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Patrol

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.

November 19, 2012

Patrol

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.

October 5, 2012

Patrol

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.

May 23, 2012

Patrol

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.

April 5, 2012

Patrol

Austin Chief Briefs Media on LODD

Austin (Texas) Police Chief Art Acevedo briefs the media about the fatal shooting of Officer Jamie Padron early Friday at a Walmart. Read the full story here.

April 5, 2012

Weapons

Smith & Wesson Provides Firearms To Texas Officers

Smith & Wesson will supply firearms from its Military & Police (M&P) series to two Texas law enforcement entities, including the Austin Police Department and the San Antonio Police Officers Association, under new contracts.

October 18, 2011

Vehicle Ops

Austin to Install Anti-Idling Tech in Patrol Vehicles

Austin city officials have approved a 36-month supply contract with Energy Xtreme LLC to purchase, integrate, test, and maintain an anti-idling/alternate power system for 80 police vehicles.

May 2, 2011

Vehicle Ops

Texas Agency Seeks Purchase of 176 Crown Vics

The Austin (Texas) Police Department has requested $4.5 million from its city to purchase 179 Ford Crown Vic cruisers in the final year of production.

April 19, 2011

Patrol

Two Texas Men Over the Limit While Riding Horse, Mule

Police stopped the men and impounded their mounts, after they began blocking traffic and cajoling customers of Sixth Street bars and nightclubs to pose for photos with them.

January 12, 2011

Patrol

Fired Austin Officer Reinstated

An arbitrator on Thursday ruled in favor of Senior Officer Leonardo Quintana, and a grand jury declined to indict Quintana over the fatal shooting of Nathaniel Sanders II during a struggle.

October 21, 2010

Special Units

University of Texas Student Kills Self In Library

Shortly after 8 a.m., Colton Tooley, a 19-year-old sophomore majoring in math at UT, entered the school's Perry-Castaneda Library and allegedly fired four shots with an AK-47 rifle. The suspect, who was wearing black clothing, then headed to the sixth floor, where he shot himself.

September 27, 2010

Patrol

Prostitutes and Wife Testify In Former Texas Officer's Trial

Scott Laredo also allegedly brought the prostitutes to him home and gave them his wife's clothing and jewelry. He is said to have met the prostitutes as part of his community policing tactics.

August 17, 2010