Council Recap: No Deal on License Plate Readers

Decisions on surveillance program, Statesman PUD, and parkland dedication fees all postponed

"...Torres with Grassroots Leadership explained. When Grassroots learned that ARIC was sharing data with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Chacon Still Can’t Seal the Deal for License Plate Readers

Privacy, justice advocates oppose surveillance program

"...That database will be accessible to APD and, by..."

Sept. 3, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

What We're Listening to This Week

Otis Wilkins, Fuck Money, Cash Grab, Jake Lloyd, and more notable sounds

"...studio in Lockhart with Taylor Turner on bass and Aric Garcia contributing percussion, but Andrew Bennet's freshly released video..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Small Change at APD

An interim chief and a blueprint for academy reform

"...as the Chronicle has reported. (Find that coverage at austinchronicle.com/aric-blueleaks.) Earlier this year, Chacon unsuccessfully sought the chief of..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Veteran Named Interim Police Chief as City Launches Speedy Search

Joe Chacon not a “placeholder,” says City Manager Cronk

"...Chacon joined APD in 1998 and currently serves as..."

March 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Is ARIC Still Watching?

Though under scrutiny, fusion center still keeps tabs on protests

"...the Austin Police Department as legitimate, the events that ARIC reported on included an online Juneteenth festival...."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

You Don't Have to Break the Law to Get Watched by ARIC

Anarchy in the ATX

"...BlueLeaks, a recent nationwide hack of information, including from ARIC, a multiagency "fusion center" operated by Austin police. As..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

ARIC Bias

"...Dear Editor, I read “ARIC:Black Marchers with Guns?” I couldn’t help but notice that..."

Oct. 28, 2020 Postmarks

ARIC Changes Its Course – a Little – on Privacy Issues

Suspicious Activity Reports to get a shorter shelf life

"...meeting of the center's Privacy Policy Advisory Committee that ARIC purges information with no connection to terrorism or criminal..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

ARIC Informants Have Watched Local Leftists for Years

Secret police intelligence “Antifa affinity groups”

"...organization that promotes anti-government and anti-law enforcement," reads an ARIC bulletin from Nov. 16, 2016, shortly after the group's..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

An ARIC Question

"...Dear Editor, This morning I read the article “ARIC: Black Marchers With Guns?” [News, Sept. 11]. I appreciate..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Postmarks

Austin at Large: ARIC, Meet ALICE

Two acronyms walk into an ongoing conversation about justice and equity

"...to take on personalities. We've already introduced you to ARIC (think Prince Eric), the fratty, cocky yet easily frightened..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

ARIC: Black Marchers With Guns?

How the Huey P. Newton Gun Club got caught up in Austin Regional Intelligence Center's snitching program

"...Alex Jones conspiracy videos," Balogun stated. After seeing the ARIC bulletin, he added, "I think that's where the FBI..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Reid Replies

"...Dear Editor, In his article, "ARIC Trainings Teach Cops and Informants Junk Science [this is..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Postmarks

ARIC Trainings Teach Cops and Informants Junk Science

Police are learning lessons in fear

"...of many training programs sponsored in recent years by ARIC, many of them of dubious value. A flier advertising..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats

Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist

"...kept secret, originating from the Austin Regional Intel­li­gence Center (ARIC) and other such "fusion centers" across the country. In..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

People Who "Don't Care"

"...a follow-up story about the Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC) since it was promised in the original piece weeks..."

Aug. 15, 2020 Postmarks

Austin Regional Intelligence Center's Secret Informants Show How Profiling Works

“Middle Eastern”? Your info might be on file at Austin’s fusion center.

"...crime analyst participates with the Austin Regional Intelligence Cen­ter (ARIC) as a threat liaison officer. As the Chronicle recently..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

APD’s Secret Informants Eyeing Neighbors for “Suspicious” Activity, Leaked Documents Reveal

APD intel center puts spies among us

"...as a fusion center, the Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC) is a partnership between 19 local law enforcement agencies,..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...Old Majestic, by Robert Xavier Rodriguez; Bandanna, by Daron Aric Hagen; Cynthia Parker, by Julia Smith; and operas by..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Here Are Your 2018/19 Austin Music Award Winners

Best band, musician, song, radio station, and more Top 10s chosen by you

"...Runners-Up: Katie Marie, Bruno Vinezof, Aric Garcia, Alex Marrero, Jose Gutierrez Female Vocalist..."

March 1, 2019 Music Feature

ICE Strikes Deal With Surveillance Firm

What does Vigilant Solutions’ license plate reader deal with APD mean for the city’s stonewall of ICE?

"...sensitive data through those groups. (Questions to WCSO and ARIC were not returned.)..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

APD’s Social Media Monitoring Efforts Face Crackdowns

Facebook denies access to third-party companies

"...On Monday, ARIC Deputy Director Sergeant Jeff Greenwalt told the Chronicle that..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by John Anderson

APD Tracks Social Media

Local social media monitoring software company met with shady digital spying group

"...said the mission of the Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC), where the software is used, "is to maximize the..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by John Anderson

Playback: Five Nights on Dirty Sixth

Is Dirty Sixth Street the wasteland the music scene makes it out to be? Five straight nights answer loud and clear.

"...Girl." Here's the piano equivalent of painters working as caricature artists...."

July 17, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

ARIC and Privacy

'Unconstitutional on its face'

"...Fusion Center (i.e., the "Austin Regional Intelligence Center," or "ARIC"). Responsive documents have revealed intelligence-gathering practices used by ARIC..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by John Anderson

Headlines

"...Police Department and neighboring jurisdictions, was unveiled on Wednesday. ARIC's mission is to "detect, prevent or interrupt" serial criminal..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature

Point Austin: Step Up to Citizenship

The curtain rises on the annual budget pageant – places, please

June 25, 2010 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Confusion Center

The devil's in the details of collecting intelligence

"...potential trouble. (Uninformed? Decidedly. Dangerous? Probably not.) By contrast, ARIC proponents, including Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo, have..."

May 21, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Reefer Madness: Austin Is 'Command Center' for Drug Trafficking

City could draw federal dollars with new designation

"...that, if signed by the city, would establish the ARIC.)..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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