UPDATED: Austin Police Department's Alarming Use of Force Rate
Injury-causing force used in over 900 traffic stops in 2018
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April 10, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff
Acevedo Fires APD Officer for Use of Force
Officer can appeal termination
Sept. 30, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith
Video of APD Use of Force on East SIxth Goes Viral
Elisha Wright's attorney says police version of events is wrong
June 3, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Police Use of Force Declined in 2007
The number of times police used force against Austin residents declined last year
"...when making those arrests, according to the department's annual use-of-force (or, more recently coined, "response to resistance") report. APD..."
Dec. 18, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith
Report: Arrests Up, Use of Force Down
While there was an overall increase in arrests made by Austin Police last year, the overall rate of police use of force declined, according to a recent APD report
Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Tasers Helped Reduce Use of Force, APD Report Says
But critics still worry about physical effects
"...arrests in 2004 resulted in the filing of a use-of-force report – that is, out of just over 48,000..."
July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Officer Suspended for Excessive Use of Force
Officer Christopher Gray gets 70-day suspension for
excessive use of force and acts bringing discredit to APD
for his role in September arrest
"...found that Gray violated the department's general rules on use-of-force, mandating that an officer "shall only use the minimum..."
May 5, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith
How to Use Use-of-Force Reports
"...Editors, Re: Use-of-force reports: no/no/no. Haven't you read the reports? Masked behind..."
Oct. 5, 2006 Postmarks
News Roundup: Use of Force, Apartments, & TNCs
Jury awards $1M in civil rights suit; SOI ordinance halted
March 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff
Accountable Now Launches a National Effort to Track Uses of Force
A national effort to track uses of force, starting with Austin
"...(www.accountablenow.com), the goal of which is to bring together use-of-force data from the 19,466 federal, state, and local law..."
Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Austin Police Encouraged to Use Excessive Force?
Lawsuit: City fails to discipline problem cops
Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Excessive Use of Task Force
Texas Civil Rights Project files a lawsuit on behalf of a Spicewood woman falsely accused of growing marijuana.
Feb. 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Officer Fired for Unjustified Use of Deadly Force
Officer Wayne Williamson indefinately suspended for firing his gun several times into a crowded parking lot at a fleeing suspect
Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Verde Report: Use the Force, Toto!
April 9, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman
We Have an Issue: “People Really, Really Are Done With the Murders of Black People at the Hands of Police”
In this week’s issue, we look at the impact of police use of force at protests – and if any changes are going to come from it
June 5, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones
Council Dives Deep Into Racism at APD, Land Use
Busy week isn't over yet, with development code hearing Saturday
Dec. 6, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders
UPDATE: Ott Asks DOJ For Review of Police Tactics
Request comes on heels of Jackson shooting death
"...of Jackson's shooting death, on top of other troubling use-of-force instances cited in a letter to DOJ written by..."
Aug. 5, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith
Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva
Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response
"...the whole matter). In this case, it’s a third-party use-of-force expert witness named Howard Willams, whom the attorneys say..."
Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders
Release of Breaion King Arrest Footage Leads to APD Investigations
Police and community members meet for “an open, honest dialogue”
"...who is petite in stature. The footage shows multiple use-of-force tactics, including body strikes, leg sweeps, and Richter picking..."
July 22, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger
City's Racism Task Force Unveils Report
Group focuses on five issues to combat institutional racism
April 4, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma
Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting Closed
Wagner will face no discipline
"...the "totality of the evidence," Acevedo said that Wagner's use-of-force on May 30, 2011, that ended in Carter's death..."
March 9, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith
Lord of War
Gattaca writer-director Andrew Niccol shines his usual cynicism on the subject of gunrunning in his new film, a strange amalgam of compelling visuals and fascinating vocational details forged with deep moral ambivalence and often hollow didacticism.
Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Hung Jury in Murder Trial of APD Officer Christopher Taylor Causes Mistrial
Jurors were deadlocked through four days of deliberation
Nov. 15, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders
The Sanctity of All Life?
Notes on David Joseph's death
Feb. 12, 2016 News Post by Kahron Spearman
City of Ghosts
Battling ISIS with journalism
July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Only 2% of Community Complaints About Austin Police Led to Discipline in 2022
Office of Police Oversight report highlights its lack of authority
Dec. 20, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders
Activists Call for Firing of APD Leadership in Wake of Officer Involved Shooting
Racism probe, weekend shooting heighten reform demands
"...are adequately trained in de-escalation as part of all use-of-force and scenario training...."
April 27, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders
The Journey of a Gun
Gun traveled circuitous path to Kevin Brown's hands
"...waistband, was in fact justified under Austin Police Department use-of-force policy, is a matter still under investigation by the..."
Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Grand Jury Indicts APD Officer in Shooting of Michael Ramos
Christopher Taylor faces first-degree murder charge
March 10, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders
Protesters Allege Austin Police Dumped Quadruple Amputee Activist Whitney Mitchell Out of Her Wheelchair
Fiancée of Garrett Foster was attending police brutality protest
