Pierce Shooting: 'Still About Four Murders'

Details of struggle still sketchy

"...In 2008, APD and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested Pierce at his sister's home on Carrera Drive..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

KeyPoint Questions Linger After City Admits Goof

City attorney's resignation doesn't solve mystery of who did what when

"...the Texas Civil Rights Project, which was hoping to force the release of the report, Acevedo said he's committed..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Family Questions Pierce's Arrest

Onetime suspect in yogurt shop murder case charged with assault

"...the charge, APD alerted the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force – which includes not only local cops but also..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Family Questions Pierce's Arrest

Onetime suspect in yogurt shop murder case charged with assault

"...the charge, APD alerted the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force – which includes not only local cops but also..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD's Muñoz Reinstated

Fired in May for host of administrative policy violations – including charges that he lied and used excessive force in connection with the alleged choking of a 15-year-old – officer's punishment gets reduced to three-day suspension

"...violations – including charges that he lied and used excessive force in connection with the alleged choking of a..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Deal brings an end to Sixth Street excessive-force case from 2002

"...federal civil rights lawsuit based on a complaint of excessive force brought by Jeffrey Thornton against APD Officer Michael..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I guess this show of force is overcompensation for the almost two-week wait we had..."

April 16, 2004 Column

Unfinished Business at APD?

A Monday public hearing will review a woman's "official oppression"

"...after they returned home Neyens told her Staha had forced her to perform oral sex. "It's kind of a..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Shadows of the Past

A timeline of APD's troubles over the past 13 years

"...among the allegations against Cates are that he used excessive force against a massage parlor owner, that he traveled..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sheffield, the APA, and the Cop Wars

A Brief History of the APA

"...along with it. First, Shaw's best buddy on the force, Sgt. Byron "Bubba" Cates -- head of the APD..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Watching the Detectives

"...them) as ways to improve officer accountability and reduce excessive force complaints...."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The Austin City Council appointed a 10-member task force Thursday to study whether Austin needs a civilian board..."

June 11, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...crusade to overturn Murray's conviction. "Innocence is the strongest force on the planet. Ignorance may deride it, but there..."

Nov. 27, 1998 News Feature

Elderly Deaf Woman’s Lawsuit Over Jailer Breaking Her Wrist Moves Forward

Officers allegedly broke Karen McGee’s wrist after her arrest in 2022

"...a layover at the Austin airport in 2022? Law enforcement officers allegedly broke her wrist after taking her into..."

Jan. 24, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Should the Public Know the Racial Breakdown of Texas State Drug Punishments?

Local nonprofit seeks data through lawsuit

"...Police Department to deal with an officer accused of excessive force; and to bring to light ethnic slurs used..."

Jan. 17, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the department, arguing the officer who shot him used excessive force and violated his civil rights. The city told..."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...to February 2024, the company lost 10% of its workforce, the Statesman reports. The Monday memo describes an emphasis..."

Aug. 9, 2024 News Feature

City Will Soon Pay the Price for Shooting of 15-Year-Old Girl

APD misconduct lawsuits have cost the city more than $73 million over 10 years

"...Among the dozens of items Council will consider October..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Jailer Who Shot and Killed ER Patient Indicted for Deadly Conduct

Victim’s family’s attorney represented George Floyd’s family

"...Charley Wilkison, the executive director for the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, tweeted out hours later that Wright..."

April 10, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

George Floyd Attorney Joins Family of Hays County ER Patient Killed by Officer

“They say he was running away – he’s 300 pounds, shackled, with his pants falling down. He ain’t running nowhere.”

"..."This officer, we believe, used unnecessary, unjustifiable, excessive force in shooting Joshua Wright multiple times in the..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

APD and City Hall Try to Get Their Eighth Street Protest Stories Straight

Cops in trouble?

"...21). If an officer is found to have used excessive force, it would almost always result in a suspension..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Cops Get Charged: Travis County District Attorney José Garza..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature

Sexual Assault Survivors Watch Warily as APD Touts Change

Is everything really different under the new police chief?

"...Assault Response and Resource Team, a collaboration of law enforcement and human services agencies created specifically to change how..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Common Law

Mark of the beast or just another Texas legislative session? New 2021 Texas laws

"...to intervene to prevent another police officer from using excessive force (SB 69)...."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Luke Ellis

Council Recap: Help for Former Prisoners, An APD Shooting Settlement

Also, a split decision in SAN 2.0 ballot language suit

"...helps clients through a series of “warm handoffs” to workforce development programs, employers, food and housing assistance, and other..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Doin’ It to Death: House Dems Chub Up Slim Victories

"...to require police officers to intervene when colleagues use excessive force (SB 68) passed the House on Tuesday, the..."

May 28, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Unpopular No. 2 Likely to Lead APD

Chief of Staff not popular within APD or with local justice advocates

"...demands for change at APD, from racial profiling to excessive force to homelessness to marijuana to the mishandling of..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...House Bill 54, which if passed would ban law enforcement departments from working with reality TV shows. The bill..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...court. The suit alleges that the unidentified officer used excessive force when they shot Evans in the face, fracturing..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature

Family of Man Killed by APD Sues the City

Ajay Griffin did not point a gun at officers, attorneys claim

"...against the city and the eight officers involved, alleging excessive force...."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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