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“It never ceases to amaze me over 30 years – we always lose the best. Always. And that’s because the best are always working.”
– Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, commenting on the Sept. 1 crash that killed Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq as he escorted a funeral procession
This article appears in September 9 • 2016.
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