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Won't Leave the Nest
Singing AMN's Praises
"...Week in Council: Should be a big one. The police oversight focus group will be back on the agenda,..."

May 21, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck
Change is coming, but how much?
"...between Council and troubled city agencies like the Austin Police Department; and between Council and City Manager Spencer Cronk,..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

“A Bitter Pill”
APD begins life under Chapter 143
"...had spent the past half-year bargaining with the Austin Police Association, it became clear that members hadn't exactly considered..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

APA, Futrell Turn Up the Heat
The city manager and police union continue slinging barbs over the withholding of the King investigation results.
"...of words between City Hall and leaders of Austin's police union stepped up another notch last week. At a..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
Withhold federal money until police resolve race crisis, group demands
"...funding from the city of Austin and the Austin Police Department until city officials agree to implement a series..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bullies Will Be Bullies
Decoding Jimmy Flannigan and Ken Casaday's most recent tiff
"...blowup between City Council Member Jimmy Flannigan and Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday over the expired police contract..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Budget, Contracts, and APD
Activists press City Council on police accountability
"...anticipated new expenses (everything from employee pay raises to police body cameras) that will either have to be squeezed..."

April 24, 2017 News Post by Michael King

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

Sixth Street Jaywalker Partially Vindicated in Federal Court
Jury finds cop used excessive force
"...night of their arrest, and were the only ones police stopped. (Glen is Latina.)..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Postmarks
Last week's Summer Smut Issue gets a whuppin' from some prudent readers.
"...have never maintained that no member of the Austin Police Department ever engaged in police brutality, although I do..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Column

Naked City
The state attorney general tells the city what it already knew.
"...report of the independent investigation into the June 2002 police shooting of Sophia King. The report, initiated by the..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD & the 1033
"...has become popularized and touted as a solution to police violence against civilians. But when police forces are able..."

July 19, 2020 Postmarks

News Top Tens
"...Blame Game: To recap: The city blames the Austin Police Association; the APA blames the city. Will anybody ever..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

Yet More King Wrangling
"...Lawyers for the city and the Austin Police Association were back in court Nov. 25 in the..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Is That All There Is?
Joe Lessard Leaving City Post
"...Lessard's duties were reassigned last June, moving him from oversight of the police, fire, emergency medical services, and aviation..."

July 31, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Council: What Do We Want? Money!
Who needs it? Fire stations, cops, and scooter companies.
"...households, in addition to a handful of zoning cases. Police Bargaining: Waiting Game..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower
Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"
"...time and again reported what he has found to oversight agencies charged with remediation or discipline. Time and again,..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Alan Partridge
Steve Coogan’s comical egomaniac Alan Partridge jumps from British television to the movie screen – with all of his smarm intact.
"...with Partridge (and you really should rectify that cultural oversight), he is a self-aggrandizing prat, a pedantic media whore..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...March of this year to serve as a senior police advisor for the United Nations Integrated Office for Sierra..."

June 23, 2006 Column

Naked City
Lone Star State needs to adopt Illinois reforms, group says
"...to improve all aspects of the system – from police investigation to evidence collection and testing to judicial oversight..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report
Bush makes a mess of the Food and Drug Administration; and preaches to Russia about the merits of hypocracy – err, democracy
"...BUSH'S TOOTHLESS 'OVERSIGHT' BOARD For public officials who get caught making a..."

March 18, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Raped Twice?
Virginia Glore asked the APD for a rape test -- instead they're prosecuting her for DWI.
"...smashed out the rear passenger window of an Austin Police Department squad car, and landed herself in the Travis..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Iraq Comes Home
Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line
"...On March 14, 2007, a little after 8am, Austin Police Officer Wayne Williamson heard veteran Officer Lonnie Edwards on..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped
"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”
"...leading to a consent decree in 2014 and federal oversight of AFD hiring until 2018...."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

The Trail of Dead
"...private residence is among the most risky of all police operations, because it's almost impossible to know what lies..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Messy Investigation of a Mess
Did Austin Police Sgt. Michael Olsen use excessive force when he shot and killed 25-year-old Kevin Brown? According to Internal Affairs, the answer is "inconclusive."
"...Did Austin Police Sgt. Michael Olsen use excessive force, in violation of..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken
Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers
"...suggesting that he might be OK with the Austin Police Association’s attempt to screw up civilian oversight at the..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...APD Civilian Oversight: Last week the city appointed the first members of..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature

APD Shooting Called 'Accidental'
Officer claims accidental shooting, and DOJ asked to investigate
"...shooting death of an unarmed man by an Austin Police detective, the Texas Civil Rights Project and Austin NAACP..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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