Published 1 year ago

Texas DPS partners with Austin Police Department to help combat ongoing staffing shortages

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Austin Police Department has been short-staffed. Gov. Greg Abbott directed DPS to provide the department with a violent crime suppression task force. Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said the partnership is a step forward in addressing public safety and APD's staffing challenges. The length of the partnership and exactly how many troopers will help out is yet to be determined.

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CBS Austin

Texas DPS partners with Austin Police Department to help combat ongoing staffing shortages

To help the Austin Police Department handle what city leaders are calling “unprecedented” staffing challenges, on Monday the city of Austin announced a partners

1 year ago

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KUT

Texas DPS troopers enlisted to help short-staffed Austin Police Department

DPS troopers will focus on violent and traffic-related crimes. The length of the partnership and exactly how many troopers will help out is yet to be determined.

1 year ago·Austin, United States

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The Texan

Texas DPS to Supply Troopers to Austin Police Amid Department Staffing Woes

The agreement comes as the number of officers departing the police department approaches 100 since the beginning of the year.

1 year ago

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Fox News

Texas DPS troopers to patrol in Austin amid city's police staffing crisis

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers will begin patrolling the streets of Austin in an effort to help the city out as it experiences a significant shortage of officers.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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