Austin Police Divisions

The APD Child Abuse Unit is responsible for investigating all criminal cases of physical abuse and neglect of children 14 years of age or younger and sexual abuse of children younger than 17 years of age, occurring in the City of Austin. The Child Ab

The primary purpose of the Commercial Burglary and Metal Theft Unit is to investigate Burglary of Non Residence (commercial) and facilitate the identification and recovery of stolen property that has been taken to local pawnshops, scrap metal dealers

The Austin Police Department Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Unit works to ensure Austin has the safest roadways in Texas with regard to commercial vehicle traffic.Following FMCSA, State and Local Law, the APD Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit

The Court Services Unit is responsible for providing building security to the Austin Municipal Court and other City Judicial Buildings. In addition to providing security service to the Courts, personnel conduct warrant services on outstanding municip

The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is a unit of specially trained officers within the Austin Police Department (APD) who act as liaisons between the officers assigned to patrol and the facilities, providers, and consumers within the mental health com

The APD Domestic Violence Unit improves access to law enforcement, counseling, crisis management, and legal services for survivors of domestic violence and their children, and is a collaborative, community response to family and dating violence. We h

The Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) is responsible for investigating crimes in which a financial instrument is used by the criminal element. The Financial Crimes Unit works offenses of credit card abuse, identity theft, counterfeit or forged checks, fals

The Firearms Review Unit (FRU) is under the Investigations Bureau, Organized Crime Division and is responsible for investigating firearm violations in the Austin, Texas area. The unit is also responsible for the filing of State and Federal firearms r

The Fugitive Apprehension Unit (FAU) executes warrants not served by uniformed patrol officers or departmental detectives. By executing departmental warrants, uniformed patrol officers are able to remain in their assigned sectors and be available for…