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What are Austin Police doing about traffic enforcement? Here's what APD Chief Lisa Davis says.
Davis said as the number of officers increases, her top priorities are getting more of them on patrol and increasing traffic ...
Austin police opposing bill that would give DPS control of Congress Avenue downtown
HB 470 would expand the "Capitol Complex," giving the Texas Department of Public Safety jurisdiction over 18 blocks around ...
Austin police chief defends city's safety while outlining departmental reforms
After a tumultuous few years for Austin police, Chief Lisa Davis shared her plans to rebuild trust while sharing what's already been done.
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Austin police officer shortage should be stabilized in 2 years: Chief Davis
Twenty-nine cadets graduated from the 153rd Cadet Class. The department is still short of 340 officers, but Chief Lisa Davis ...
APD Chief: Crime, violence has dropped on East Sixth Street since weekend reopening to cars
In a memo to Austin City Council, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said use-of-force incidents, arrests and officer injuries ...
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Austin police opposing bill that would give DPS control of Congress Avenue downtown
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis was the first to testify against the bill at a hearing on Wednesday, telling members of the House State Affairs Committee that the legislation would undermine her ...
'This narrative that Austin is dangerous is not accurate' | Police chief pushes back against bill to extend DPS enforcement downtown
House Bill 470 would extend the boundaries of the Capitol Complex south to Lady Bird Lake, between Colorado and Brazos ...
APD Chief focuses on building immigrant trust amid TX AG crackdown on sanctuary policies
As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intensifies scrutiny on cities with so-called "sanctuary policies," Austin Police Chief ...
Memo: Police data shows Sixth Street safety pilot has ‘positive effects’ so far
The memo stated that the preliminary data “demonstrates several positive effects.” Those include reductions in the number of ...
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APD Chief: Crime, violence has dropped on East Sixth Street since weekend reopening to cars
Reopening a busy stretch of East Sixth Street to vehicular traffic on weekend evenings has led to a decrease in crime and violence, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said in a Feb. 28 memo to the ...