APD Uproar Over OCD

Union says politics at play, brass says business as usual

"...happening inside the Austin Police Department's high-profile Organized Crime Division – what, exactly, depends on who you ask...."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Barbecue and Good Ol' Boys

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

"...that these individuals were promoted." Thorough, huh?) The subsequent Internal Affairs investigation confirmed the scheme...."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Unfinished Business at APD?

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

"...about that." Staha says that he was aware that Internal Affairs investigators were looking into Neyens' complaint but that..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Uncoordinated and Exposed'

Cmdr. Charles Johnson's report of the shooting of Nathaniel Sanders

"...Following the initial Internal Affairs investigation report drafted by Lt. Shawn Harkin, with..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...yet to be processed through the District Attorney's intake division...."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Iraq Comes Home

Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line

"...or I'll shoot!" the officers yelled, Williamson later told Internal Affairs investigators. He could see Williams from "about the..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Lewis File

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

"...of the Austin Park Police, under the subject line, "Internal Affairs Complaint Investigation – Verbal Counseling." The previous spring,..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD Detective at the Center of Two Legal Battles

Brenda Bermudez has filed a sexual harassment complaint with APD, but she’s also accused of sexual harassment. Another suit claims her negligence led to a teen’s suicide.

"...sex discrimination by failing to act when he informed Internal Affairs that he was being sexually harassed by colleague..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

'There's Going to Be Some Changes'

The latest Mala Sangre testimony dismantles the APD party line

"...lie under oath and try to interfere with an Internal Affairs investigation? And did APD adequately investigate the charges..."

Oct. 17, 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?

"...of APD, and currently a detective in the narcotics division. But since 1998, he has been president of the..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Corrupt Cop on the Chopping Block

APD officer helped a domestic violence suspect evade arrest, according to Chief Joe Chacon memo

"...he couldn't be arrested. During the course of the Internal Affairs investigation that preceded Chacon's decision to fire Upton,..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Police Chief Brian Manley Fires APD Officer for Racist Texts

Offensive language, memes violated Austin Police policies

"...APD's Internal Affairs division began investigating Castelline in the spring of..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

APD Officer With Ties to Samantha Dean Fired, Currently AWOL

VonTrey Clark believed to be in Indonesia

"...violations come in connection with his handling of an internal affairs investigation that began shortly after Dean’s body was..."

July 23, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Mala Sangre Flows Again at APD

The third whistle-blower suit by an Austin cop over the truncated Mala Sangre probe goes to court.

"...suit that he, too, was transferred from APD's narcotics division earlier this year by Assistant Chief Jimmy Chapman in..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Family of Man Killed by APD Seeks Answers

The parents of Alex Gonzales file complaint with the Office of Police Oversight

"...of Police Oversight, which will be forwarded to APD's Internal Affairs division for investigation...."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...that will make them challenging – such as moving Internal Affairs out of APD, for example. Others, like transferring..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

An “Awesome First Year” for Austin's Office of Police Oversight

OPO fields more than 800 incoming contacts – comments, complaints, and kudos – in 2019

"...to City Manager Spencer Cronk and to APD's Intern­al Affairs division, with which it shares a standard operating procedure..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sexual Assault Survivors Watch Warily as APD Touts Change

Is everything really different under the new police chief?

"...by sworn APD officers, although the department's Victim Services Division continued to participate. Moore is also now gone, defeated..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

PSEM: City Coy About Coy report

In wake of public release of assessment report of city's Public Safety and Emergency Management forces, officials announce Park Police Chief Darryl Lewis will step down to division manager, but dance around saying much else

"...be stepping down to accept a position as a "division manager" in the parks department. The Coy report briefly..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests

Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings

"...of the indicted officers remain under investigation by APD's Internal Affairs division. In Decem­ber 2020, former APD Chief Brian..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Former Officer Sues APD

Officer claims firing was retaliatory

"...uphold Acevedo’s second indefinite suspension of Williams after an Internal Affairs investigation determined that Williams – an APD officer..."

May 22, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

More Trouble for Hopkins

Suspended APD officer incurs new sanctions

"...Brian Manley saying that APD was launching a new internal affairs investigation into his efforts to stand as witness..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The KeyPoint Report

What APD didn't want the public to know

"...We agree with the findings of Internal Affairs that this allegation should be sustained against Officer..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature

Many Unanswered Questions in Officers' Deaths

A fatal motorcycle accident was preceded by a long afternoon of barhopping

"...weekend on Highway 71 in Spicewood. Next week, APD Internal Affairs detectives will begin an inquiry into the fatal..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

New Questions Raised in Owens Shooting

DNA tests and an eyewitness account seem to not match the official story

"...government, including the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, to review the case. (At press time, DOJ representatives..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

More Bad Blood

Chief Knee announced an investigation into Jimmy Chapman's testimony; it should probably start with Knee's own testimony.

"...he was transferred from the department's narcotics and organized-crime division by Chapman in retaliation for allegations White made regarding..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cruel and Unusual

Prisoners Fear Violence in Texas Prisons

"...Internal affairs investigated the case and found no evidence linking..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Feature by Janet Heimlich

APD Officers Face Trial for Allegedly Beating a Suspect

Overlooked 2019 case brought to grand jury by new D.A. Garza

"...time, and the officers were cleared in an APD Internal Affairs investigation into the case. Therefore, the indictments secured..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Shadows of the Past

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

"...its roots in a series of public scandals and internal battles that reach back more than a decade. The..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Parks, Wildlife, and Racism

Wardens recount longstanding, institutional discrimination against African-Americans at TP&W

"...explicit) within the Texas Parks & Wildlife's Law Enforcement Division. One recalled: "I've heard that and much worse. We're..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

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