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Patrol

Suicidal Texas Man Torches Car, Injures Responding Officers

Officers arrived at the Texaco Gas Station at Interstate 35 and Stassney Lane around 2 a.m. and found 47-year-old Andrew Guerrero outside the car. Officers said they asked him to come over, but he instead rushed inside the car that had apparently been doused in combustible substance. More Here.

June 4, 2015

Patrol

Video: Suicidal Texas Man Torches Car, Injures Responding Officers

Officers arrived at the Texaco Gas Station at Interstate 35 and Stassney Lane around 2 a.m. and found 47-year-old Andrew Guerrero outside the car. Officers said they asked him to come over, but he instead rushed inside the car that had apparently been doused in combustible substance.

June 4, 2015

Patrol

Delta Bullet-Proof Guard Booth Withstands Austin Shooter's Bullets

Delta Scientific, manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced this week that no bullets penetrated a Delta bullet-proof guard booth in a downtown Austin, Texas, shooting.

January 16, 2015

Patrol

Gunman Shoots at Austin Buildings, Including Police HQ

A gunman opened fire at four different buildings, including APD headquarters, the Mexican Consulate and the Federal Courthouse early Friday morning. An officer about to get off duty saw the suspect near APD HQ and opened fire on the suspect who fell to the ground.

November 28, 2014

Patrol

2 Killed After DWI Suspect Flees Officers, Plows into Austin Festival Crowd

Two were killed and 23 injured Wednesday night after a DWI suspect reportedly fled police and plowed into a crowd of people in downtown Austin, Texas, waiting outside of a club for a South by Southwest festival concert. The driver has been charged with two counts of capital murder.

March 12, 2014

Patrol

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.

March 11, 2014

Vehicle Ops

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.

October 15, 2013

Patrol

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.

September 29, 2013

Training

Texas Officer Uses Deadly Force at T-Stop

Austin (Texas) Police Officer Justin Boehm has lost his job for firing at a driver pulling out his wallet at a traffic stop caught on dashcam. The man had exited the vehicle and ignored the officer's commands. Read the full story here.

September 29, 2013

Patrol

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.

July 23, 2013

Patrol

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.

June 10, 2013

Technology

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.

May 21, 2013