DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 1 month ago | DailyTrib.com An inline skimmer was discovered Feb. 4 connected between the card reader and the circuitboard on pump No. 13 at the Stripes convenient store located in the 3500 block of U.S. 281 in Marble Falls. Courtesy photo
A skimming device was found at a Marble Falls Stripes convenience store Thursday, Feb. 4, in the 3500 block of U.S. 281, according to the Marble Falls Police Department.
From the outside of the No. 13 pump, there was little indication a skimmer had been installed, but it was there on the inside of the machine between the card reader and the circuit board.
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An anonymous donor recently kicked in $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in a string of suspicious fires that have plagued Burnet County since April 2020. The amount brings the reward total to $37,000.
The Burnet County Commissioners Court approved accepting the reward during its Jan. 25 meeting. The reward will be managed through the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office, said County Judge James Oakley. He and the commissioners hope the additional reward will lead to an arrest.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now Marble Falls Police Department officials are reminding residents to lock their car doors, even if the vehicle is in their own carport or driveway, after a number of car burglaries were reported in the Pecan Valley area. Staff photo by Alex Copeland
Marble Falls police are seeking information in a string of vehicle burglaries in the Pecan Valley area that were reported Jan. 21.
Five vehicles were burglarized on Cedar Drive, Mulberry Drive, and Ash Drive. All of the vehicles were left unlocked with valuables inside.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 3 months ago | DailyTrib.com Officials haven’t determined the cause of a fire that destroyed Mahomet Christian Church on Dec. 9, but a task force of local, state, and federal investigators are investigating it as a possible arson. It’s one of 17 blazes since April that the task force is investigating. Photo courtesy of Scott Wall
A task force of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies is investigating a string of suspicious fires in Burnet County dating to April. The latest blaze destroyed the historic Mahomet Christian Church.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 4 months ago | DailyTrib.com The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed the Mahomet Christian Church late Wednesday, Dec. 9. It is located in the 10,000 block of FM 243 in the Mahomet community. Photo courtesy of Scott Wall
The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a blaze that destroyed a historic church in northeast Burnet County during the night Dec. 9.
The Bertram Volunteer Fire Department, Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department, and Burnet Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at the Mahomet Christian Church in the 10,000 block of FM 243 near the U.S. 183 intersection at about 11 p.m. Wednesday.