Before briefly leaving, DPS mostly arrested people of color in East Austin.
At a community meeting organized to discuss the partnership between the, set to resume July 2, a common sentiment voiced by attendees was the fear and uncertainty felt when living in a neighborhood actively targeted for increased police patrol.Sybil Sybille
That experience has been echoed by others living in the East Austin neighborhoods targeted during the first phase of the APD/DPS partnership, which saw 100 state troopers patrolling streets mostly on the Eastside. The operation began March 27 but was abruptly paused May 13 when Gov.assigned troopers to the U.S.-Mexico border in anticipation of a surge in border crossings that never materialized.
and Council members, according to the news release. Troopers will focus on three priority areas: traffic enforcement, violent crime reduction, and bolstering APD patrols when a particular shift, anywhere in the city, is short on officers. The partnership has been pitched by city officials as a short-term solution to the officer shortage APD has faced since at least 2019.
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