Austin Police Department
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| Austin Police Department |
| Abbreviation |
APD |
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| Patch of the Austin Police Department. |
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| Badge of the Austin Police Department. |
| Agency overview |
| Legal personality |
Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure |
| Operations jurisdiction* |
City of Austin in the state of Texas, USA |
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| Map of Austin Police Department's jurisdiction. |
| Size |
296.2 square miles (767 km2) |
| Population |
743,074 (2007) |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure |
| Headquarters |
Austin, Texas |
| Agency executive |
Art Acevedo, Chief of Police |
| Website |
| Austin Police |
| Footnotes |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. |
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Austin Police Department (APD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving Austin, Texas, United States. As of Fiscal Year 2010, the agency had an annual budget of more than $240 million and employed around 2,200 personnel, including approximately 1,600 officers.[1][2] Art Acevedo was appointed as the APD's eighth chief of police in June 2007.[3][4]
[edit] Specialized units
- Decentralized Investigations
- Auto Theft Interdiction Unit
- Child Abuse Unit
- DWI Enforcement Team
- Executive Protection Unit
- Family Violence Protection Team
- Financial Crimes Unit
- Gang Suppression Unit
- Digital Analysis Response Team (DART-formerly the Computer Forensics and High Tech Crimes Units)
- Homicide
- Homicide: Cold Case Unit
- Vehicular Homicide Unit
- Internal Affairs
- Special Investigations Unit
- Risk Management Unit
- Peer Support Unit
- Recruiting
- Robbery Unit
- Sex Crimes Unit
- Special Events Unit
- Victim Services
- SWAT
- Explosive Ordinance Disposal
- Human Trafficking Unit
[edit] Patrol divisions
- Northwest Area Command
- North Central Area Command
- Northeast Area Command
- Central West Area Command
- Downtown Area Command
- Central East Area Command
- Southwest Area Command
- South Central Area Command
- Southeast Area Command
- Highway Enforcement Command
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[edit] Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Austin Police Department, 20 officers have died in the line of duty. The following list also contains one officer from the Austin Park Police Department, which was merged into APD.[6][7]
| Officer |
Date of death |
Details |
| Officer Cornelius L. Fahey |
Monday, March 8, 1875
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Gunfire |
| Officer John Gaines |
Wednesday, November 19, 1913
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Gunfire |
| Officer Tom Allen |
Sunday, October 24, 1915
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Gunfire |
| Chief of Police James N. Littlepage |
Tuesday, October 9, 1928
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Gunfire |
| Sergeant William Murray Stuart |
Monday, October 16, 1933
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Vehicle pursuit |
| Officer James R. Cummings |
Sunday, December 3, 1933
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Motorcycle accident |
| Officer Elkins P. Morrison |
Sunday, February 2, 1936
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Struck by vehicle |
| Sergeant Walter Lee Tucker |
Sunday, November 14, 1948
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Motorcycle accident |
| Officer Donald Eugene Carpenter |
Thursday, January 30, 1964
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Gunfire |
| Officer Billy Paul Speed |
Monday, August 1, 1966
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Gunfire |
| Officer Thomas Wayne Birtrong |
Friday, August 23, 1974
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Automobile accident |
| Officer Leland Dale Anderson |
Friday, June 6, 1975
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Gunfire |
| Officer Ralph Allen Ablanedo |
Thursday, May 18, 1978
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Gunfire |
| Officer Lee Craig Smith |
Saturday, December 15, 1979
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Motorcycle accident |
| Officer Robert Townes Martinez Jr. |
Saturday, February 25, 1989
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Automobile accident |
| Police Officer Drew A. Bolin |
Friday, June 2, 1995
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Vehicular assault |
| Police Officer William DeWayne Jones Sr. |
Sunday, May 28, 2000
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Gunfire |
| Police Officer Clinton Hunter |
Thursday, November 29, 2001
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Vehicular assault |
| Sergeant Earl Alison Hall |
Monday, March 4, 2002
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Heart attack |
| Police Officer Amy Lynn Donovan |
Sunday, October 31, 2004
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Struck by vehicle |
[edit] Facilities
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Austin Police Headquarters
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North Austin Police Substation
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Clinton Warren Hunter Austin Police South Substation
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Loyola Neighborhood Center
[edit] Officers
[edit] See also
List of law enforcement agencies in Texas
[edit] References
[edit] External links
