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25 Oct 2016, 6:03 am by SHG
Austin Chief of Police Art Acevedo was outed by one of this own. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 1:13 am
Apparently all the crime in Texas' capital has been solved, so now, with so much free time on his hands, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo can pursue the really important public safety issues like going after people who criticize him or the department in anonymous blog comments.Acevedeo is particularly upset at commenters at the Statesman who've claimed to be police officers and vociferously criticized the department. [read post]
27 Sep 2009, 2:15 am
I didn't mean to harm Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, but certainly I'd like to bring to ruin his plans to pursue anonymous commenters for potential criminal charges or civil litigation. [read post]
13 Apr 2019, 7:51 am by Immigration Prof
Chief Art Acevedo vented about the lack of human decency and “Nazis” enforcing laws following... [read post]
2 Jul 2009, 8:26 am
A panel discussion took place in Miami, FL that included: Chief John Timoney, of Miami; Chief Art Acevedo, of Austin, Texas;... [read post]
4 Dec 2020, 6:59 am by Immigration Prof
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), brings a "fair and commonsense approach" to immigration and a proven track record of working with state and local law enforcement officials... [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 8:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
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 Sep 2019, 6:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Police chiefs in Harris County continue to attack bail reform - most recently Houston police chief Art Acevedo - but the examples given never seem to bear out their complaints. [read post]
16 Jun 2020, 8:42 am by Elliot Setzer
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, and Chief Art Acevedo, the chief of police for the city of Houston. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 8:55 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
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]
23 Oct 2012, 8:19 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Austin police chief Art Acevedo accused the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT), the state's largest collection of police unions, of lying about him when they said the department created a position for former CLEAT organizer (and past Austin Police Association President) Mike Sheffield, who was hired out of retirement for a coveted, senior position ahead of qualified, active officers. [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]
22 Feb 2019, 1:40 pm by Neal Davis
Veteran Houston criminal defense lawyer Neal Davis, along with Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, are questioning the tactics of narcotics officer Gerald Goines after it was discovered the officer lied on a search warrant, which led to a deadly drug raid in January. [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]
27 Sep 2009, 11:28 pm
It's interesting to learn that the percentage of sustained complaints against police officers has gone up under Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, but there's something a bit squirrelly about attributing the increase to a new policy having supervisors investigate low-level complaints instead of Internal Affairs.APD told the Statesman shifting to supervisor investigations "has resulted in a higher percentage of officers getting disciplined and… [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]
19 Feb 2012, 6:32 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Grits is a liar, says Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo! [read post]
10 Feb 2019, 4:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Bizarrely, Austin Police Chief Bryan Manley is scheduled to speak to the Major Cities Police Chiefs' Association in Washington D.C. this week to share "hard lessons he's learned" about how police categorize sexual assault cases.He's not ready. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 7:47 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Manley was chief of staff to former Chief Art Acevedo before being elevated to chief, so the City Manager is being told he could only be demoted to chief of staff, not fired. [read post]
19 Feb 2019, 5:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"The no-knock warrants are going to go away like leaded gasoline in this city," declared Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo at a town hall meeting after police killed two people (along with two dogs) and four officers were shot while serving a search warrant, reported the Houston Chronicle.The chief said he no longer "sees the value" in such raids, which were criticized earlier this month in a Texas Monthly story. [read post]