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Austin police are asking for help locating 41-year-old Ruben Recio Landeros, wanted on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon warrant.
APD says its SWAT team is responding near the 9200 block of Northgate Blvd and asked people to avoid the area; PIO9 is en route to set a media staging location. More details were not released in the initial update.
A Travis County judge has tentatively scheduled the trial for Shane James Jr. on Nov. 5, 2026, after courts found him fit to stand trial.
OSHA has opened an investigation after a worker died at Darling Ingredients' Bastrop rendering plant on April 25. The company says it is cooperating with investigators.
A juvenile wanted in a violent‑crime probe was arrested at the Booker T. Washington complex in East Austin after a 50–75 person crowd confronted officers; two people were charged with assaulting officers.
A 46-year-old man arrested on a DWI was transported from the Travis County Correctional Complex and later died at an Austin hospital; investigators and the medical examiner are reviewing the case.
Bee Cave police arrested a 38-year-old Sunday after a traffic stop turned into a foot chase and helicopter search; the suspect was wanted on Austin Police domestic-violence warrants.
Austin police responded after reports of gunfire near East 12th and Chicon; East 12th was blocked while detectives processed the scene. No immediate danger was reported.
A fatal crash shut the southbound lanes of U.S. 183 at Research Boulevard in north Austin; emergency crews and investigators are on scene. Expect delays.
A 13-year-old was arrested after an alleged Saturday night robbery at the Presidential Glen HOA pool in Manor; police say a gun was shown and the stolen watch was recovered.
A swastika and the words "Death to Israel" were spray-painted on Congregation Beth Israel's exterior in Austin; police are investigating and the synagogue is increasing security.
A woman in Austin faces 13 animal‑cruelty charges after 15 cats were found abandoned in a South First Street apartment.
A Lehman High math teacher was arrested April 24 and charged with an improper relationship with a student; Hays CISD says he’s on leave and barred from campus pending investigation.
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