Three Executions Pending

Three more executions scheduled and under appeal

"...Avila was questioned by police for seven hours; in his initial statement he maintained..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Clemency Sought for Veteran

Execution set for Feb. 22

"...19-month-old Timothy Junior, or T.J. But after shooting and killing T.J., Adams was talked down from killing himself by..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...On May 13, 2009, former Austin Police Detec­tive Chris Dunn wrote an e-mail suggesting a review..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature

WilCo Follies

Was it OK for a deputy to shoot a suicidal man holding a gun to his own head? The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will soon weigh in.

"...Do police have the right to shoot a suicidal suspect who..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

"...a violent protest in the streets of Oaxaca, Mexico. Police opened fire on the crowd – and Will –..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...Art Acevedo was her choice to become Austin's new police chief. Council is expected to make the hiring official..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature

Hidden Evidence?

Reed's attorneys insist evidence unavailable to him during his 1998 trial casts serious doubt on his guilt of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, and strongly supports the defense theory that another man was the killer

"...that another man, Stites' former fiancé and then Giddings police officer Jimmy Fennell, Jr., was the real killer...."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD's Michael Clark Video

Footage documents events that led to Michael Clark's death

"...Clark climbed into the back seat of the Austin police cruiser driven by Officer Blaine Eiben. Eiben had been..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Budget Frenzy

It ain't where they live

"...the lamentable reluctance of national sportswriters to give the Cajun-killing Longhorns the respect that they are due...."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Crónicas

John Leguizamo plays a TV reporter in Ecuador in a film that examines the ethics of tabloid journalism.

"...step into and stop the vigilante mob, as local police Captain Rojas (Luzuriaga) dawdles helplessly at the sidelines. It’s..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rocha Case: New Drug Evidence Raises Questions About County Lab

First test showed no drugs in suspect; second contradicted

"...There's more trouble and confusion in the Daniel Rocha police homicide case...."

July 22, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Chrystal

Billy Bob Thornton plays an Arkansas husband who attempts to redeem himself after critically injuring his wife and killing their son in a car accident four years earlier.

"...ran their car off a two-lane highway during a police chase, killing their four-year-old son and leaving her with..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...Within an hour, police arrested Foster, Dillard, Steen, and Brown...."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...school was bombed, apparently in response to last week's killing of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh. We may be..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

Man on Fire

Denzel Washington heads up a pulsating kidnapping thriller.

"...has since married and retired from the business of killing. However, Rayburn does hook up his old friend with..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Greendale

Musician Neil Young imagines a whole town and its people in a Super-8 movie that serves as a companion piece to his CD and touring show.

"...contraband, panics during a traffic stop and ends up killing a police officer, the entire Green family ends up..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Glasgow's Punishment: A 90-Day Suspension

Family 'befuddled' by light discipline in Owens shooting case

"...On Feb. 9, Austin Police Chief Stan Knee suspended Officer Scott Glasgow for 90..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD Officer Faces Homicide Charge in Owens Shooting

The grand jury takes an unusual step in indicting Scott Glasgow.

"...Austin police Officer Scott Glasgow was indicted Oct. 20 by a..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The cop who shot Sophia King is honored by the police union.

"...year's fatal shooting of 23-year-old Sophia King by Austin police officer John Coffey, the Austin Police Association announced that..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City by the Sea

"...is it necessary for Joey to be accused of killing DeNiro's kind-hearted partner and close friend, as if the..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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Our readers talk back.

"...a ready-made brief that includes as named parties Austin police officers who weren't even at the scene."..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin needs an honest discussion of how much we spend on public safety.

"...will be 97%. Perhaps we should just employ Austin police to collect taxes and eliminate the middleman...."

May 24, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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Our readers talk back.

"...Also he may want to look at the Austin Police Department Citation Titles which read: "(NO/Defective) Tail Lights (Right/Left)"..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Column

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Our own little Gaza Strip, and the Halloween (Gas) Mask is taken to task.

"...Israelis. These guns were given to the P.A. to police their land and prevent terrorism, not to cause it...."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...my fear is that of a new focus on police tactics here in Austin, as a result of the..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three/
Get Carter

"...the point man for the city and the transit police, handling the communications with the gunmen while trying to..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

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Raves for Marc Savlov's recent article on Ecstasy.

"...to stop taking the medical community's drugs that are killing them!..."

June 23, 2000 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...publicizing the plight of Austin and how we are killing the city that so many of us love ["Austin..."

May 19, 2000 Column

The Wrong Cause

"...heroic stature isn't entirely bogus, either. Most of the killings he actually did commit occurred when he took part..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Books Feature

The Negotiator

"...an undue interest in the negotiator soon after the killing, Roman realizes he's being framed by the very men..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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