during the period of Feb. 25-March 3, 2013, according to Llano County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information are listed when available. This list does not constitute an official court document, and all persons are innocent until proven guilty in a […]

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