Cadet Training Delayed as APD Continues Reckoning With Charges of Racism

More investigations and audits for the Austin Police

"...Spencer Cronk has delayed the start of the next Austin Police Depart­ment cadet class from June to mid-July to..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Special Response

Nearly 80 APD officers will work the Republican National Convention

"...beginning of George W. Bush's second presidential term, the Austin Police Department has sent members of its Special Response..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva

Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response

"...A Travis County grand jury has indicted two Austin police officers for first-degree murder in the fatal shooting..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Tatum Report Depicts Bleak Conditions for Accountability at APD

Is meaningful reform to address bias, bigotry “aspirational at best”?

"...While the specific allegations of bigotry that rocked Austin Police Department leadership in late 2019 could not be..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Not Good, Not Getting Better

Austin police learn the limits of their propaganda

"...so much as runs a red light within the Austin city limits, social media goes all atwitter about how..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Bringing Body Cameras Into Focus

Public Safety Committee considers new technology

"...The prospect of body cameras for Austin Police Department officers now imminent, attention turns toward how..."

Sept. 29, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fits to a Tee

Wayne Vincent responds to APA shirt controversy

"...a year dominated by headlines about an officer-involved shooting, Austin Police public relations can be tricky. Cops have to..."

Nov. 13, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

APA Votes For Status Quo

Police keep their officers

"...Preliminary election results reveal that Austin Police officers have voted to keep their incumbent president...."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Sources: City Manager Spencer Cronk Will Be Asked to Resign

Brazen police-contract gambit follows ice-storm SNAFUs

"...Council resolution that would have moved negotiations with the Austin Police Association over a new labor contract in a..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Deadly Day for APD

Two shootings within 12 hours; one officer is dead

"...Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo began to cry as he..."

April 6, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

City to Open Investigation into Alleged Racism Atop APD

Accused assistant chief retired abruptly earlier this week

"...A complaint filed against former Austin Police Assistant Chief Justin Newsom alleges he used racist..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Geoffrey Freeman Reaches Settlement With City

Cop fired for killing David Joseph gets $35,000, "general discharge"

"...Former Austin Police Officer Geoffrey Freeman won’t go to arbitration on..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Open Questions: Forum on APD Shooting Tonight

Officials discuss shooting of Larry Eugene Jackson, Jr.

"...Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo says that if all goes..."

Aug. 15, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Feeling Kinda Kim

A glance at all things Jennifer

"...of Randi Shade yesterday, the public safety pile-on continues. Austin Firefighters Association prez Stephen Truesdell issued a press release..."

Jan. 23, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Agrees to $2.25 Million Settlement in Fatal APD Shooting

Jason Roque killed during mental health crisis in 2017

"...In another case where the Austin Police Department’s response to a mental health crisis ended..."

Sept. 5, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Finally, Forensics Flies Free From APD

Council approves “decoupling” of police crime lab

"...Nearly five years after the Austin Police Department’s DNA crime lab was forced to shut..."

Feb. 10, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Labor Update: Work and Life at APD

Contract negotiations continue with the Austin Police Association

"...Contract negotiations continued last week between the city and Austin Police Associ­a­tion. The oversight component, which would give the..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

District Judge Backs Out of Upcoming Eighth Street Trials

Kocurek seeks recusal after telling DA’s office she “felt betrayed”

"...asked to be recused from four upcoming trials of Austin police officers charged with felony assault. The charges were..."

May 2, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Hung Jury in Murder Trial of APD Officer Christopher Taylor Causes Mistrial

Jurors were deadlocked through four days of deliberation

"...The four-week murder trial of Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor has ended in a mistrial..."

Nov. 15, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

What's Going On in APD's Organized Crime Division?

Union says politics at play, brass says business as usual

"...Something is happening inside the Austin Police Department's high-profile Organized Crime Division – what it..."

Sept. 9, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Stomped Out

As Sheffield's case awaits trial, he still wonders why CLEAT took such drastic action against him

"...If you were in Austin a decade ago and could name just one police..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

APA President Files Grievance

Complaint calls for Citizen Review Panel overhaul, Frasier's dismissal

"...Longstanding tensions between the Austin Police Association and the Office of the Police Monitor..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"...On the April morning of the funeral for slain Austin Police Department Officer Jaime Padron, Chief Art Acevedo stopped..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Lewis File

Park Police personnel record casts a harsh light on small law enforcement agencies

"...three-paragraph memo to Darryl Lewis, then chief of the Austin Park Police, under the subject line, "Internal Affairs Complaint..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Beside the Point: What a Mess

Police impasse throws city system into disarray

"...Cronk must also smooth over relations with a ticked-off Austin Police Association that just last week saw council members..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...At 1:27am on June 14, Austin Police Department Officer Scott Glasgow, a three-year veteran, killed..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...this morning, but Mike Sheffield is happy that the Austin Police Department will now be monitored by citizens like..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Security Guard Nearly Killed in Machete Attack Urges Stronger Social Safety Net

Police union blames prosecutors

"...Corey Duncan Stewart, a longtime security guard in Austin, was working an evening shift as a security guard..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

APD Chief Joseph Chacon’s Legacy

Assessing the final years of a career that saw a rise from beat cop to chief of police

"...Joseph Chacon will retire from the Austin Police Department in two weeks, ending a career at..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Naked City

Iris Jones announces her resignation at a critical moment for civilian oversight of APD

"...On July 16 Iris Jones, the city's first-ever police monitor, tendered her resignation to city officials, effective Aug...."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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