Reefer Roundup: 8/12/11

It's back! Your dose of drug news has returned

"...justify the governments ongoing – or, rather, endless – policing of drug use. "It is important that illicit drugs..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Operation Restore Hope

A new APD approach to distressed neighborhoods was the seed of North Central's Operation Restore Hope

"...Randy Pasley (who oversees all of the North Central community-policing activities), and Sgt. Will Beechinor (who supervises the four..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Knee, Wynn, Futrell Austin's 'A' Team

"...apology to Austin's citizens for the "history of the policing profession," he said, which has compounded the distrust some..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...City Police Department who now works with the Southern Policing Institute in Kentucky. "My concern as an investigator would..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

"A different brand of law enforcement" doesn't have to be a bad thing.

"...Basically, Robert Martinez was the acme of "community policing" before that term was invented and became a buzzword...."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

A response to charges of "a different brand of law enforcement" in East Austin

"...has grown by 50%. But so have its community policing efforts, its forums for public involvement, and its technological..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...a Santa Barbara police officer published a study on "Policing Entertainment Districts," and the results are almost uniformly applicable..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Playing It Safe

According to the latest FBI crime statistics, El Paso and Austin rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, among the cities with the lowest murder rates in the nation.

"...of citizens "to get involved in different aspects of policing," including a willingness to testify in court, as a..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...on the May 8 city council vote approving community policing for specific parts of East and South Austin, interim..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature

Flinging the R-Word

Angry Crowd Calls Council and Enviros Racists

"...convened a neighborhood discussion on the need for community policing, and followed it up by sponsoring the March 27..."

May 16, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Assessing the Underwhelming Field of APD Chief Candidates

Nearly three dozen people applied. Will any make the cut?

"...sizable municipal police department, have expressed commitment to reform/modern policing, and, crucially, don’t come with the kind of political..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Transit Cops Near, Cap Metro’s Other Public Safety Personnel Thrive

Safe on the bus

"...Conversations about public transit policing are playing out across the country, as agencies try..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

What State Police Patrolling Austin Means

Send in the troopers

"...were more akin to "stop and frisk" than strategic policing aimed at deterring violent crime. Just over two weeks..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Not Good, Not Getting Better

Austin police learn the limits of their propaganda

"...accept the false choice between public safety and responsible policing – Austin can, and will, have both."..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Free Chol Soo Lee

True-crime documentary reveals the depths of anti-Asian bigotry

"...courtroom, to discussions about social services and rehabilitation and policing of minority communities; to take on board next time..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"...directives from Council to find alternatives to investing in policing...."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

"Cops Off Campus" Activists Keep Pressure on UT

Student org continues call to remove UTPD following West Campus shooting

"...Campus, said the organization believes in reallocating resources from policing into housing, health care, income support, and other initiatives..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Skye Seipp

Council Recap: Despite "Positive Strides," APD Academy's Not Reimagined Yet

Chief, advocates agree that more changes must be made

"...place “a positive emphasis on community engagement and community policing.” At Council's meeting Thursday, APD Chief Joseph Chacon addressed..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

At The Ready

Inside El Paso's high school cop club for students

"...they are not only guided toward a life of policing but bond as a group, all as the limits..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Adrienne Hunter

Chacon Makes Final Cut of Picks to Lead APD

City manager announced on Friday top three candidates for police chief

"...the Union address – for her work creating "relationship-based policing" programs in the city's "most underserved and challenged communities."..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Identifies Top Seven Candidates for Next Police Chief

APD Interim Chief Joseph Chacon among those on the shortlist

"...claims that because of Ramsay’s success in implementing community policing strategies, local criminal justice activists now call for more..."

July 26, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan

Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot

"...is needed to give officers time for real "neighborhood-based policing" (the label APD uses for patrol), may require even..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: We Have Better Things to Do

Stay mad, Dan Patrick! Public safety will be reimagined, with or without you

"...taxpayer dollars by simply not wasting them on unnecessary policing, and that were this not true, we wouldn't get..."

April 16, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Manley Makes His Exit

Police chief's 30-year career at APD will end March 28

"...Reflecting on a long career in policing, Manley told reporters at a Friday press conference that..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...inch closer to their desired careers in border patrol, policing, and customs enforcement. We follow Mexican American students Kassy..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kathy Mitchell Pushes for Criminal Justice Reform by Getting Serious About Being Compassionate

"...several decades of pressure on Austin's inefficient and inequitable policing and court systems. Many advocates and activists have put..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Forum Covers “R.E.A.L. Solutions” to Gentrification and Displacement, Affordable Housing, and Public Safety

Candidates commit to addressing racial justice and equity

"...the root inequities underlying crime – versus relying on policing as the solution – Communities of Color United's Paula..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...and trying to delegitimize sadness and rage over corrupt policing."..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: ARIC, Meet ALICE

Two acronyms walk into an ongoing conversation about justice and equity

"...loudly, during our summer of protest and pursuit of de-policing: Take the money from the cops and use it..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats

Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist

"...popular tactic, as shown this summer by proponents of de-policing who gathered outside the residences of City Manager Spencer..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

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