Posted on: November 21, 2023
Four finalists have been announced in the search for Abilene Chief of Police.
Abilene City Manager Robert Hanna says the candidates will travel to Abilene for in-person interviews and meet-and-greets with the police department December 11.
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Posted on: November 7, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Monday, November 6, 2023, Abilene Police Detectives questioned 21-year-old Kasey Allen Rogers for a case involving two counts of Burglary of Habitation, involving sexual assault, that occurred over the weekend. When detective...
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Posted on: November 3, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 10:19 p.m. police dispatch received a call of an injured subject in the 1600 block of Graham St. in North Abilene. A juvenile female was injured from a gunshot while inside her home. Th...
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Posted on: October 28, 2023
Abilene, Texas –
In March of 1982, the Abilene Police Department responded to a double homicide in the 1300 block of South Bowie Street. The victims were identified as 30-year-old, Susanna Flores Brown and her 8-year-old daughter Franch...
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Posted on: October 19, 2023
EnforcementABILENE, TX – The Abilene Police Department continues increased traffic enforcement through the end of 2023. The increased enforcement will go towards helping change driving habits and making the roads safer for all drivers. Selected ...
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Posted on: October 15, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 8:37 p.m. the Abilene Police Department was called in reference to a major crash involving a motorcycle and a Jeep at the intersection of South First and Grape Street.
A 2012 Jeep Liberty was eas...
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Posted on: October 14, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 7:03 a.m. police were dispatched to the 2400 block of Buffalo Gap Road in south Abilene for the report of an injured subject. Officers found a male lying in an apartment suffering from an appare...
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Posted on: September 25, 2023
EnforcementABILENE, TX – The Abilene Police Department continues increased traffic enforcement through the end of 2023. The increased enforcement will go towards helping change driving habits and making the roads safer for all drivers. Selected ...
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Posted on: September 19, 2023
ABILENE, TX –
Notice is hereby given that at on October 2, 2023, the City of Abilene will hold a public auction via the renebates.com website. Approximately 80 abandoned vehicles in the possession of the City of Abilene shall be sold to...
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Posted on: September 15, 2023
ABILENE, TX – Families are invited to Trunk or Treat sponsored by APD. Families are invited to come out dressed in their costumes. There is no cost to come out and enjoy all the festivities. The event will be held at the Abilene Police Departmen...
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Posted on: September 11, 2023
Abilene, Texas – The United States Department of Justice will award Abilene Police Lieutenant, Brad McGary, the U.S. Attorney’s Award of Excellence. Individuals who receive the award are recognized for their demonstration of extraordin...
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Posted on: August 28, 2023
Abilene, Texas – A 35-year-old Abilene man passed away in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, August 26, 2023, just after 1 a.m. The crash occurred just inside the Abilene city limits in the 5400 block of Highway 277.
Initial reports show that a ...
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Posted on: August 25, 2023
Abilene, Texas – The Abilene Police Department invites you to National Night Out (NNO) 2023. You are invited to come out on Tuesday, October 3rd, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to the Police Station, located at 4565 South First Street. The evening will f...
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Posted on: August 24, 2023
ABILENE, TX – The Abilene Police Department is working in conjunction with the Abilene Fire Department, and the City of Abilene in preparation for the upcoming Labor Day Holiday. The city wants to remind citizens to use caution when driving on A...
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Posted on: July 31, 2023
ABILENE, TX – The Abilene Police Department has increased traffic enforcement since May 1, 2023, and throughout parts of 2023. The increased enforcement will go towards helping change driving habits and making the roads safer for all drivers. Se...
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Posted on: July 19, 2023
ABILENE, TX – A 44-year-old female hit by a vehicle this morning passed away from her injuries. Police were called to the 4500 blk. of South First Street at 5:46 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19 to the report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle....
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Posted on: July 13, 2023
ABILENE, TX – The Abilene Police Department will begin increased traffic enforcement beginning Friday, July 14. “Operation Slow Down” will go towards helping change driving habits and make the roads safer for all drivers. Sel...
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Posted on: July 6, 2023
Abilene, Texas – A 26-year-old Baird man is deceased after suffering injuries in a motorcycle crash. The incident occurred at 1:27 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2023, on Old Anson Rd. at the Lowden St. intersection. First responders arrived to find ...
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Posted on: June 29, 2023
Abilene, Texas – Abilene Police Special Victim Detectives, with the help of Fort Worth Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Stephenville Police, the Abilene Surveillance, Apprehension and Tactics Team, and Major Investigations, arrested...
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Posted on: June 28, 2023
ABILENE, TX – The Abilene Police Department is working in conjunction with the Abilene Fire Department, and the City of Abilene in preparation for the upcoming Fourth of July Holiday. The city wants to warn citizens of the extreme fire danger th...
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Posted on: June 22, 2023
Abilene, Texas – The Abilene Police Department wants drivers to know officers will step up DWI enforcement for the Fourth of July holiday. The purpose of stepping up patrol is to help reduce the number of DWI-related crashes, injuries, and fatal...
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Posted on: June 7, 2023
Abilene, Texas – A second man has been arrested for a 2005 north Abilene homicide. A warrant for First Degree Felony Homicide was issued on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, for 43-year-old Jose Angel Morales, currently in the Tom Green County Jail, on u...
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Posted on: June 3, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 5:12 a.m. the Abilene Police Department was called in reference to a crash involving a box truck and a bicyclist on E. Highway 80 near Bandera Park St.
Officers arrived and located a 2019 Freightline...
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Posted on: May 26, 2023
Abilene, Texas – The Abilene Police Department began increased traffic enforcement operations on Monday, May 22, and will continue through the Memorial Day Holiday and end on Sunday, June 4. This enforcement is intended to help encourage drivers...
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Posted on: May 10, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 2:10 p.m. police were dispatched to the 5100 block of Capitol Avenue in west Abilene for the report of an injured subject. Officers arrived to find a male laying in the street suffering from an app...
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Posted on: May 10, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 1:07 p.m. police were called to a home in the 5200 block of Pueblo Drive for the report of an injured subject. Officers arrived to find a male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was trans...
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Posted on: May 3, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 10:50 a.m., Abilene Police responded to the call of an injured subject at a home located in the 3100 blk. of South 6th Street. Police arrived to find two people, both suffering from gunshot wounds.&...
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Posted on: April 28, 2023
On the evening of Friday, April 21, the Abilene Police Department’s Office of Professional Accountability was made aware of a complaint involving an Officer of the Abilene Police Department. After a preliminary investigation, it was determined t...
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Posted on: April 26, 2023
ABILENE, TX – The Abilene Police Department will begin increased traffic enforcement on Monday, May 1, 2023, and go through the end of May. The increased enforcement will go towards helping change driving habits and making the roads safer for al...
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Posted on: April 24, 2023
Abilene, Texas – Abilene Animal Outreach would like to advise residents living in the area of US-277 South and Autumn Sage Lane that a skunk found in the 6600 block of Autumn Sage Lane has tested positive for rabies. Abilene Animal Outreach rece...
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Posted on: March 6, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On March 5, 2023, the Abilene Police Department Surveillance Apprehension and Tactics Team (SATT), was notified by the U.S. Marshals Service of an endangered child from Lubbock, Texas who was at a north side Abilene mo...
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Posted on: March 1, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 4:09 p.m. an officer located a person driving in a stolen vehicle in north Abilene.
A male was driving a silver 2012 Dodge Ram Pickup in the 100 block of East Overland Trail. When officers attempte...
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Posted on: March 1, 2023
Abilene, Texas – The Abilene Police Department Cyber Crimes Unit assisted the Department of Homeland Security office in San Angelo in the arrest of nine individuals from various locations for crimes against children.
The multi-agency operation wh...
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Posted on: February 28, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 6 p.m., the Abilene Police Department will hold a ceremony at the Historic Paramount Theater celebrating the graduates of Academy Class 60, and our newly certified Telecommunicators.
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Posted on: February 27, 2023
Abilene, Texas – 2022 produced more fatal accidents than any other year in Abilene’s history. In an effort to reduce the number of fatal and serious crashes the Abilene Police Department has partnered with the Texas Department of Trans...
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Posted on: February 24, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Thursday, February 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. Police responded to a home in the 2400 block of Fannin St. in North Abilene. A calling party reported that a male was holding a female at a home at gunpoint and against her will.
The 3...
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Posted on: February 22, 2023
Abilene, Texas – Police are investigating an early morning incident in north Abilene where multiple gunshots were fired into a home. One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at around 2:30 in the morning...
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Posted on: February 21, 2023
Abilene, Texas – The Abilene Police Department Special Investigations Bureau Cyber Crimes aided in the arrest of three area men for various charges of crimes against children.
APD worked with the FBI Dallas Division’s Child Exploitation...
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Posted on: January 24, 2023
Abilene, Texas – The Abilene Police Department will host a recognition and retirement ceremony at the Abilene Police Department, 4565 South First, on Wednesday, January 25, at 2 p.m. in the main conference room. The ceremony will recognize our o...
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Posted on: January 23, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Monday, January 23, 2023, just after 4 p.m. Police were called from the Abilene ISD stating that one of their bus drivers who was taking kids home from school on their normal route, was reportedly hit by some type of projecti...
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Posted on: January 23, 2023
Update: The suspect who pulled a weapon on officers on the evening of Sunday, January 22, remains in critical condition at a local hospital. The 36-year-old male is facing a charge of First Degree Felony Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer that carries ...
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Posted on: January 22, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Sunday, January 22, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. a neighbor called requesting a check of a residence located in the 3500 block of N. 9th. They were concerned that there was a window broken.
Upon arrival, officers approached a vehicle th...
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Posted on: January 11, 2023
Update: Abilene Police Detectives with Major Investigations have charged 31-year-old Quayshaun Lampkin with First Degree Felony Murder in connection with the homicide at the Salvation Army. His bond is set at $150,000. He remains in the Taylor County Jail...
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Posted on: January 11, 2023
Abilene, Texas – Police were called out to the Salvation Army, 1726 Butternut St., at around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. The calling party reported that there was an altercation between two people inside the facility.
Minutes later,...
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Posted on: January 10, 2023
Abilene, Texas – The Abilene Police Department arrested two male subjects for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child under the age of 13. Robert Acosta Lemuz, 18 years of age, and Fernando Rivera, 21 years of age, were both arrested on January 10,...
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Posted on: January 6, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Monday, January 2, at approximately 5:08 p.m., Abilene Police responded to an injured subject call in the 600 block of North Bowie Drive. Police located a 35-year-old-year-old black male with blunt force trauma to h...
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Posted on: January 4, 2023
Abilene, Texas – On Wednesday, January 4, 2023, just after 5 p.m., Agents with APD’s Surveillance, Apprehension and Tactics Team and Patrol, approached a vehicle with a 21-year-old wanted driver by the name of Damien Joiner stopped in ...
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Posted on: January 1, 2023
Abilene, Texas – A 35-year-old Abilene woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the 3100 block of College Street in South Abilene. Ashley Rapp, died in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 1, 2023, just before 1 a.m.
In...
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