AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin police say they're focusing on halting an increase in armed robberies as the fast-growing area is experiencing an overall jump in violent crime.
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso police say robberies in the far west Texas city so far this year are up 17 percent from the same period a year ago.
Police spokesman Robert Gomez tells the El Paso Times (http://bit.ly/1Vz0xqy ) that police in each of the city's five regional commands are addressing the increase and that the robberies are not connected...