The efforts come amid conversations about how and when police should respond to mental health calls – to make them safer for citizens and police.

Residents were ordered to shelter in place Sunday after SWAT was called out to south Austin. The order has since been lifted.

But, comments from the Austin Police Union and a community organization critical of police have sparked conversations about how mental health calls should be responded to. Should

Austin police are seeking community assistance following an accidental injury incident in Northwest Austin. On Monday, January 13, 2025, at approximately 7:33 p.m., officers responded to the

The Austin Police Department is asking the public for help identifying two suspects in connection to a series of aggravated robberies.

The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an aggravated robbery at the Tornado Bus Company. The incident occurred on

AUSTIN, Texas - Police are searching for a robbery suspect who assaulted a victim downtown, the Austin Police Department (APD) said. Austin police said on Nov. 14 2024, between 9-9:15 a.m., officers responded to a robbery by assault at the Bread Basket Convenience store, at 2228 E Cesar Chavez Street.

Officers responded to a call around 3:05 a.m. regarding a man with a gun at the Citgo gas station on 7th Street, according to the Austin Police Department. Officers found a man with possible gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in the parking lot. He later died at a hospital.

A manhunt is underway after Waller County inmate Salvador Saucedo escaped custody at Bellville Hospital near Highway 159, according to police.

One person was killed and another injured in a shooting near Manor, Texas, prompting a temporary lockdown at nearby schools. This marks the area's fourth homicide of the year.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Residents were ordered to shelter in place after SWAT was called out to south Austin. According to the Austin Police Department, a call came in around 5:50 a.m. regarding an armed person. Police said the call was near the 2600 block of Gwendolyn Lane.