The Mod Squad

"...has almost surely quintupled that payday with The Mod Squad. And although it's hardly the most shameful act ever..."

March 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Xtreme Solution

APD squad cars will now have 'no-idle' battery packs sufficient to run new video hardware – but did city officials fall for a system too expensive and impractical?

"...the deadly shooting took place, and each of those cars was equipped with an in-car video recorder. Unfortunately, only..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Kinder, Gentler SXSW?

City to tighten "temporary" permits

"...revealed that APD plans on increasing the amount of squad cars and officers deployed throughout Downtown: an increase of..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...jail tours, CPR certification, and mock trials to driving squad cars, dusting for fingerprints, and even shooting guns. But..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Communication Breakdown

The city's plan to implement a radio system is turning into a long, high-dollar project

"...was a mess," says one fire department official. APD squad cars "were blocking the fire hydrants and we couldn't..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Notice: Priest Walks Into a Bar …

Armadillo Art Squad dean Micael Priest dead at 66

"...that Micael Priest – dean of the Armadillo Art Squad that invented the iconography of cosmic cowboys, rock music..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Charges Against Prado Dropped, for Now

Driver in collision that killed Ofc. Abdul-Khaliq stays hung in the balance

"...to the procession, the amount of space between procession cars, and whether or not a driver in the procession..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Aztex: Good News, Bad News

Three games this weekend for soccer fans

"...day this weekend for the Austin Aztex: the senior squad plays Friday and Sunday evenings, with the U-23s in..."

June 17, 2009 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

What if the police threw a riot and nobody came?

"...the cops, who came in three vans and two squad cars, were responding to the presence of about two..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Day, cycling through all-too-familiar internet footage of mask meltdowns, squad cars burning, and power fist rallies. Never shy on..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

APD Body Cameras Coming to East Austin Next Week

Departmental rollout of 736 cameras will continue through year's end

"...cameras work in tandem with dash-board video cameras in squad cars, turning on when the car door opens –..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Police Chief: ACL Fest Will Be “Safest Part of the City”

Shooting at Las Vegas festival prompts press conference on security

"...there will be officers on foot, bicycle, ATV, and squad cars in and around Zilker Park. He also touted..."

Oct. 2, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

DPS Director Steve McCraw Issues Immigration Marching Orders

Since Nov. 4, DPS troopers "have an obligation" to work with ICE, Border Patrol

"...detained and often deported. From Browns­ville to Laredo, DPS squad cars buzz around minor traffic infractions like bees circling..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Leftöver Crack

"...and "Gang Control" blared, Austin's police arrived in five squad cars to arrest a semiconscious concertgoer crumpled at the..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Too Many Police in South Austin

"...(most being arrested or at least handcuffed) by three squad cars each. I get it! Where we live, there..."

May 6, 2009 Postmarks

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...the days when the Elevators were regularly shadowed by squad cars...."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

TCB

Cops storm the Mercury, the Red Eyed Fly spars with the city, Kissinger get shit-faced in Detroit, and local musicians get all lovey-dovey.

"...the now-gasping clubgoers were greeted by a phalanx of squad cars and mounted police employing rather aggressive dispersal tactics..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Coach's Corner

Dennis Miller on MNF? Who cares? In other news: The Spurs and Heat are the NBA's big winners in the free-agent sweepstakes, and the Cowboys -- despite what you may be reading elsewhere -- will continue to slide.

"...and out of the back seat of Miami PD squad cars, he might be as big a pickup as..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Change Is Good (and Saves Money) -- Right?

City Hall's Innovation Initiative could bridge the budget gap and improve public services -- unless the council intervenes.

"...fact, small -- like changing the oil in city cars less often, projected to save $150,000. But since that..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...John Connally, Texas' governor at the time, sent a squad of the agency's elite, the Texas Rangers, to break..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Taxi

Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon comedy stalls at the starting gate.

"...plays NYC cop Washburn who finds himself minus a squad car after a series of automotive mishaps. He’s a..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Detroit 9000

Blaxploitation classic re-released in 1999 by Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company.

"...honky?”), gravity-defying Afros, garishly loud suits, and mangled cop cars that look like leftovers from John Landis' The Blues..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Year Two for Austin FC Will Determine the Future of Local Sports Culture

A preview of the players, strategies, and songs for a new season

"...then resist the urge to dart straight for their cars at the final whistle – so that the post-match..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

South for the Marijuana

The gringo travels to Mexico in search of weed and wisdom.

"...on the vestibule in the open air between the cars or at the back railing of the caboose. He..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Page Two

Sifting through the election fallout.

"...the traffic jam would be the projected number of cars by 2025 (based on the most conservative traffic growth..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column by Louis Black

Two Teams Played a Basketball Game Last Night?

Somewhere in San Antonio, ten dudes played hoops

"...flags atop each side window. San Antonio’s only professional squad would tip off to Game Three of its sport’s..."

June 12, 2013 Sports Post by Chase Hoffberger

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...Junkies' Houston show the night before. Houston PD vice squad officers visited Allin earlier, emphasizing a zero-tolerance policy toward..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

DVD Watch: 'Hill Street Blues'

An aural history of the cop show that changed TV

"...the opening sequence – a rowdy briefing in the squad room, while suspects and victims filed through the desk..."

April 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Dove Springs ... and Ours

What life in 'the 44' says about the two worlds of Austin

"...The driveways are behind the houses, so not many cars are visible – instead, cracked walkways and yards littered..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

Page Two

Persistence of memory

"...Somehow the dork squad, a famous front-four of stunning social incompetence (and of..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column by Louis Black

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