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Lake Travis High Student Busted for Pot Brownies at Band Practic...

Austinist  Thu, 09/15/2011 - 10:17am

Lake Travis High Student Busted for Pot Brownies at Band Practice We all know that shit can get real when pot comes to band practice, but for one Lake Travis High School student, the proverbial shit just hit the fan - the assault fan.

After distributing brownies laced with pot to his friends at band practice, several kids ended up at the hospital (no word on what their "injuries" were) and parents called the cops.



 

Port Authority Cops: Recovering From Sept. 11

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 09/08/2011 - 10:01pm

On Sept. 11, 2001, New York's Port Authority Police Department lost 37 of its officers — the largest loss suffered by any police department in U.S. history.

Two former officers paid Ground Zero a visit this week, and talked about the effort to recover.

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Austin will raise taxes to hire more cops, but still won't inves...

Austin Metablog  Mon, 05/09/2011 - 6:30am

39,000 police calls, 11 burglary arrests: Why hire 47 new cops then waste their time on false alarms? (via Grits for Breakfast)



 

Cops Find World Cup Trophy Made Of Cocaine

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 07/05/2010 - 4:34am

Colombia didn't qualify for the World Cup this year. But someone in Colombia produces a World Cup trophy made entirely of cocaine.

The 24 pounds of cocaine were molded into the shape of the trophy then painted gold with green stripes. It didn't fool anti-drug agents at the Bogota airport.

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Texas police take on blog commenters

 Sat, 09/26/2009 - 1:01pm

Austin, Texas cops say they have had enough of being impersonated and libeled by commenters on blogs. They are threatening legal action.



 

Tarrytown bank robbed; cops search for armed suspect

KEYE - CBS 42  Mon, 06/01/2009 - 1:59pm

Austin police have rushed more than a dozen officers to the scene of a bank robbery in West Austin.