Austin Police

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of protester named Arianna Chavez, alleges that an unnamed police officer seriously injured Chavez when he shot her in the back of the head with a so-called less-lethal bullet.

In a report released Wednesday, researchers said in the vast majority of cases where data indicated officers may need additional training or support, none was recommended.

Las autoridades han emitido una orden de aprehensión contra de De'ondre Jermirris White por el tiroteo de la Calle Sexta que dejó a un hombre muerto y por lo menos a doce heridos el 12 de junio. La policía de Austin dice que entrevistas con testigos y evidencia balística señala a White como el principal sospechoso en el homicidio de Douglas Kantor de 25 años.

An arrest warrant has been issued for De’ondre Jermirris White in the East Sixth Street shooting that left a man dead and injured at lease a dozen others on June 12. Austin police said eyewitness accounts and ballistic evidence link White to the murder of 25-year-old Douglas Kantor.

The Austin Police Department found 78 guns possessed illegally and has made 44 arrests so far.

Rey Arellano, asistente del administrador de la ciudad, le dijo a la comisión que espera tener dos o tres finalistas para los últimos días de julio o a principios de agosto.

Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano told the commission he expects to have two to three finalists by late July or early August.

Starting Sept. 1, if a city funds its police department at a level lower than it has for the past two fiscal years the state can prohibit the city from collecting new property taxes.

Save Austin Now, a local political action committee, wants the Austin Police Department to employ at least two full-time sworn officers per every 1,000 residents.

La ciudad quiere que la comunidad comparta sus opiniones sobre cuáles deberían ser las prioridades del siguiente jefe de la policía de Austin.