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21 Jun 2011, 8:27 am
The president of Austin's police union, Wayne Vincent, questioned whether local talk show host Jeff Ward received special treatment after Ward had his fiancé call APD Chief Art Acevedo while he was pulled over on the side of the road. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 10:14 am
Folks like Ward may eventually have charges dismissed, but they've often still spent a night in jail, often paid thousands for an attorney, and in Ward's case, suffered needless public embarrassment.Austin Chief Art Acevedo told the Statesman, "My No. 1 priority is telling my officers, 'Don't you worry about what happens to the court piece, your job is to get people off the road,'" which sounds to me like the department is encouraging a pattern… [read post]
9 Apr 2011, 4:24 pm
I won't be at all surprised to see more accidental shootings happen while an officer is fumbling with their gun's flashlight attachment.UPDATE: I emailed this post to Austin Chief Art Acevedo, who replied that, "We prohibited certain types of lights because of this type of incident. [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 7:40 am
El motivo fue que las partes no mantuvieron las negociaciones oportunas que establece el artículo 22 de la Convención contra Discriminación Racial, de 1965, en la que Georgia basa su demanda. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 5:12 am
" Chief Art Acevedo replied personally, a bit peeved: "You are taking the word of the Defense Attorney at face value. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 8:55 pm
FourthAmendment.com excerpts this article from Reason.com: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo wants to create a new criminal offense: “driving while ability impaired. [read post]
2 Jan 2011, 7:21 am
Abolish Drunk Driving Laws / If lawmakers are serious about saving lives, they should focus on impairment, not alcohol by Radley Balko in Reason Magazine: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo wants to create a new criminal offense: “driving while ability impaired. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 7:44 am
Chief Art Acevedo deserves credit for turning that ignominious trend around.Less experienced officers are more likely to use force: "In 2009, officers with 1 to 5 years of service submitted the majority of response to resistance reports followed by officers from 6 to 10 years of service. [read post]
28 Dec 2010, 7:52 am
MADD's position is especially surprising since they were the primary champion of eliminating deferred for DWIs in the first place.Smith's bill strikes me as a much better solution to the problem than Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo's DWI-Lite suggestion. [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 8:59 am
As part of his efforts to adopt more strict DWI laws, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has been routinely claiming that Texas leads the nation in drunk driving fatalities. [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 2:11 pm
At least that it what may be in store for Collin and Dallas county motorists if Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has his way. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 12:51 pm
Interestingly, the Austin, Texas police chief, Art Acevedo, agrees with this position to an extent. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 5:20 am
Reacting to Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo's call for a new DWI-lite charge in Texas' statutes, Reason magazine's Radley Balko makes the case for eliminating DWI laws based on blood alcohol content and focusing on impaired driving of all types. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 5:14 am
Now, Austin, Texas, Police Chief Art Acevedo wants to reduce the magic number to .05%. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 6:01 am
That's the ill-conceived suggestion from Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, who wants to create a new crime - "Driving While Ability Impaired" - to go after drivers who've been drinking but whose blood alcohol content (BAC) is below the legal .08 limit, the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward reported yesterday. [read post]
7 Oct 2010, 2:04 pm
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, among the supporters of the change, said the idea behind a new offense of "driving while ability impaired" - DWAI - would cover drivers whose blood-alcohol content is between 0.05 and 0.07. [read post]
7 Oct 2010, 12:19 pm
Austin police chief Art Acevedo is among those supporting a new crime of “driving while ability impaired,” which would make it a crime to drive with a blood alcohol level between 0.05 and 0.07. [read post]
22 Sep 2010, 8:07 am
Yesterday, Chief Art Acevedo announced that a number of changes were being made to help decrease those distractions. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 11:58 am
One thing I will say about LPOs, the good ones run very secure, state of the art centers. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 8:57 am
I chatted briefly the other day with Chief Art Acevedo of the Austin PD about graffiti and he readily agreed with me that rapid cleanup is far more effective as a deterrent than the threat of arrest, which in practice for most graff writers is relatively small. [read post]
