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Police are hoping to launch a new program to catch criminals, but they need help from local Austin businesses.

The Austin Police Department is looking for businesses to give them access to their company's internet based surveillance cameras.

It would allow police to access the camera if a crime is committed. ...

by Tom Linehan The number of home burglaries in Allandale and Burglary of Vehicles (BOV) were down last year.

According to data provided by the Austin Police Department, there were 8 fewer Burglary of Residences (BOR) and 12 fewer car...

The Austin Police Department is enforcing a "No-Refusal" initiative for Super Bowl Sunday between the hours of  7:30 p.m.  - 5:00 a.m.

The DWI initiative is an effort to enforce DWI laws, keep the public safe, and to conduct blood search warrants on suspects who refuse to give a breath or blood specimen as required by law.

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The Austin Police Department will enforce a "No-Refusal" initiative on Sunday from 7:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Monday.

The DWI initiative is an effort to enforce DWI laws, keep the public safe, and to conduct blood search warrants on suspects who refuse to give a breath or blood specimen as required by law.

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As temperatures decrease, so do the number of Occupy Austin protestors willing to demonstrate outside City Hall, said Caitlin Pigford, 16 year-old protester on the verge of homelessness.

In its fourth month at City Hall, the Occupy Austin movement is losing stamina, and members blame the weather, Pigford said.

Protest signs now serve as cushions and blockades against the wind on City Hall steps instead of being held high, she said.

The Austin Police Department sent out an update on the murder of Esmeralda Barrera that took place early morning on New Year's Day at the 3100 block of King Street.

They still do not have a suspect. According to the...

Police advise caution after a murder and two assaults occurred in the North Campus area early Sunday morning.

APD officials are in the process of investigating all three incidents.

The Austin Police Department investigated a 9-1-1 call received at 2:46 AM on New Year’s Day.

The call described an injured woman at her home in the 3100 block of King Street. The woman, later identified as Esmeralda Barrera, was pronounced dead after the arrival of the police.

The Austin chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awarded Gregory J.

Vincent, vice president for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin, with its highest honor, the DeWitty/Overton Freedom Award.

Tuesday, December 13th3:00 - 5:00pm

Bring a new toys and/or non-perishable food to the Whole Body department.

We will have officers from Austin Police Department here to collect the toys from all our wonderful guests.

Some West Campus residents said they are taking extra precautions when walking home at night after felony charges were filed Monday against a man in the case of an attempted sexual assault perpetrated against a UT student between 2 and 3 a.m. on Nov. 1 as she left her sorority house, according to an arrest affidavit.

Joseph Edward Barkley, 23, remained in Travis County Jail on Tuesday for both the attempted sexual assault and felony charges in the case of an aggravated robbery that occurred on Nov. 8 and left Barkley with stab wounds, the affidavit said.