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Austin Officer's Name Added To National Police Memorial

Mon, May 13 2013, 06:32 PM CDT

Fallen Austin police officer Jaime Padron will be honored at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. tonight.

Padron's name is being added to the memorial. The names of new 321 fallen officers will be read aloud during a candlelight vigil at 7 p. ...

Austin Officer's Name Added To National Police Memorial

Mon, May 13 2013, 01:19 PM CDT

Defense Lawyer Withdraws From Accused Austin Cop Killer's Case

Fri, Jan 18 2013, 10:25 AM CDT

A Travis County judge approved a motion Monday that allows one of the defense attorneys of a man accused of killing an Austin police officer earlier this year to withdraw from the case.

Brandon Daniel is charged with capital murder in the death of Austin police officer Jaime Padron on April 6. ...

Accused Austin Cop Killer May Appear In Court

Mon, Dec 10 2012, 01:07 PM CDT

A Travis County judge will hold a hearing Monday afternoon for the man accused to killing an Austin police officer earlier this year.

Brandon Daniel is charged with capital murder in the death of Austin police officer Jaime Padron on April 6. Police say Daniel shot Padron as they struggled at the Walmart off I-35 near Parmer Lane. ...

Accused Austin Police Killer Brandon Daniel To Face Death Penalty

Mon, Dec 10 2012, 01:08 PM CDT

The Travis County District Attorney will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing an Austin police officer earlier this year.

Brandon Daniel, 24, is charged with murder in the death of Officer Jaime Padron. Padron was shot and killed on April 6 at the Walmart off I-35 near Parmer Lane. ...

Alleged Austin Cop Killer Brandon Daniel In Court

Wed, Jul 18 2012, 09:21 AM CDT

The man accused of killing an Austin police officer early this year is in court this morning.

Brandon Daniel, 24, is accused of shooting and killing Austin police officer Jaime Padron on April 6. He died while fighting Daniel at the Walmart off I-35 near Parmer Lane, police say. ...

Suspect In North Austin Police Shooting Indicted For Capital Murder

Wed, Jun 27 2012, 05:27 PM CDT

The suspect jailed in the shooting death of an Austin police officer at a North Austin Wal-Mart last April has been indicted for capital murder by a Travis County grand jury.

Brandon Montgomery Daniel, 24, is accused of shooting Senior Police Officer Jaime Padron in the neck at point-blank range when he responded to a drunk and disorderly call at the Wal-Mart off Parmer Lane. ...

Austin Police Honor Brave Walmart Workers

Tue, Jun 12 2012, 11:24 AM CDT

The Austin Police Department recognized the Walmart employees who took action during the shooting death of Senior Officer Jamie Padron.

On April 6, Padron was shot and killed while struggling with a suspect at the Walmart off I-35 near Parmer Lane. ...

APD Hosts Benefit Concert and Memorial Ride for Fallen Officer Padron's Family

Tue, Jun 12 2012, 11:24 AM CDT

The Austin Police Department, Central Texas Harley Davidson and the Central Texas 100 Club are hosting a free benefit concert featuring several local artists on Saturday until 9 p.m. Proceeds from the concert will go to the family of Jaime Padron, the Senior Police Officer killed in the line of duty on March 6, 2012 in Austin. ...

Services Held For Fallen APD Officer In San Angelo

Tue, Jun 12 2012, 11:25 AM CDT

The casket carrying Jaime Padron arrived at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in San Angelo Thursday evening for a rosary. Padron was wheeled to the very spot, where 26 years ago as a teenager, he received confirmation.

Holding up a piece of paper, Michael Pfeifer, the Bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo told me, “I went to the file today and found the certificate here of his confirmation”. ...

San Angelo Prepares For Arrival Of Fallen Austin Police Officer

Wed, Apr 11 2012, 05:47 PM CDT

Jaime Padron’s ties to his hometown were as tight as the knots that secure a brigade of shiny police blue bows now lining the route to his final resting spot in San Angelo.

“We’re just putting out the flags for the last ride,” explains bow maker Chandice Book Nevins. ...

Jaime Padron's Funeral Procession Traveled Through Austin

Wed, Apr 11 2012, 04:49 PM CDT

Thousands of people lined I-35 and other Austin area roads to honor a fallen police officer.

A gunman killed Jaime Padron, 40, inside the Wal-Mart near I-35 and Parmer Lane.

His funeral took place Wednesday morning at Shoreline Church in North Austin. ...

Officers Travel From Across Texas To Honor Fallen Officer

Wed, Apr 11 2012, 03:40 PM CDT

Hundreds of police officers, firefighters, and other law enforcement and emergency personnel from across Texas traveled to Austin to pay tribute Wednesday to fallen Austin Police Officer Jaime Padron.

Personnel from police departments in Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, and San Angelo, Officer Padron's hometown and former department, came to his memorial Wednesday morning at Shoreline Church. ...

Thousands Pay Tribute To Officer Jaime Padron

Wed, Apr 11 2012, 04:48 AM CDT

The community of police officers from across the country and Central Texas citizens Wednesday are honoring an Austin police officer who died in the line of duty.

Jaime Padron, 40, was shot to death Friday at the Wal-Mart near I-35 and Parmer Lane. ...

Fallen Austin Officer Jaime Padron Remembered In San Angelo

Wed, Apr 11 2012, 09:30 AM CDT

As Austin gets ready to bid a final farewell to Officer Jaime Padron, the city of San Angelo prepares to welcome him home one last time.

Austin is doing the actual escort bringing Jaime home, “he was their officer, they need to do that for him, but he was our brother too and we'll be close by,” explains San Angelo Police Sergeant John Rodriguez. ...

Roommate Describes Police Shooting Suspect

Fri, Apr 06 2012, 06:25 PM CDT

The roommate of the man accused of killing an Austin police officer described him as a laid back guy.

Brandon Daniel is charged with capital murder in the death of police officer Jaime Padron. He was shot to death at the Wal-Mart near I-35 and Parmer Lane early Friday morning. ...

Fallen Officer Was 'Best Of The Best'

Fri, Apr 06 2012, 04:03 PM CDT

At the Austin Police Department Headquarters Friday afternoon, flags were flying at half staff as the force remembers one of their own; 41-year-old Senior Officer Jaime Padron. He is memorialized as one of the finest to wear the uniform.

“He was outstanding cop. ...

Suspect In North Austin Police Shooting Booked Into Jail

Fri, Apr 06 2012, 03:16 PM CDT

(AP) -- Austin police have booked a suspect into the Travis County jail on capital murder charges related to a slain officer.

Jail records show that 24-year-old Brandon Montgomery Daniel was jailed in connection with the shooting death of an Austin police officer at a Wal-Mart store early Friday. ...

APD: History Of Heroism

Fri, Apr 06 2012, 02:44 PM CDT

They take a pledge to protect our community, and that promise means they may have to put their lives at risk.

The first Austin police officer to die in the line of duty was killed in 1875. Until Friday morning 19 others have paid the ultimate sacrifice. ...

Officer Jaime Padron Was Veteran Law Officer

Fri, Apr 06 2012, 02:04 PM CDT

Jaime Padron, 41, had close to 20 years of law enforcement experience.

He had worked three years with Austin Police Department. Before that Padron served with the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Police Department. Previously he worked at the San Angelo Police Department for 14 years. ...