APD Declares 'No-Refusal' DWI Action Tuesday for Mardi Gras
As people prepare to celebrate Mardi Gras, the Austin Police Department has declared a "no-refusal" for Fat Tuesday.During no-refusal actions, officers can obtain blood search warrants on suspects who...
View ArticleFighting Crime by Fixing 'Broken Windows' in Rundberg Area
The Austin Police Department is taking steps to improve the Rundberg area as part of the Restore Rundberg Project. APD is conducting a Vehicle Abatement initiative: tagging and towing vehicles that are...
View ArticleAPD Announces End to Warrantless Blood Draws
The Austin Police Chief is ordering officers to stop getting warrantless blood draws from drunk driving suspects. The policy change comes after a ruling Wednesday from the U.S. Supreme Court that...
View ArticleMan Identified in Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting (Update)
Update: Austin Police have identified the man killed by police last night as 54-year-old Herbert Babelay.Original Story (April 24, 8:23 a.m.):Four Austin Police Officers involved in a fatal shooting...
View ArticleCommunity Walk Through 12th and Chicon Saturday
Austin police are hosting a "community walk" Saturday through an area of the city infamous for its open-air drug market. APD has targeted the area of 12th and Chicon Streets since last year with a...
View ArticleTexas House Honors Slain APD Officer
An Austin Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty was honored Monday in the Texas House of Representatives. Jaime Padron was shot to death in April 2012 when he responded to a disturbance...
View ArticleUT Mines APD Brass for New Police Chief
The University of Texas has a new police chief. It’s David Carter, who is currently Chief of Staff at the Austin Police Department.UT criminal justice professor Mike Lauderdale led the search committee...
View Article55 Blood Warrants Issued Over Austin's 'No Refusal' Weekend
It was a long holiday weekend for Austin Police: APD made 99 arrests in an increased effort against drunk driving.July 4 through the morning of July 7 marked a no-refusal enforcement for Austin...
View ArticleAPD Detective Shoots, Kills Man
Update: Over the weekend, Austin Police identified the man killed as 32-year-old Larry Eugene Jackson Jr. The Austin Police officer who shot him was Detective Charles Kleinert. Kleinert has been an...
View ArticleFamily of Man Killed by APD Detective Hires Lawyer
The family of a man shot to death last week by an Austin Police detective has hired a high-profile attorney. The family of 32-year-old Larry Eugene Jackson, Jr. has hired Adam Loewy, who has...
View ArticleNo Injuries in Officer-Involved Shooting in North Austin
Austin police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred at 1:42 p.m. Saturday near Interstate 35 and Rundberg Lane.According to Police Chief Art Acevedo, there were no injuries and...
View ArticleAustin Police Target Drunk Driving Over ROT Biker Rally Weekend
The Austin Police Department announced today two traffic safety initiatives for this weekend’s Republic of Texas Biker Rally, the largest ticketed-admission motorcycle rally in the United States.The...
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