Sex, Lies, and Kyle PD

KPD chief placed on leave after love triangle gets complicated

"...News last Wednesday, May 6, that Kyle Police Department Chief Jeff Barnett had been placed on..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Eleven APD Officers Disciplined for Misconduct In Police-Brutality Protests

UPDATED: Seven more likely to face prosecution in May incidents

"...Austin Police Chief Brian Manley has disciplined 11 officers for misconduct..."

Dec. 2, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Who Killed Jim and Tina?

Why has the murder of two people in Kyle, Texas, eight months ago not led to a single arrest?

"...Shortly after 8pm on Thursday, June 25, Kyle Police responding to a check-welfare call at 810 S...."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

APD Officer With Ties to Samantha Dean Fired, Currently AWOL

VonTrey Clark believed to be in Indonesia

"...The Austin police officer placed on administrative leave for his connection to..."

July 23, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

VonTrey Clark Charged with Capital Murder

Former APD officer formally accused in killing of Samantha Dean

"...Recently fired Austin Police Officer VonTrey Clark is back on U.S. soil –..."

Sept. 2, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

News Roundup: Biker Gangs, Ice Cream, & Rain

A deadly shooting, the latest at Kyle PD, and more

"...gangs brings violence with it; rain closes Barton Springs; Kyle PD union head is suspended indefinitely; Blue Bell Creameries..."

May 18, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Stomped Out

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

"...Austin a decade ago and could name just one police officer, chances are that the cop's name was Mike..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

News Roundup: Confederates, Cookies, and Cream

Statues taken down, Blue Bell returns, all is well

"...cream slowly returns months after a listeria outbreak; a police chief and an activist ("peacefully") tweet angry remarks at..."

Aug. 31, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

News Roundup: Campaigns, Courts, and Campus Carry

Democratic socialism comes to Austin

"...of Dean, a pregnant, 29-year-old crime-victims counselor with the Kyle Police Department, last February, has been in custody since..."

Feb. 29, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

A Change in Perspective

Tom Grimes doesn't rewrite history in his memoir, Mentor – he just understands it a little better now

"...explaining the situation to two uniformed officers from the Kyle Police Department. Moments after I turned my recorder on,..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...a construction job in Round Rock, neighbors called the police because they found the music he and his co-workers..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Wheat, Chaff Intact in Sheriff's Race

The seven candidates to replace Margo Frasier show few differences at forum

"...support for their bid for Frasier's job. (Dem candidate Kyle Kincaid did not attend.) And although the race is..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Shooting Star

"...band's manager in Austin, then fled the house before police arrived. He may have run because he had felony..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Feature by David Holthouse

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...These days, the city's Parks and Rec­re­a­tion Department alone counts more than 160 events a year, which..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• Austin Police on April 20 arrested and charged 23-year-old Jason Pool..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...Most damning at trial was a statement given to police nearly a year after Christina's first outcry by an..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a numerical vortex. The recent frenzy of articles on police use-of-force reports is polarizing our community and our police..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Column

Naked City

"...finalists for the top cop job at the Austin Police Department has been narrowed from nine to five, city..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• The arbitration hearing for former Austin police officer Julie Schroeder wrapped up Tuesday; a ruling is..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature

Headlines

"...Yeakel on Tuesday denied an attempt to unseal internal police department documents related to the May 2011 police killing..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature

APD Veteran Fired

Officer terminated for repeated domestic disturbances

"...Michael Stone became the first Austin Police officer fired from Interim Chief Brian Manley's empire on..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• Also on Monday, Futrell and Austin Police Department Chief Stan Knee requested a formal review of..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Remembering Julio Santos

UNT student disappeared on a Friday; was found in Lady Bird Lake the next Sunday

"...communities. The 22-year-old University of North Texas student and Kyle native was last seen on Sixth Street, chattering all..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

ICE Strikes Deal With Surveillance Firm

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

"...other private companies as well as local law enforcement departments, meaning ICE now has the potential to track every..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council: Water Into Whine

With this week's Council late start, what will happen to Citizens Communication?

"...Austin Region­al Intelligence Center (the "fusion center" for Austin Police Depart­ment intelligence data gathering). Proposed for inclusion are Austin..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Playback: Shorter Hours Could Be Coming for Venues During SXSW

Another clubs ordinance change drops right before the Festival

"...Alejandra Lopez, deputy director of the city's Economic Development Department (EDD), says earlier cutoff times are "not set in..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Back in the saddle at the Phoenix Saloon, Woxy pulls the plug, and the latest on the Cactus Cafe

"...on, though that's not necessarily a deciding factor. Watch Kyle Henry's essential local documentary, University Inc. (see "The Last..."

April 2, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Dancing About Architecture

The rain couldn't stop the flood of Austin's outdoor music shows last weekend.

"...present invites to the thoroughly unimpressed Jack Black and Kyle Gass...."

April 12, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...Kyle Edwards And S Is for Smartass..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

News Ticker: June 21

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Excitement is mounting as the Austin Police Department investigates the contents of a suspicious backpack found..."

June 21, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

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