Police
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 by Jack Craver
Police
Council to take up APD gender identity proposal
The Public Safety Commission unanimously recommended a resolution Monday that it hopes will prompt the police department to reform its policies on how gender is reported in criminal complaints and other official reports.The resolution directs the city manager to develop…
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 by Jack Craver
Police
Commission debates racial disparities in policing
The Austin Police Department “deserves at least a B+,” according to Austin Police Monitor Margo Frasier.The good news is that not only did the total number of complaints about APD decline in 2014, but the most common complaint was for…
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 by Audrey McGlinchy
Police
One way to protect pedestrians? APD says more ticketing power
More power over more highways.That’s part of what the Austin Police Department hopes to attain in its effort to reverse last year’s record number of fatal car accidents, which resulted in 102 deaths, and limit the number of pedestrian deaths,…
Friday, April 1, 2016 by Eva Ruth Moravec
Police
Officials reflect on safety at SXSW 2016
This year’s South by Southwest festival was one of the safest yet, say SXSW and public safety officials, thanks to overtime funding that allowed Austin Police Department officers to fill festival staffing spots internally. Overall, the number of festival-related arrests…
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 by Eva Ruth Moravec
Police
500 body cameras soon to be within APD’s reach
The Austin Police Department is inching closer to acquiring at least 500 body-worn cameras, but some close to the process told the Public Safety Committee on Monday that more public input should be sought.This month, APD announced a “pilot confirmation process” with…
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 by Audrey McGlinchy
Police
As APD tests out body cameras, state eyes in-house data storage
Local police agencies outfitting their officers with body cameras may have the option to store their data with the state. On Monday, Dale Richardson, chief operating officer of the Texas Department of Information Resources, told members of the House Select…
