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Austin Police Department (APD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving Austin, Texas. As of fiscal year 2022, the agency had an annual budget of $443.1 million [5] and employed around 2,484 personnel, including approximately 1,809 officers. [6] The department also employs 24 K-9 police dogs and 16 horses. [6]
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis speaks at a news conference at police headquarters about an officer-involved shooting in the 1700 block of West Anderson Lane Wednesday September 11, 2024.
The headquarters of DPS are in Austin. For a period prior to 1989, the headquarters of the Austin Independent School District were adjacent to the DPS headquarters. In 1989, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill allowing DPS to acquire the former Austin ISD headquarters. [16]
Graduating officers hold up their right hand to take their oath of service at the graduation ceremony for the Austin Police Department’s 151st Cadet Class at Bannockburn Church on Friday, April ...
The statewide headquarters of the Texas Rangers is located in Austin at the Texas DPS headquarters. As of 1 October 2014, the Chief of the Texas Rangers is Assistant Director of DPS Randall Prince. The District Companies' headquarters are distributed in six geographical locations: [74] Houston is the headquarters for Company A
The Austin Police Association president said they are cutting their availability to respond to 911 calls almost in half because they do not have enough officers.
Police and Texas Army National Guard at a protest in Austin on May 31, 2020. Several dozen protesters demonstrated in front of the Austin Police Department headquarters the night of May 29–30, with nine ultimately arrested. [10] On May 30, thousands of protesters again gathered outside police headquarters.
The Austin Police Department’s 149th cadet class is the first to graduate this year. Those officers are expected to have a positive impact on the department’s staffing crisis.