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Nov. 20, 2009

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11-20-09 Collecting food in late firefighter's honor
11-20-09 East Waco pizza restaurant struck by burglary
11-20-09 POLICE NEWS: Woman arrested in assaults
11-20-09 POLICE NEWS: Vehicle slams into side of school bus
11-19-09 Family escapes fire in North Waco, but home engulfed
11-19-09 Man in car chase identified
11-19-09 Officers credit helicopters with disrupting drug shipments across Texas
11-18-09 POLICE NEWS: Car hits gas station
11-18-09 POLICE NEWS: 120 mph car chase in Bellmead ends in crash; man hospitalized
11-17-09 POLICE NEWS: Man shot in throat, chest
11-17-09 POLICE NEWS: Armed robbery suspect sought
11-17-09 POLICE NEWS: Firefighter's son recovering in hospital
11-14-09 Gatesville man severely burned when torch ignited truck's gas tank
11-14-09 Man killed in Thursday home explosion identified as Waco firefighter
11-13-09 8 sentenced as part of 'pre-eminent' cocaine trafficking ring in Waco area
11-13-09 Body found in rubble of Downsville area home; man arrested after saying he shot someone and blew up house
11-13-09 POLICE NEWS: Police arrest man in robbery
11-12-09 Retired McGregor teacher continues to fight demolition of her home that was declared a public nuisance
11-12-09 Police seek suspect in robbery at Waco church
11-11-09 POLICE NEWS: Butcher-knife chase in Waco
11-11-09 POLICE NEWS: Waco man arrested in strangulation assault
11-11-09 POLICE NEWS: Officer injured after man tries to flee driver�s license office
11-10-09 POLICE NEWS: Man charged in slaying is Hurricane Ike transplant
11-10-09 New scam preys on senior citizens' concern for family
11-10-09 POLICE NEWS: Man arrested in North Waco shooting
11-09-09 POLICE NEWS: Suspect in woman's death found hiding in nearby shed in Itasca
11-08-09 Man, 21, dies after rolling truck near Lott
11-07-09 POLICE NEWS: Collision between tractor-trailer, train causes 18 train cars to derail; no injuries
11-07-09 POLICE NEWS: Waco man charged with indecency after police say he fondled boy
11-07-09 POLICE NEWS: Man, 40, arrested in sex with girl younger than 18
11-06-09 Man fleeing in vehicle prompts ongoing chase near TSTC
11-05-09 Robinson woman arrested after pretending to have cancer, using money from fundraiser for breast implants
11-05-09 Pair indicted for murder in shooting that killed 1, injured 2 others
11-05-09 Police say Waco man beat, choked his girlfriend
11-04-09 Details emerge in South Waco wreck
11-04-09 Bank robber headed to psych hospital after judge finds he was insane
11-04-09 Marijuana arrest in Coryell County
11-04-09 Man charged in Corsicana robbery, shooting
11-03-09 POLICE NEWS: DNA evidence links Marlin assault to string of attacks
11-03-09 Sex offenders sought who didn't comply with Halloween rules
10-31-09 Hewitt Tae Kwon Do instructor accused of sexually assaulting student
10-31-09 Man who shot neighbor's dog no longer with FBI
10-31-09 Sex offenders monitored on Halloween night
10-31-09 Fire scorches Chalk Bluff home
10-30-09 POLICE NEWS: Police seek suspect in robbery, assault case
10-30-09 POLICE NEWS: Police ID boy pinned under car
10-29-09 POLICE NEWS: Child hit, pinned beneath vehicle
10-29-09 POLICE NEWS: Wacoan charged with harrassment, assault
10-29-09 POLICE NEWS: Man killed after car rolls over
10-28-09 4 men injured in 24-inmate fight at transfer unit in Marlin
10-28-09 New McLennan County jail expected to be finished next month
10-27-09 Car hits 2 houses in Waco
10-27-09 Mexia counts dealership fire as community loss; owner says service will return soon
10-27-09 Waco Drive wreck kills 2 brothers
10-26-09 17-year-old hurt in East Waco shooting
10-26-09 Waco convenience store on Sanger robbed
10-25-09 Waco police searching for taqueria robbery suspects
10-24-09 Alleged Ponzi scheme victim says trust betrayed
10-24-09 Rally scheduled for Corsicana man executed in 2004 in arson case
10-24-09 Blinn College student dies in wreck
10-23-09 Judge rejects agreement finding bank robber insane, not guilty
10-23-09 Waco fire crew handles mercury spill at MCC
10-22-09 Waco man arrested by U.S. marshals in robbery, shooting
10-22-09 2 men indicted for convenience store robberies
10-21-09 Whitney seeks dismissal of whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former police officer
10-21-09 POLICE NEWS: Woman claims soldier shot by accident
10-21-09 Federal indictment details alleged Ponzi scheme involving 68-year-old Whitney woman
10-20-09 Police news: Man arrested for allegedly injuring his 3-month-old daughter
10-20-09 Whitney woman indicted in alleged 'large-scale Ponzi scheme'
10-19-09 POLICE NEWS: Sheriff's office releases name of woman in soldier's slaying
10-19-09 POLICE NEWS: 17-year-old Navarro County student dies in 1-vehicle accident
10-18-09 Woman arrested in fatal shooting of soldier home on leave from Iraq
10-17-09 Grandmother still aches over her granddaughter's abduction and murder 20 years ago
10-17-09 Waco Police Department issues capital attempted murder warrant for robbery suspect
10-17-09 J.H. Hines Elementary students and staff say goodbye to fallen classmate
10-16-09 POLICE NEWS: Waco man in jail after stabbing
10-16-09 POLICE NEWS: Sexual assault suspect caught
10-15-09 POLICE NEWS: 80-year-old woman sexually assaulted in Marlin
10-15-09 Elm Mott man continues to fight having to pay restitution to Humane Society in puppy mill case
10-15-09 Waco artists' work influenced by son on death row
10-15-09 POLICE NEWS: Man accused of road rage had pipe bombs, authorities say
10-14-09 POLICE NEWS: DNA tests lead to arrest in sex assault
10-14-09 POLICE NEWS: Slain bicyclist identified
10-13-09 McGregor cat lover moves a step closer to trial after lawyer denies local offer of help
10-11-09 POLICE NEWS: Waco man in car fleeing police hits, kills bicyclist
10-10-09 Corsicana man killed in head-on Hill County collision
10-09-09 A year later, no suspects in slaying of Robinson man
10-09-09 POLICE NEWS: Man jailed in sex assault
10-09-09 POLICE NEWS: Kids injured in accident
10-09-09 POLICE NEWS: Police search for robber
10-09-09 Family, school grieve for 5-year-old Waco elementary school student
10-08-09 5-year-old girl killed at Waco elementary school
10-08-09 17-year-old accused of assaulting teacher eligible for transfer to adult prison
10-07-09 Police news: Woman backed car over boyfriend during dispute
10-07-09 Police news: Woman held in knife attack
10-07-09 Police news: Gatesville woman dies in car wreck
10-06-09 Fight against crime at Parkside Village Apartments slowed by financial, managerial issues
10-03-09 Police brief: Man charged with raping woman after she passed out from drinking
10-03-09 Cats could cost McGregor woman her house

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Grand jury indictments

11-19-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Nov. 18
11-05-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Nov. 4
10-22-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Oct. 22
10-08-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Oct. 8
09-24-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Sept. 24
09-11-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Sept. 9, 2009
08-20-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Aug. 19
08-06-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Aug. 5
07-23-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for July 22
07-08-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for July 8
06-18-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for June 17
06-04-09 June 3 McLennan County indictments
05-21-09 May 20 McLennan County grand jury indictments
05-07-09 May 6 McLennan County indictments
04-23-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for April 22
04-09-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments for April 8
03-26-09 McLennan County indictments: March 25
03-12-09 McLennan County grand jury indictments: March 10
02-26-09 Grand jury indictments for McLennan County: Feb. 25
02-12-09 Feb. 11 McLennan County grand jury indictments
01-29-09 McLennan County indictments for Jan. 28
01-15-09 Jan. 14 McLennan County grand jury indictments
12-18-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Dec. 17
12-04-08 December 4: McLennan County grand jury indictments
11-20-08 Nov. 19 McLennan County grand jury indictments
11-06-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Nov. 5
10-30-08 Oct. 29 McLennan County grand jury indictments
10-02-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Oct. 1
09-18-08 McLennan County Grand Jury indictments for Sept. 17
09-03-08 Sept. 3 McLennan County grand jury indictments
08-21-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments for Aug. 20
08-07-08 Aug. 6 McLennan County grand jury indictments
07-25-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments, 7/25/08
07-10-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments, July 9
06-18-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments
06-05-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments issued
05-22-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments
05-08-08 Grand jury indictments
04-24-08 McLennan County grand jury indictments
04-10-08 Grand jury indictments
03-27-08 Grand jury indictments
03-13-08 Grand jury indictments
03-02-08 Grand jury indictments
02-14-08 Grand jury indictments
02-04-08 Grand jury indictments
01-17-08 Grand jury indictments

MATT BAKER CASE

09-04-09 Murder trial for former Baptist minister Matt Baker pushed back to January
08-29-09 Picking Central Texas jurors for trials of pastors can be 2-edged sword
05-20-09 Prosecutors subpoena Matt Baker's school records, preparing for murder trial
05-15-09 Former Waco-area pastor changes attorney defending him in his wife's death
04-25-09 Judge orders Matt Baker to submit DNA; rejects request for grand jury records
04-22-09 Attorney for former Waco-area pastor opposes motion to get DNA from his client in murder trial
04-17-09 Expert witnesses in Matt Baker case could be costly to taxpayers
04-16-09 Prosecutors ask judge to order Matt Baker to submit DNA sample
04-15-09 Former Waco-area pastor trying to get access to grand jury testimony in preparation for his murder trial
04-11-09 Former Baptist minister Baker out of jail on $250,000 bond
04-10-09 Judge approves $250,000 surety bond in Matt Baker murder case
04-08-09 Former Waco-area preacher asks court to appoint defense experts in his murder trial in his wife's death
04-07-09 Attorney for indicted former Waco-area pastor wants prosecutors sanctioned for behavior
03-28-09 Former minister Baker who was indicted for murder transferred to Waco
03-27-09 Former Waco-area Baptist minister surrenders to police on murder charge in wife's death
03-26-09 Former Waco-area pastor indicted on murder charge in wife's death
12-19-08 Wrongful death lawsuit against former Central Texas minister Baker pushed back
12-13-08 Former Central Texas minister Matt Baker seeks dismissal of wrongful death suit because of lack of evidence
07-26-08 Former minister Baker's attorney seeks delay in start of civil suit trial
05-10-08 Matt Baker soliciting funds for civil suit battle over wife's death
03-26-08 DA: Evidence lacking so far in Matt Baker murder case
03-21-08 Ex-minister wants bond back in arrest on murder charges in wife's death
03-21-08 Lawsuit refiled against former Central Texas pastor in his wife's death
12-08-07 Matt Baker says rumor, innuendo fuel murder charge against him
12-08-07 Arrest warrant affidavit for Matt Baker
12-08-07 Death, depression and drugs: Q&A with Matt Baker
10-26-07 Former minister Baker out after 3 weeks in jail
10-24-07 Former minister Baker's release expected soon
10-23-07 Bond reduced for man accused of killing schoolteacher wife in 2006
10-19-07 Matt Baker gets high-profile legal help battling murder charge
10-16-07 Couple drops civil suit in daughter's death, bets on criminal case
10-03-07 Bond doubles for former local minister arrested in his wife's killing
10-02-07 Former Baptist minister arrested in his wife's death moved to McLennan County Jail
09-25-07 Former pastor Matt Baker still in jail on $200,000 bond
09-22-07 Former local pastor arrested in wife's 2006 death
09-21-07 Read the complete arrest warrant for Matt Baker
09-19-07 Cause of Hewitt teacher's death ruled 'undetermined'
08-30-07 Suicide or homicide? Rare inquest held into Hewitt teacher's death
08-22-07 Judge sets inquest into Hewitt teacher's 2006 death
03-09-07 Couple who sued in their daughter's death get more visits with their grandchildren
01-11-07 Judge divides up records in wrongful death suit
01-09-07 Judge considers request to quash subpoenas for records in wrongful death lawsuit
09-09-06 Autopsy on Hewitt teacher inconclusive
08-20-06 Teacher's body exhumed as Hewitt police reopen death investigation

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