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Malcolm Watts

Malcolm Watts

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Hutto man gets 30 years for shooting at Georgetown police officer

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Malcolm Watts, 25, of Hutto, pled guilty this month to shooting at a Georgetown police officer during a domestic disturbance back in 2021. He was charged with aggravated assault of a public servant and on October 10, was sentenced by Judge Stacey Mathews to serve 30 years in prison.

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Police urge caution in school zones

News Staff
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
The first day of classes for schools in Georgetown ISD is Thursday, August 15, and the Georgetown Police Department reminds drivers to slow down in school zones. As students go back to school, police will be monitoring school zones throughout the city.
Ricardo Quinones

Ricardo Quinones

Georgetown man gets life in prison for murder

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, June 21, 2024
Georgetown man Ricardo Quinones, 39, pled guilty on Thursday to the shooting death of his wife, Lindsey Whitman, 31. Mr. Quinones will serve life in prison, according to the district attorney’s office. He was originally indicted by a grand jury on the charge of capital murder.
Public Safety Operations and Training Center in Georgetown houses the police department and other first responders. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Public Safety Operations and Training Center in Georgetown houses the police department and other first responders. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Georgetown police address mental health crises with intervention team

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Georgetown’s Assistant Police Chief Roland Waits said the department is upping their game when it comes to mental health calls and improving as first responders.

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Cop Calls

Katherine Hamilton
Friday, September 1, 2023
The following information was provided to the Sun by the Georgetown Police Department on August 29 as a record of recent arrest and call reports in Georgetown. Everyone charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty.
Sun City homeowner Kirk Kelley points to the hole in his porch wall made by a bullet of unknown origin. Photo by Katherine Anthony

Sun City homeowner Kirk Kelley points to the hole in his porch wall made by a bullet of unknown origin. Photo by Katherine Anthony

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Georgetown Police investigating stray bullets that struck Sun City homes

Katherine Hamilton
Saturday, April 29, 2023
When Kirk and Kate Kelley purchased their Sun City home last September, they never expected a bullet would one day shoot through their screened back porch and embed itself in a wall. That’s what happened, though, sometime recently, Mr. Kelley said. The bullet was discovered on April 25.
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