UPDATED: Austin Police Department's Alarming Use of Force Rate

Injury-causing force used in over 900 traffic stops in 2018

"...Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told the Chronicle this afternoon that..."

April 10, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley Announces Retirement

Manley's 30-year career with APD will end March 28

"...Austin Police Chief Brian Manley will retire on March 28, following..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

McMillan 'Traumatized' by Houston Cops

DiverseArts Culture Works founder / director travels to Houston due to a death in the family, and gets roughed up by police and arrested

"...as we are with news of fresh incidents of police brutality and racial profiling in cities across the U.S.,..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Cindy Widner

APD Among Texas Police Agencies With Poor Eyewitness ID Procedures

The Justice Project says Texas police agencies are way behind in implementing best practices that can decrease the incidence of mistaken identification.

"...The Austin Police Department "meets the minimum legal requirements" for the administration..."

Nov. 19, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Art Acevedo to Leave APD for Houston

Tenured police chief expected to formally accept HPD job today

"...Art Acevedo is apparently out at APD. The tenured police chief, who came to Austin in 2007 after running..."

Nov. 17, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Frasier Named New Police Monitor

The former sheriff will start work on Jan. 18

"...press conference announcing the selection of the city's new police monitor was the city's new police monitor, Margo Frasier...."

Dec. 29, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

McMillan Case Dismissed in Houston

DiverseArts director has a new appreciation for his allies back home

"...his recently deceased brother's belongings, by prearranged agreement, from Houston's Memorial Hermann Hospital (see "McMillan 'Traumatized' by Houston Cops,"..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Did Failures at APD’s Crime Lab Lead to Sexual Assaults in Houston?

Rape case goes unprosecuted due to contaminated DNA evidence

"...the rape responsible in part for shutting down Austin Police's crime lab was, until Tuesday, in custody in Harris..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Hiring More Police Is Not a Great Way to Prevent Murders

A closer look at Austin's growing number of homicides

"...• Austin police have reported more homicides in the past 10 months..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft's Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...meeting room. Manley had become Austin's interim chief of police six months earlier, and Dusterhoft was one of seven..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

APD Chief and Austin Police Association Get Prickly Over Post-Sedition Suggestions

Good cop, mad cop

"...contentious email exchange with Council Member Alison Alter, Austin Police Department Chief Brian Manley declined to "proactively investigate" to..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Scores Low on Police Lineup Procedures

The Justice Project cites police department shortcomings when it comes to eyewitness identification of suspects

"...new report released by the Justice Project, the Austin Police Depart­ment "meets the minimum legal requirements" for administrating live..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yet Another Reason to Oppose Police Violence: It's Costing Us Millions of Dollars

Money for victims, perpetrators, and alternatives all comes from the same place

"...Austin paid $8 million in settlements to victims of police violence, and another $800,000 to private law firms brought..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats

Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist

"...from a multi­-agency intelligence center operated by the Austin Police Department. The hack, called BlueLeaks, contains documents meant to..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Republicans Vow to “Re-Fund the Police” by Seizing Local Control

State grabs power to dictate local public safety budgets

"...measures this session to target localities that "defund the police" – that not only strike at the ability of..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Police and Thieves in the Street

Why do people say “ACAB”? Allow Austin’s warrior-cop lobby to demonstrate.

"...for as much disinvestment as possible from the Austin Police Department in the city's new budget. The $8 million..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Realigning Police Lineups

New study shows that changing lineup procedure reduces mistaken ID'ing

"...The press call's participants included Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo and Travis County District Attorney..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Houston Has Problem With APD Occupy Case

Parties return to court Oct. 31

"...the city of Austin – and, importantly, the Austin Police Department – had its way, the charges pending in..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Department of Irresponsible, Unconfirmed Rumor

Is the city facing a secret crunch this budget?

"...budget shortfall. Could this be what the scare-stories on police overtime earlier this year were priming us for? No..."

April 25, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City, Police Union Try to End-Run Citizen Initiative for Police Oversight

Oversight, undervalued

"...city of Austin will sit down with the Austin Police Association today, Nov. 10, to hold a momentous meeting..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Meet the Police Monitor Finalists

A brief look at the four remaining candidates

"...to meet the four final candidates for Austin's next police monitor. City Manager Marc Ott is expected to make..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Framing the Guilty?

Houston police thought they had their man – so the evidence was no problem

"...The police were not looking for LaShandra Charles and her cousin..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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 to..."

Sept. 29, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Stuff the Cooler – With Black Tar Heroin!

APD trumpets big heroin bust

"...for Austin-area heroin distribution operation Members of the Austin Police Department Narcotics Conspiracy Unit, U.S Attorney’s Office, Drug Enforcement..."

March 12, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

New claims of ineptitude put criminal convictions at risk

"...material has hit the fan again at the now-infamous Houston Police Department crime lab. In a report filed in..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

April Showers

Turning expectations into gratitude, part 47

"...but terse request, Harold McMillan was roughed up in Houston, and the fucker who ran down Slim Richey in..."

April 17, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...Austin Police Department mental health officers Art Fortune, Joel Pridgeon, and..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...when or how the jacket went missing. The Pampa Police Depart­ment, which investigated the murders, originally held all of..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD's Early Warning System for Reckless and Aggressive Officers Is Broken. Is It Worth Fixing?

Falling into the GAP

"...Relations between the Austin Police Department and the people it serves are strained by..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Barbecue and Good Ol' Boys

A promotions scandal suggests the good ol' boy network is alive and well at DPS.

"...need to know is a name really -- the "Houston Barbecue Club," or HBBQC for short. HBBQC is the..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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