Judge modifies sentence in ex-PEC GM’s money laundering case
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER JOHNSON CITY — A state district judge has modified the terms of a sentence for former PEC general manager Bennie Fuelberg, convicted of a money laundering scheme using...
View ArticleLlano County Jail bookings for the period of July 21-27, 2015
The following people were arrested and booked into the Llano County Jail during the period of July 21-27, 2015, according to Llano County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information are...
View ArticleBurnet County Jail bookings for the period of July 23-30, 2015
The following people were arrested and booked into the Burnet County Jail during the period of July 23-30, 2015, according to Burnet County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information are...
View ArticleIt only takes a moment for a vehicle to be burglarized, stolen
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR BURNET — The woman pulled into the Stripes parking lot in Burnet, jumped out of her pickup and dashed into the store, leaving the truck running. Just after she went inside, a...
View ArticleFacebook helps Granite Shoals police catch burglary suspect
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Granite Shoals police turned to a popular social media site to help identify a suspect in a car burglary. On July 30, Llano County officials arrested Joe Canchola,...
View ArticleLlano County Jail bookings for the period of July 28-Aug. 3, 2015
The following people were arrested and booked into the Llano County Jail during the period of July 28-Aug. 3, 2015, according to Llano County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information...
View ArticleBurnet County Jail bookings for the period of July 31-Aug. 6, 2015
The following people were arrested and booked into the Burnet County Jail during the period of July 31-Aug. 6, 2015, according to Burnet County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information...
View ArticleMarble Falls police respond to shots fired at home, arrest ex-husband
MARBLE FALLS — A 35-year-old man is in custody after allegedly firing a gun in the area of his ex-wife’s home about 8 p.m. Aug. 6. Police responded to the 1400 block of Colorado Drive after a caller...
View ArticlePolice add burglary charge in Marble Falls shooting investigation
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — After further investigation of a possible shooting Aug. 6, Marble Falls police charged 35-year-old Scotty Kelley with a felony burglary charge after he allegedly...
View ArticleHorseshoe Bay man faces child enticement charge
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — A 67-year-old man faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly plying two 16-year-old girls with alcoholic beverages, making sexual comments and trying to coax them...
View ArticleLlano County Jail bookings for the period of Aug. 4-10, 2015
The following people were arrested and booked into the Llano County Jail during the period of Aug. 4-10, 2015, according to Llano County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information are...
View ArticleBurnet County Jail bookings for the period of Aug. 7-13, 2015
The following people were arrested and booked into the Burnet County Jail during the period of Aug. 7-13, 2015, according to Burnet County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information are...
View ArticleThieves take tools from Habitat for Humanity construction site
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Burglars broke into a utility trailer at a construction site of Highland Lakes Habitat for Humanity and stole power tools used to build homes for families in need,...
View ArticleKingland man charged in string of roadside grass fires
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — An alert citizen might have helped put an end to a string of grass fires Aug. 13 after spotting a person acting suspiciously alongside RR 2900 between Kingsland and Sunrise...
View ArticleDeputies make quick return visit to Kingsland home for theft and drugs
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Llano County deputies arrested a man at a Dilly Street residence for allegedly stealing an all-terrain vehicle Aug. 12, only to return a few days later to nab two...
View ArticleLlano County Jail bookings for the period of Aug. 11-17, 2015
The following people were arrested and booked into the Llano County Jail during the period of Aug. 11-17, 2015, according to Llano County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information are...
View ArticleBurnet County Jail bookings for the period of Aug. 14-20, 2015
The following people were arrested and booked into the Burnet County Jail during the period of Aug. 14-20, 2015, according to Burnet County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information are...
View ArticleThieves steal prescription drugs in Atkins Pharmacy break-in
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Authorities are investigating a burglary Aug. 24 during which thieves broke into a pharmacy, ransacked the business and stole a large quantity of prescription...
View ArticleBank VP cautions people over ‘lottery’ and other scams
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — It’s one of the toughest things J. Don McAlpin and his American Bank of Texas staff have to deal with: Someone withdrawing a large amount of cash because they’ve...
View ArticleBurnet standoff results in aggravated kidnapping charge
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Authorities took a Burnet man into custody Aug. 22 after a day-long standoff at a residence where investigators say the suspect held his estranged girlfriend against her...
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