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New camera policy concerns officers

Old equipment and a new police have some officers concerned. Chief Art Acevedo implemented a new policy on officers turning on their patrol car cameras.

Nightmare at storied Fort Hood

Some 13 died and another 30 were hurt in a mass shooting on Fort Hood that stunned the nation on Thursday. Army Major and accused gunman Malik Nidal Hasan is

APD reaches out to East Austin youth

The Austin Police Department is launching a new Police Activities League of Austin program this coming Janauary. The idea is to build trust with Austin youth

APD:Thefts at apartment parking lots

Austin police are warning those who live in apartment complexes to be aware of their surroundings after some robberies have been reported.

APD officer fired for biased e-mail

The Austin Police Department fired Det. Chris Dunn Thursday for sending an e-mail that raised concerns of bias in the internal affairs investigation of Officer

Fast-food worker charged in cop assault

A Chicken Express employee faces an assault charge against a Lakeway police officer. The off-duty officer said it started as he broke up an altercation in

DPS: Car caused fatal crash, drove off

Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are looking for a vehicle that they said never stopped after causing a fatal crash in Northwest Austin

Neighbors react to Quintana punishment

Those at the Walnut Creek Apartments complex are upset but not surprised by the news of Officer Leonardo Quintana being suspended for 15 days. They said they

Tackling crime: One street at a time

The 'Street of the Month' program uses crime-trend data to focus on the most crime-ridden neighborhoods. Police are concentrating on one particular

Suit filed after dog sends men to jail

Some three men who spent months in jail after a dog's sense of smell linked them to crimes they did not commit are filing a lawsuit claiming that Texas

Timeline for Sanders shooting case

Austin Police Department Senior Officer Leonardo Quintana shot and killed Nathaniel Sanders, 19, in the early morning hours of May 11. The timeline of events

Man arrested for exposing himself on bus

A man was arrested Monday after a little girl said he exposed himself to her on a Capital Metro bus.

APD: Maid stole man's credit card

An employee of a house cleaning service has been charged with credit card abuse after Austin police say she stole a credit card from a client’s house. Her

'Robbing brothers' sentenced

On Aug. 10, 2008, Jonathan Covington and his older brother Jimmie robbed Jose Bernal at gunpoint as he tried to make a night deposit at Bank of America in

APD shooting results in suspension

Quintana suspended for not turning on dashcam during shooting. Check the story for video of a digitized re-creation of the shooting.

Dog's mistake now a lawsuit

Three men who spent months in jail after a dog's sense of smell linked them to crimes they did not commit are filing a lawsuit claiming that Texas authorities

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