Leffingwell 'Troubled' by Sanders Report

City officials respond to KeyPoint report revelations into APD shooting

"...leaked and unredacted version of the KeyPoint Government Solutions report into the 2009 shooting of Nathaniel Sanders II is..."

May 9, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"...Close observers of local police data won't be surprised by the findings of the..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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

Why Did the 'Chronicle' Attack the 'Statesman' Statistics?

"...the pissing contest you've gotten into with the Austin American-Statesman, for whom I hold no affection, over their alleged..."

Feb. 24, 2004 Postmarks

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

Battle Lines Drawn in City-Police Dispute

The police union walks away from contract talks, leaving civilian oversight in limbo

"...intense conflict among city officials, community advocates, and Austin police got even more intense last week when Austin Police..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Statesman Falls Off Its Bike

Statesman bungles a report about a local traffic incident

"...the Metro & State Roundup section of Saturday's Austin American-Statesman (Sept. 29) you might be under the impression that..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Morning Report

KVET-AM - All the News That's There to Air

"...treated seriously, rather than as an afterthought, and the reporters actually seem to know what they are talking about..."

April 17, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Police Chief Goes on the Offensive

Acevedo called Henson a "liar" to the Statesman

"...There is no doubt that police have a duty to react – and quickly –..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Leak' on Recommendation to Fire Officer Prompts Complaint From Police Union

Austin Police Association President Mike Sheffield has filed formal complaints with city alleging someone from Police Monitor's office and/or the Citizen Review Panel leaked panel's disciplinary recommendations regarding shooting death of Daniel Rocha.

"...Austin Police Association President Mike Sheffield has filed two formal complaints..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Figures Do Lie

The Statesman finds a cops-and-race story that just isn't there

"...last week was a bad one for the Austin Police Department. In a four-day series, the Austin American-Statesman reported,..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Unequal Farce

The 'Statesman' leaps to its own defense … and crashes on takeoff

"...We screwed up, badly, when we reported last week that as part of its "Unequal Force"..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Page Two

Perry rumors fly and the police controversy rages

"...it affects public policy. Coupled with that, we never report on private issues in connection with a public personality..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

Overreaction to the Ozomatli incident ignores years of outstanding police performance during SXSW

"...into the street, as they often do. Outside, the police ordered them back into the club, as they were..."

April 16, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Quote of the Week: Brian Manley

The police chief on reports that Signature Science found mold on the boxes of hundreds of APD rape kits

"...processing. They have been processed, and we have no reports of mold from those kits."..."

June 30, 2017 News Column

You Be the Judge

Sex, lies, and politics in the 331st District Court

"...Concurrently, in the Statesman, Eldridge got hit with two pieces alleging serious problems..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Page Two

No matter how clearly wrong it may be shown to be, the Statesman's APD report will remain in the community's mind as 'truth'

"..."On Tuesday, Jan. 27, the paper [the Austin American-Statesman] ran an itemized list of the 10 officers who..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Righteous readers respond to recent rape reportage, and our Best of Austin issue garners a kudo or two.

"...rape allegations. I repeatedly made that point to your reporter, but nonetheless my comments regarding the DWI evidence were..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Matters of Perception

Evidence suggest that former APD officer Timothy Enlow hasn't been completely honest -- nor have those who have testified against him.

"...On Tuesday morning, the arbitration hearing regarding the Austin Police Dept. dismissal of former officer Timothy Enlow was suddenly..."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Rape saga redux and other local imbroglios.

"...Smith wants us to second-guess the motives of the police, but I think the police concern over the motives..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column

Point Austin: Getting What We Pay For

It costs real money to build a great city

"...It's a fitting coincidence that the consultant's report on Austin Police Department staffing arrived almost simultaneously with..."

July 20, 2012 News Column by Michael King

A Candle for Arnold

The Statesman's Coverage of the Lacresha Murray case

"...Arnold Garcia Jr.'s columns in the Statesman are most often very good cures for insomnia. The..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Why Is Art Acevedo Back Overseeing APD?

City manager picks controversial former chief as top deputy

"...Art Acevedo, a controversial former chief of the Austin Police Department, is now an assistant city manager at City..."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

The Lewis File

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

"...to Darryl Lewis, then chief of the Austin Park Police, under the subject line, "Internal Affairs Complaint Investigation –..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

AISD Hears Loud and Clear: No Cops in Schools

Austinites call for schools to defund its police, too

"...the public asking for the district to defund its police department. That demand comes as the nation faces a..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Aaricka Washington

'Reckless Tactics' ... and the Blowback

Suppressed KeyPoint report charges APD negligence in Sanders shooting

"...investigators asked by the city to review the Austin Police Department Internal Affairs investigation into last year's police shooting..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Nathaniel and Li'l Nate

The two lives and untimely death of Nathaniel Sanders II

"...shot twice in the chest by eight-year veteran Austin Police Officer Leonardo Quintana, as Sanders sat in the back..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

True Crime?

Why is the Austin American-Statesman in touch with the lawyers for Holtzbrinck Publishers Holdings and its subsidiary Holt, publisher of the critically acclaimed A Death in Texas?

"...On Valentine's Day, 1999, the Austin American-Statesman printed a story by staff writer Denise Gamino that..."

June 28, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Naked City

"...the FBI and a grand jury. A juror told reporters that jurors found themselves asking, "What are we doing..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

Point Austin: Read It and Weep

The suppressed KeyPoint report raises questions that still need answering

"...is dead, another was severely wounded, and two Austin Police officers have apparently had their careers ruined, with a..."

May 14, 2010 News Column by Michael King

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