Austin Police Department

Austin Police Department (APD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving Austin, Texas. As of 2007, the agency had an annual budget of more than $183 million and employed around 2,000 personnel, including around 1,400 officers. [cite web |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Blogs/print?oid=oid%3A511200 |title=The New APD Execs (or, Art and Debbie, Sitting in a Tree) |publisher=The Austin Chronicle |date=2007-08-02 |accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web |url=http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?s=6614792 |title=Austin Newspaper: El Paso police chief known as disciplinarian |last=Liscano |first=Miguel |date=2007-06-05 |accessdate=2008-09-28] Former California Highway Patrol Assistant Chief Art Acevedo was appointed chief of police in June 2007 and took over as chief on July 19; he is the eighth chief in the history of APD. [cite web |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/print?oid=oid%3A494092 |title=Acevedo Chosen as New Police Chief: Let the sun shine in |last=Smith |first=Jordan |publisher=The Austin Chronicle |date=2007-06-22 |accessdate=2008-09-28] [cite web |url=http://www.kvue.com/news/mmcguire/stories/062007kvueacevedo-cb.219242d9.html |title=New APD chief speaks up |last=McGuire |first=Melissa |publisher=KVUE |date=2007-06-20 |accessdate=2008-09-28]

Divisions

* Auto Theft Interdiction Unit
* Child Abuse Unit
* DWI Enforcement Team
* Family Violence Protection Team
* Financial Crimes Unit
* Gang Suppression Unit
* High Tech Crime Unit
* Homicide
* Homicide: Cold Case Unit
* Internal Affairs
* Integrity Crimes Unit
* Recruiting
* Sex Crimes Unit
* Special Events Unit
* Victim Services

ee also

List of law enforcement agencies in Texas

References

External links

* [http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/ Austin Police Department]