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The Latest Breaking News from Austin Police Department

Armed teenager tries to rob a pizza shop – but gets beaten up by the employees

A restaurant manager allegedly asked the would-be robber if he preferred prison or death

The Independent UK

Austin Police Department Faces Understaffing Crisis

Learn about the impact of understaffing in Austin Police Department on rising crime rates and safety concerns in Montopolis neighborhood.

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Bargaining in Blue: Austin Police Department sued over inaction on police oversight and records accessibility ballot measure

Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter from Ballotpedia, provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population.

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Texas police officer charged with shooting man dead on his own porch

Officer Daniel Sanchez has been charged with one count of deadly conduct

The Independent UK

Did a police error aid Kaitlin Armstrong’s escape after Moriah Wilson murder?

A detective who worked in the case and interviewed Ms Armstrong before she fled the country said there were never any issues with the date of birth on a warrant for her arrest, as the Austin Police Department had claimed

The Independent UK

Texas ‘serial killer’ who confessed to two murders under investigation for ‘nearly 12 more’

Authorities described convicted child rapist Raul Meza Jr as ‘the worst of the worst’

The Independent UK

Texas girl's killer faces new murder charges, with more possible, police say

A man run out of multiple cities and towns across Texas after he served prison time for the slaying of an 8-year-old girl in the 1980s has been arrested in connection with two other murders

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Law enforcement says no explosives detected after bomb threat called in to state Capitol

The Texas Department of Public Safety did a sweep of Capitol grounds with K-9 dogs and found no explosive devices.

The Texas Tribune

Austin PD’s Bad DNA Analysis Nearly Cost This Man His Life

Billy Faircloth was sentenced to 60 years in prison, but an appeals court overturned his conviction.

Texas Observer

Outrage as Greg Abbott says he will pardon Army sergeant who killed BLM protester: ‘Absolutely insane’

Daniel Perry found guilty of fatally shooting 28-year-old Garrett Foster

The Independent UK

Outrage as Greg Abbott says he will pardon Army sergeant who killed BLM protester: ‘Absolutely insane’

Daniel Perry found guilty of fatally shooting 28-year-old Garrett Foster

The Independent UK

Baby snatcher murders best friend with a dog leash in plot to steal her child

Magen Fieramusca has been sentenced to 55 years for strangling Heidi Broussard to death with a dog leash and trying to steal her baby in Houston, Texas, US

Daily Mirror

Tesla Employee Struck By Car In Crazy Supercharger Incident

A man reportedly blocked a Tesla Supercharger with a gas car, entered a restricted area, urinated, argued with a Tesla employee, and then hit him with his car.

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TikToker claims Austin police victim-blamed her when she told them about attempted kidnapping

‘No one asked me if I wanted to file a police report,’ Ashley Korbassi said, after she claims she told the Austin Police Department about allegedly being kidnapped at gunpoint

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How Much Power Do Police Oversight Offices Really Have?

In 2018, Austin created the Office of Police Oversight to try to increase police accountability. But has it really worked?

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