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8 May 2009, 10:14 am
"It is important for us to have an actual written protocol so we can ensure that regardless of the assignment, regardless of the detective, that they are all doing business the same way on this critical issue," Police Chief Art Acevedo said. [read post]
24 Feb 2009, 9:13 am
"Organizational efficiency and the prioritization of resource use is critical, especially during tough economic times," said APD Chief Art Acevedo. [read post]
10 Feb 2009, 5:41 pm
Austin's police chief Art Acevedo, has a plan to expand DNA testing to everyone suspected of a crime. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 7:21 am
Jim Harrington of the Texas Civil Rights Project, which had helped seek the federal inquiry, said, 'All I can say is, 'Wow.' It is pretty much an indictment of the way things used to be and is a blueprint for what needs to be done yet.' Police Chief Art Acevedo will name a team of commanders to begin putting the more than 150 recommendations in place, after which he hopes to get a 'clean bill of health' from the Justice Department. [read post]
5 Jan 2009, 11:19 pm
While Austin police chief Art Acevedo has been downplaying a new report on APD use of force by the US Department of Justice, the 50 page document (pdf) identifies many shortcomings in both the department's use of force policies and its systems for supervisory review. [read post]
9 Nov 2008, 5:39 pm
(Short version: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo announced that anyone who was arrested for DWI and refused to take a breath test would be forced to take a blood test.) [read post]
19 Oct 2008, 8:45 pm
Reported the Austin Statesman ("Austin police to begin citing, not arresting some offenders," Oct. 19):By year's end, Police Chief Art Acevedo hopes to put in place a policy that would allow officers to ticket some offenders instead of taking them to the Travis County Jail. [read post]
28 Aug 2008, 8:41 am
This practice did not begin with new Chief Art Acevedo, but it's continuing under his watch to judge by a new video they're promoting on APD's website titled, simply, "Stranger Danger. [read post]
24 Jul 2008, 7:37 am
The Texas Legislature passed HB 2391 last year giving police discretion to give citations for more low-level, nonviolent misdemeanors including marijuana possession, though officers can still make arrests if they think the situation warrants it.But while the Travis County Sheriff's Office has embraced the idea, Austin PD Chief Art Acevedo backed off his initial enthusiasm for the idea because Austin juts into two other counties besides Travis - Williamson and… [read post]
10 Jul 2008, 5:38 am
Even as Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo prepares to ‘train’ his officers to forcibly take blood from Travis County DWI suspects, a judge in Tarrant County has ruled that prosecutors may not use blood results from forcible blood draws done by improperly trained cops. [read post]
1 Jul 2008, 3:47 am
KXAN ran a story tonight about Austin Chief of Police Art Acevedo’s plan to do away with breath test refusals in Austin DWI cases: "My intent in the future is to make it so there is no such thing as a refusal. [read post]
8 May 2008, 11:18 am
" (2:43 pm) New Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo is speaking now. [read post]
