Thank you to everyone who joined Austin Police Oversight (APO) for our Police Oversight Implementation Working Group Meeting on Thursday, March 5, 2026. To review materials from the meeting, please use the links below: Meeting Recording Meeting Slide…
This document includes copies of all the complaints submitted to Austin Police Oversight in January 2026, including anonymous complaints and complaints submitted by phone, email, online form, and in-person. If known, the form includes the name of the…
In response to Austin Police Oversight’s 2024 Annual Report, the Austin Police Department provided responses to policy recommendations and 2024 internal data highlights.
Austin Police Oversight (APO) concurs with the results of the internal investigation into Sgt. Billy Simoneaux. APO found no violations of General Policy, Prohibited Uses of Department Technology, or Responsibility to Know and Comply, but found a…
Based on participation in the internal investigation into alleged misconduct, APO recommends Officers Hoke and Yaletchko be exonerated. APO found that Officers Ramirez, Yesiolowski, and Pistone were guilty of misconduct.
This document presents the complaint data received by Austin Police Oversight (APO) from October to December 2025, as required by Resolution 99 (Page 5, Section 5).
Chief of Police Lisa Davis determined Officer Jake Pitcher violated Austin Police Department policy and suspended him for one day. This resulted from an accident in November of 2025 in which Officer Pitcher rear-ended a vehicle that was stopped for…
Chief of Police Lisa Davis determined Officer Andy Garcia violated multiple Austin Police Department policies and suspended him indefinitely. The policy violations included: dishonesty with his chain of command and internal affairs, prohibited use of…
In response to the internal investigation in the case of Officer Moses Arce, Austin Police Oversight (APO) agrees with the findings that he failed to take appropriate action during a welfare check. The investigation found he had multiple…