A young man died from blunt force trauma after a violent altercation at Kerby Lane restaurant in Austin, with a suspect ...

Callers also told Austin police that the suspect was moving through backyards while trying to leave the scene. ... or contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS.

Shane James Jr. faces capital murder charges for allegedly killing his parents in Bexar County in December 2023, then ...

DA José Garza campaigned on a promise to prosecute police officers — whom he now must work with to prosecute other crimes.

The Austin Police Department reported 39 arrests for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) over the Independence Day holiday ...

"Recently, the Austin Police Department asked the public here to start calling 311 instead of 911 for a host of emergencies and certain crimes, citing, in part, the staffing shortage that they have.

The Austin Police Department asked for the public’s help identifying a suspect who allegedly assaulted a CapMetro bus passenger last month. According to APD, the suspect assaulted the passenger ...

“I’ve got about 1,475 officers in our police department and, you know, we’re moving in the wrong direction. There’s less and less and less resources to go out and do the job.

Austin cut its police budget in 2020 by about $150 million and reallocated that money to other public safety initiatives. The Police Department's budget totaled about $309.2 million that year.

Independent researchers have concluded that the city of Austin, Texas needs more than 100 police officers to adequately protect the community which last year was plagued by a record number of ...

Austin police: Audit shows 19 of 21 videos sent to DA's office. Scott Askew, a lieutenant for investigations for the Austin Police Department, told the Statesman on Monday that the Police ...

In Austin, elected officials cut millions from the police budget last year and then refunded the department this year. Now, residents in the city are deciding if they want to hire more police.