APD needs patrol officers, will their new plan help?

ASAN – Austin Police Department is making some changes to help the patrol officer staff and help in responding 911, but the employment crisis in the department is far from being fixed. “The full backbone of any organization is a patrol,” said APD Lisa Davis president. There are currently 540 APD officers, according to APD. … Read more

Sources: Jury clears former APD officer in wrongful death lawsuit

ASAN (KXAN) – The jury has cleared a former officer in the Austin Police Administration in a lawsuit against civil death, according to sources familiar with the court’s procedures. The jury cleared Gabriel Guterres in the case of the 2021 police fire for Alex Gonzales. The officers participating in the shooting did not face criminal … Read more

'Multiple locations involved': 1 person dead in East Wonsley Drive homicide, APD says

ASAN – The Austin Police Administration is investigating a murder in East Wondley Drive in North Austin after a man was found a “clear shock” and later died. During a media briefing on Tuesday, APD said there was another person that the police believed was involved in the accident. According to the police, this person … Read more

License plate reader company used by APD 'setting the record straight' amid privacy concerns

Austin (KXAN) – Salama Al -Qatha, a Austin Police is used to operate the automatic license reader programIt has delivered a lengthy statement “appointing a straight record” amid concerns about the privacy of data and how to use technology. “With the spirit of this transparency, and in response to modern reports, I want to dismantle … Read more

APD identifies woman connected to homicide near north Austin encampment

Austin – The Austin Police Department has identified women with regard to killing an event last week near a camp in North Austin, according to a press statement from the agency. This woman has been identified as Gabriel Williams, who is 20 years old, according to the police. Austin police investigate the killing after a … Read more

Memo: APD used facial recognition technology to identify robbery, assault suspect

ASAN – The city of Austin told the city note last week that the Austin Police Administration used face recognition technology to help identify a suspect wanted with three separate alleged crimes last week in Austin. The use of facial recognition technology must be approved by the city manager and informed it of the city … Read more

APD hopeful about staffing despite audit claiming ineffective recruitment practices

Austin (kxan) – a City Audit was described as an “ineffective” Austit police administration, “ Highlighting things such as collecting inconsistent data, lacking a “pipeline” or social media and social strategy. The police administration had 330 vacancies as of January, and the review said that 41 % of these positions were open for more than … Read more