MaryJae
Nothing to See Here
RECEIVED Wed., July 21, 2004
Letter to the editor of The Austin Chronicle,
The Austin Police Department is very concerned with the article on July 16 titled "You Can’t Have That!" [News]. The article contained inaccurate information, which according to the article, was provided to the Chronicle by unnamed sources.
The Austin Police Department is unable to provide details of this case due to civil service laws that prohibit the department from discussing ongoing investigations.
The Austin Police Department is very concerned with the article on July 16 titled "You Can’t Have That!" [News]. The article contained inaccurate information, which according to the article, was provided to the Chronicle by unnamed sources.
The Austin Police Department is unable to provide details of this case due to civil service laws that prohibit the department from discussing ongoing investigations.
Kevin Buchman
Austin Police Department
Public Information Manager
Austin Police Department
Public Information Manager
[News Editor Michael King responds: As of press time Wednesday, Mr. Buchman had not responded to our request to clarify his mysterious charge of inaccuracy. For the benefit of equally puzzled readers: The APD has refused to release normally public documents concerning two former officers’ time and work records because it says those documents are now relevant to a subsequent criminal investigation. The city of Austin is defending that withholding of open records in court. Presumably, the documents contain information that may or may not confirm Buchman’s charge of inaccuracy, but the APD will not further enlighten us – now claiming its hands are tied by unspecified civil service laws. Until the APD or the city is willing to identify the allegedly "inaccurate information," the Chronicle respectfully declines to issue a correction.]
