APD Veteran Named Interim Police Chief as City Launches Speedy Search

Joe Chacon not a “placeholder,” says City Manager Cronk

"...to serve as the interim leader of the Austin Police Department while the city undergoes a search for its..."

March 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

ARIC Informants Have Watched Local Leftists for Years

Secret police intelligence “Antifa affinity groups”

"...Intelligence Center, Central Texas' organizer and purveyor of secret police intelligence, uses its own bit of shorthand, common to..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

ARIC Trainings Teach Cops and Informants Junk Science

Police are learning lessons in fear

"...Austin police, like police everywhere, have an occupational obsession: sifting truth..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

APD’s Secret Informants Eyeing Neighbors for “Suspicious” Activity, Leaked Documents Reveal

APD intel center puts spies among us

"...early June, an intelligence center operated by the Austin Police Department was hacked, along with many others like it..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Austin Regional Intelligence Center's Secret Informants Show How Profiling Works

“Middle Eastern”? Your info might be on file at Austin’s fusion center.

"...a report by a crime analyst with the Lakeway Police Department, at around 5:10pm on November 19, 2019, a..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Bad Blood

Did the Austin Police Department Shut Down an Investigation of Its Own Cops?

"...Austin Police Department officer Stan Farris sits in his lawyer's office..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Mala Sangre Summary of Allegations

Allegations drawn from the Mala Sangre Investigation Summary

"...the allegations concerned possible criminal activity by named Austin police officers, and it is clear from the document that..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature

Weed Watch

Find your friendly local narc on a new Web database

"...where users can post and gather information about local police, federal agents, and police informants...."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Feeling the Heat

A profile of the new Texas ACLU and Executive Director Will Harrell

"...of last week, a bill prohibiting racial profiling by police had passed the Senate, and has good prospects in..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

No Knock and No Crack, Pt. 2

"...Last week, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington announced new controls over narco cops..."

April 4, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Lives of Others

This recent Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film is the story of the small redemption of one man, who happens to be a hated East German Stasi officer.

"...chirping, and the Stasi – the East German secret police – are looking into those buildings through binoculars and..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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

Body Cameras for APD, but When?

Likely two-year timeline before full implementation

"...other things, the topic of body cameras for Austin Police Department officers. It appeared as though all sides were..."

April 28, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

APD Infiltrates Occupy

Activists say cop encouraged them to break the law

"...Did an undercover Austin Police detective induce members of Occupy Austin to commit felony..."

Aug. 30, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

APD Infiltrates Occupy: How Many Officers Does it Take to 'Protect' Free Speech?

Lawyer says up to six APD officers involved in watching OA

"...led to the discovery last year that three Austin Police officers had infiltrated the movement. The charges against the..."

Feb. 23, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Still Bleeding

APD Officer Jeff White's lawsuit against the department gives new life to allegations of corruption and retaliation.

"...According to his attorney Jody Mask, Austin Police Department Detective Jeff White has an excellent record of..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Journey of a Gun

Gun traveled circuitous path to Kevin Brown's hands

"...about finding who'd ripped us off," he later told police. The group drove around the Eastside for a while..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Weak at the Knee?

Chief Stan Knee's tenure at the APD has had many external successes, and several internal failures.

"...sworn in as the new chief of the Austin Police Department on Oct. 16, 1997, he faced a daunting..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Spooking the Students

"...and end monitoring of student groups by the UT Police Dept...."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Strange Bedfellows

Email hack job blows cover for undercover work within Occupy Austin

"...of one would-be activist who seemed to move behind police lines and point out additional people to arrest –..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

The Facts Were Immaterial

The 'counterintelligence' operations of Hoover's FBI included harassment, vilification, violence – and fake 'underground' newspapers in Bloomington, D.C., and Austin

"...favorite of the San Antonio field office), planted evidence, informants, fake phone calls, and active target harassment. The Church..."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Dale Brumfield

Reid Replies

"...Editor, In his article, "ARIC Trainings Teach Cops and Informants Junk Science [this is the kicker, not the headline]..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Postmarks

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...undercover drug sting, a joint operation of the Edna Police Department and the Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office coyly dubbed..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Small Change at APD

An interim chief and a blueprint for academy reform

"...to serve as the interim leader of the Austin Police Department while the city undergoes a search for its..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Drug Warriors

Hays County drug war is costing lives and money.

"...differ on whether or not they identified themselves as police. Burns reported hearing at that point what he believed..."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

APD Infiltrates Occupy

Undercover cops revealed in Houston – Acevedo promises review

"...Did an undercover Austin Police detective induce members of Occupy Austin to commit felony..."

Sept. 7, 2012 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.

"...On Aug. 28, Austin Police Chief Stan Knee announced the initiation of an independent..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Unfinished Business at APD?

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

"...On Monday, May 19, the Austin Police Department's citizen review panel will hold a public hearing..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...polimigra. It's a blend of the Spanish words for "police" and "immigration," reflecting the notion that the two law..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

Did APD Review Panel Fumble Sexual Misconduct Complaint?

The Police Monitor's panel seemingly misses the point of the Lucy Neyens case.

"...On June 16 the Office of the Police Monitor's citizen review panel voted to recommend that Austin..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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