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Friday, August 27, 2010
Cedar Park police searching for trio they say robbed man who solicited a prostitute online
Cedar Park police are searching for three people they say robbed a man who’d solicited a prostitute on Craigslist, according to a media release.
About 12:10 a.m. today, police were called to a report of an aggravated robbery at an apartment complex at 2201 South Lakeline Blvd., the release said.
Police said a 25-year old man told investigators that he solicited a prostitute online, and he was robbed of $480 at knife point when she showed up accompanied by two other men, the release said.
Police said the suspects left in a four-door Honda Civic with tinted windows, according to the release.
No detailed description of the suspects was available. Anyone with information is asked to call Cedar Park police at 260-4794.
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Police: Man who solicited prostitute on Craigslist robbed
FROM THE CEDAR PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT:
On Friday morning, 8-27-10, at approx. 12:10AM, Cedar Park Police were called to a reported aggravated robbery at an apartment complex at 2201 South Lakeline Blvd. Upon arrival, police spoke with a 25-year old male victim who told police that he had been robbed at knife point by two black male suspects and a black female suspect.
Further investigation revealed that the victim had in fact solicited a prostitute online using Craig’s List. When the victim met the prostitute, she was reportedly accompanied by two males who produced a knife and robbed the victim of $480.
Suspect #1: Black Female, approx. height 5-9, with short dark hair Last seen wearing: Red shirt, blue jeans shorts, and white sandals.
Suspect #2: Black Male, approx. height 5-11, with short braided hair. Last seen wearing: white or grey short sleeve t-shirt and silver watch. Suspect was armed with a knife.
Suspect #3: Black Male - no other information available.
The suspects were observed fleeing the scene in a Black 4-door Honda Civic with tinted windows. No additional information is available and this case remains under active investigation. If the community has information regarding this case, please contact Criminal Investigations Detective Ricky Pando at 260‐4794.
Man charged in sexual assault of three children
A 39-year-old Austin man is facing three counts of felony aggravated sexual assault of a child after officials say he assaulted three children younger than 8, according to an arrest affidavit filed today.
Rene Reyes was booked into Travis County Jail shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday and is being held on $60,00 bail, according to jail records.
One of the children told a relative about the abuse in June, the affidavit said. This week, the child was interviewed at the Austin Center for Child Protection, where he reported the assault to authorities, the affidavit said.
Water main work to affect traffic near McKinney Falls parkway
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE AUSTIN WATER UTILITY:
Austin Water will begin work on repairing a significant water main valve from Sunday morning August 29th to Friday September 3rd.
Apparently a valve on a 24-inch water main failed during a routine replacement of a leaking fire hydrant.
A complete repair of this valve is two-fold to avoid shutting off water service to a large number of area customers.
The first part involved crews installing a new valve in an adjacent water main that runs in the area. That part of the repair was done last week and only affected service to some customers for a short period of time. This new valve will allow crews to isolate the damaged 24-inch valve without disrupting anymore service to the area.
However, traffic around the intersection of Burleson and McKinney Falls Parkway will be affected during the second part of this project which involves the repair/replacement of the damaged 24-inch valve. Detours will not be required, just lane shifts and reductions.
Austin Water Utility’s mission is to provide safe, reliable high-quality drinking water services to its nearly 900,000 current customers, and to ensure reliable water to its future customers.
