Austin Police now dispatching officers to lower-priority calls, chief says
The Austin Police Department is now sending officers to calls that are considered lower-priority, Chief Lisa Davis said.
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'We don't always need a badge and a gun' | Austin city leader, social worker call for more mental health professional staffing
The Austin Police Association says police officers are ... "We don't always need a badge and a gun or a paramedic or a firefighter to show up to some of the calls that we're dispatching them ...
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APD is gaining more officers than it's losing for the first time in 5 years
54 new officers joined the ranks of the Austin Police Department on Friday. The 152nd cadet class is the third one to graduate in 2024. But even with Friday’s commencement exercise, more than ...