Complainant alleges that her son was treated disrespectfully while being arrested, and that officers "slammed his face into the wall during booking and broke his tooth." The Office of Police Oversight recommends that this allegation receive a B…
Austin City Council directed the Office of Police Oversight (OPO) to assist in rewriting the Austin Police Department’s (APD) General Orders, which are policies that all APD officers must follow. To do this, OPO examined and analyzed: (1) the way…
Complainant alleges that after he got into an argument during a party in his backyard, an off-duty Austin police officer who had been drinking and was not in her jurisdiction came into his backyard, yelled at him, entered his house, and began to…
Complainant alleges an officer was rude and acted like he didn't believe her when she was trying to report a sexual assault and did not arrest the perpetrator. The Office of Police Oversight recommends that this allegation receive a B classification.
Commander Jones delivered an oral reprimand to Officer Mattingly for using profanity while responding to resistance. This was a violation of Austin Police Department policy 301.2(c), Impartial Attitude and Courtesy.
Commander Perry delivered a written reprimand to Officer Freston for comments he made during the investigation of a family disturbance. This is a violation of policy 301.2, Impartial Attitude and Courtesy, and 900.3.4(c)1, Personal Conduct.
Complainant alleges that after she was the victim of an assault at her workplace, she went outside to tell a police officer, who responded by wrongfully arresting her and handcuffing her in a way that left red marks and bruises. The Office of Police…
Complainant alleges that while following official process after a fender bender involving the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority bus they were driving and an off-duty Austin police officer's pickup truck, the officer behaved in a hostile and…
Commander Chris Vallejo delivered an oral reprimand to Officer Cherne for calling a group of protesters "cowards." This was a violation of Austin Police Department policy 301. Responsibility to the Community and 301.2(c), Impartial Attitude and…
The Office of Police Oversight (OPO) is the complainant in an incident described in a redacted URL. OPO recommends that this allegation receive an A classification.