The Austin City Council’s partial defunding of the police back in 2020 continues to hurt law-abiding Austinites. Continued understaffing has left APD unable to fulfill what were previously considered basic police functions. Case in point: APD now asks robbery victims not to call 911. Austin police in Texas are asking residents to call 311 if … Continue reading Austin Police: “Got Robbed? Don’t Dial 911, We Don’t Have Enough Cops To Respond”