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Vehicle Break-Ins Downtown

by Marshall Jones on February 9, 2010

As the economy continues to struggle, more break-ins of personal vehicles are being reported downtown.  Please remember to LOCK your car, and HIDE all valuables.  Most break-ins occur when things of value such as laptops, iPods and backpacks are in plain sight,  Add that to an unlocked car and you have…well…me!  Yes, my car was broken in to in our enclosed parking garage and several things were stolen, all because I forgot to lock my car.

If you, or your property, has had a break-in, call 311 to file a report.  If you see suspicious activity, such as this guy in the photo from Feb. 8th suspected of vehicle break-ins, call 911 immediately!

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Man with 47 arrests since 2007 attacks APD Officer and nurse

by Marshall Jones

According to the Statesman’s blog The Blotter, A man found wandering 6th Street around 1am on Oct 27th appeared to be on a narcotic according to the arresting officer.  When taken into custody, he became violent attacking the attending nurse and punching the APD officer.  Jack at Krimelabb shows that Elroy Smith has 47 arrests [...]

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Man arrested downtown: again and again and again and ag…

by Marshall Jones

Here is a good test case for why we need to do more to fight crime while protecting our citizens, even the most vulnerable and homeless.   Here is a man that has been arrested several times over the past few years, quite often for possession of drug paraphernalia along with a host of class ‘C’ [...]

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Downtown Commanders Forum

by Marshall Jones

You are invited to attend the Downtown Area Commanders Forum.  Meet your local APD officers and get answers to questions you may have.
Tuesday, October 13th
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Mexican American Cultural Center
600 River Street

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What’s Happening on 5th Street??

by Marshall Jones
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DANA Board members weigh in on APD Initiative

by Marshall Jones

The Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association talked with Bobby Longoria of The Daily Texan to weigh in on the APD Quality of Life Initiative started last Friday and running through the end of September.   Check out page 7A in this pdf copy.

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APD Announces Downtown Quality of Life Initiative

by Marshall Jones

Thank you to the Downtown Austin Alliance for the verbiage!
The Austin Police Department’s North Bureau unveiled its plans for the 2nd Downtown Quality of Life Enhancement Initiative begins Friday, August 14, 2009 will run through Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
The initiative will again focus on consistent enforcement relating to crimes and behaviors that affect public safety [...]

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APD Working Overtime for Punch & Runs

by Marshall Jones

APD has allotted overtime hours on 6th Street after the recent string of Punch and Run attacks that occurred.   “We are only about three weeks into our phase of the operation, so statistically it’s a little hard to say yet,” said commander John Romoser of the task force’s impact on downtown crime. “We believe that [...]

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Prolific Graffiti Artist Arrested

by Marshall Jones

APD has arrested 20 year-old Robert Fitzgerald and identified him as one of the cities most prolific graffiti artists using the tag ‘KUDOS’.  I want to thank the APD Graffiti Unit and Detective Kevin Bartles for the excellent work.  Read the Austin American-Statesman story here.

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Police Hunt Rapist Downtown

by Marshall Jones

APD is asking for assistance in finding a man accused of one rape and one attempted rape within an hour of each other early Saturday morning.  After attempting to rape a woman in the parking garage at 301 congress ended with the attacker being maced by the vistim, he then went to the railyard apartments, [...]

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