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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2014

City of Austin Apologizes for Police Problem Tweet

The city of Austin has apologized for a tweet advising visitors attending South By Southwest to contact the police monitor's office if they have a problem with officers after it angered law enforcement officials and drew criticism online.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2013

Texas Officer Killed In Hydroplaning Crash

Austin (Texas) Police Lt. Clay Crabb died Wednesday in a crash on the way to work when his patrol vehicle slid off a rain-slick stretch of U.S. 290. He would have turned 43 on Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2013

Video: Texas Officer Dismissed for Shot Fired at T-Stop

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has terminated an officer who fired at an unarmed driver at a traffic stop in May for violating agency policies, he announced Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2013

Texas Man Burns Police Horse with Cigarette

An officer said he saw a man, later identified as 23-year-old Tyrone Branch Jr., take a lit cigarette and burn the right side of his police horse.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2013

Texas Cabbie Sues Police After Drunken Attack

An Austin, Texas, cab driver has sued the city and five police officers, after a drunk subject attacked him on the ride home.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 22, 2013

No Punishment for Texas Chief for Angry Tweets

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo won't face punishment for calling a gun-rights supporter a "lying extremist" during a Twitter war.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2012

DA Seeks Death In Texas Cop's Killing

The Travis County District Attorney will seek the death penalty for Brandon Daniel, the suspect arrested in Senior Austin Police Officer Jaime Padron's shooting death in April.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2012

DOJ Taps LISC for Troubled Communities Grant

The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $1 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to help attack crime hot spots in 15 U.S. cities to improve the quality of life in troubled communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2012

Man Accused of Killing Texas Officer Hospitalized

A man accused of fatally shooting of former Austin (Texas) Police officer Jaime Padron at a north Austin Walmart last month has been hospitalized.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2012

Video: Texas Cop Fatally Shot at Walmart

An Austin (Texas) Police Department officer was fatally shot after responding to a report of an intoxicated man at a Walmart early Friday. Senior Police Officer Jaime Padron was shot in the neck at point-blank range after arriving at the Walmart off I-35 near Parmer Lane.

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