Feds Say Texas Bomber Had No Known Links To Terror, Domestic Hate Groups
Federal officials say the man suspected in a series of bombings in Austin last year had no known links to international terror groups or domestic hate groups.
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Federal officials say the man suspected in a series of bombings in Austin last year had no known links to international terror groups or domestic hate groups.
Hurst Police said she is safe but had no further details at this time.
The suspected Austin bomber called himself a "psychopath" in a recorded confession and said he felt no remorse for deadly explosions that killed two people and terrorized the city, a U.S. congressman said Saturday.
The mother of a man who lived with suspected serial bomber Mark Conditt in a home north of Austin says her son was kept in police custody until after Conditt died in a fatal confrontation with officers.
During the more than 25 minute statement, Conditt described himself as a "psychopath" and said he feels as though he has been disturbed since childhood, a person confirmed to CBS News' senior investigative producer Pat Milton.
The trail to Mark Conditt included many dead ends among more than 500 phoned-in tips. There were theories that didn't pan out and surveillance cameras that failed to record a glimpse of the suspect.
A cellphone video left behind by suspected Austin bomber Mark Anthony Conditt details the differences among the weapons he built and police say amounts to a confession. But his motive remains a mystery.
Suddenly, the "Keep Austin Weird" slogan doesn't feel so fun anymore. Austin's beloved local motto isn't meant for things as sinister as the string of deadly bombings.
A man in his 30s was rushed to the hospital and first responders evacuated the Goodwill. Police said it was not any kind of copy-cat attack.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced an additional release of $265,000 in emergency funding to help assist bombing investigations in Austin after four attacks this month in that city.
Over the weekend Austin was rocked by the fourth bombing this month. Investigators believe the blast, that injured two people walking along the side of the road, was triggered by a tripwire.
Two people were injured in another explosion in Austin Sunday night, and police are not ruling out a connection to the three previous explosions that detonated earlier this month elsewhere in the city.
Austin police arrested a 26-year-old man on charges of making a terroristic threat for emailing a bomb threat that prompted sponsors to cancel a scheduled concert at Austin's South by Southwest music festiva
Police continue to urge anyone receiving unexpected packages to call 911 without handling or attempting to open them.
Austin Police said they have gotten 265 calls from residents about suspicious packages.
A sense of fear is sweeping through the city of Austin and across Texas after three package bombs, left on doorsteps in suburban neighborhoods, have exploded in less than two weeks.
Neighbors reported hearing the explosion and seeing the bloodied man collapse on his porch.
Austin police say a man dressed as Santa Claus is in custody after shooting at least three people at a Halloween party.
Kevin Waguespack's request to have his GPS bracelet removed to improve his chances of landing a job.
The Austin Police Department believes its own vehicles, which are the same models the Fort Worth Police Department uses, are making officers sick.
The grand jury reached its decision after hearing testimony over five days from seven witnesses, including Officer Matthew Paredes, who fatally shot 29-year-old Tyler Hunkin the night of April 22.
An officer first spotted the car driving erratically and tried to pull the vehicle over, but the driver refused to stop. The boy then hit another vehicle, but kept going and then ran into the pole.
Two Austin police supervisors have been demoted after Chief Art Acevedo determined they did not fully investigate use of pepper spray on a handcuffed man.
Austin police say an armed man was fatally shot by officers at an apartment complex after refusing to drop his weapon.
Police in Austin, Texas, say an officer has died days after being injured in a motorcycle wreck while escorting a funeral procession.
