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APD Arrests Suspect in Connection to Drug Trafficking and Distribution Investigation
Case: 25-5015063 Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Location: 91 Red River Street Suspect (Arrested): Jesse Carrillo, Hispanic male, 33 years of age On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, following a prolonged investigation into drug trafficking and…
Displacement Prevention Navigator Program to Expand Outreach for Austinites
AUSTIN, TX – The City of Austin Housing Department is happy to announce that City Council approved contract funding for an expanded Displacement Prevention Navigator Program to support Austinites in the Colony Park, Dove Springs, Monotopolis…
UPDATE: Suspect Identified in Traffic Fatality at the Intersection of E Ben White Boulevard SVRD WB and E Riverside Drive
UPDATE: Case: 25-1551404 Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Time: 9:03 p.m. Location: E Ben White Boulevard SVRD WB and E Riverside Drive Deceased: Lisa Gail Cooper, White female, 66 years of age Suspect: Casandra Barron-Manzanarez, White female, 22 years…
City of Austin Holds Ribbon Cutting for Domestic Violence Shelter
AUSTIN, Texas – The City of Austin, Austin Public Health, and The SAFE Alliance announced the grand opening of a new domestic violence shelter on Wednesday, Sept. 10. This new, 40-unit facility is dedicated to providing safe, short-term housing and…
City of Austin Launches Welcoming Week 2025 “The Stories We Share”
Austin Equity and Inclusion is proud to announce its first-ever Welcoming Week, taking place from September 12–21, 2025. As part of a national initiative, Welcoming Week celebrates the contributions of immigrants and the importance of building strong…
Inadvertent Discharge at Wildhorse Ranch WWTP Contained
AUSTIN – On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at approximately 6:00am, Austin Water personnel at the Wildhorse Ranch Wastewater Treatment Plant, located at 10621 Blue Bluff Lane, Manor, Texas 78653, discovered an unauthorized discharge of approximately 523…
Austin Mobility News: Hike-and-Bike Trail detours coming due to I-35 construction project
Austin Mobility News: Hike-and-Bike Trail detours coming due to I-35 construction project
Traffic Fatality in the 5200 block E Ben White Boulevard EB
Case: 25-2441469 Date: September 1, 2025 Time: 9:46 p.m. Location: 5200 Block E Ben White Boulevard EB Deceased: Sheyla Alejandra Mascorro, White female, 8/14/2004 Arrested: Sonia Edith Ramos, White female, 21 years of age On September 1, 2025, at 9…
APD Detectives Search for Suspects in Connection to an Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Incident
Case: 25-2271670 Date: Saturday, August 15, 2025 Time: 10:29 p.m. Location: 500 Canyon Ridge Drive (Pinstack) The Austin Police Department (APD) Aggravated Assault Unit is seeking the public's assistance in gathering information related to an…