Former Jasper ofc. indicted for burglarizing evidence room in Kirbyville, taking marijuana

The indictment states Brister is accused of stealing marijuana from the evidence storage room. Enter Article DATE HEREJASPER COUNTY — The Jasper County Grand Jury has indicted a former Jasper police officer who is accused of burglarizing the evidence storage room...

Pueblo West man arrested for 1994 cold case murder in Texas

More than 25 years after the crime, Pueblo County deputies arrested a suspect in a cold case murder from Texas on Thursday. March 25, 2019PUEBLO WEST – More than 25 years after the crime, Pueblo County deputies arrested a suspect in a cold case murder from Texas on...

DNA results found in 900+ untested rape kits in Austin police backlog

Austin Police outsourced the DNA testing of the untested rape kits to labs in other states to help tackle the backlog February 22, 2019AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) – AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department could potentially reopen dozens of rape...

Ex-sergeant arrested in Alamo over glasses, again

Ray Bans that had been placed in the evidence property room. January 10, 2019ALAMO — A former police sergeant here was arrested Tuesday over a pair of Ray Bans, marking the second occasion in four months that he was placed under arrest over the glasses. Rodney Guerra,...

Fired Merkel police chief arrested for Tampering with Evidence

Court documents state Chief Ortiz stole $867 seized during a drug investigation from the evidence vault. Enter Article DATE HEREMERKEL, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The Merkel Police Chief under investigation for mishandling money has been arrested.Chris Ortiz...

Audit underway for BCSO property room

Salazar said the last time the property room had been thoroughly audited was in 1997. October 12, 2018SAN ANTONIO – The results aren’t in yet but changes are on the way. That’s what Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said about an audit of the...