by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Police body cameras have the ability to show us exactly what happened in an officer encounter. Police believe cameras will help in their investigations. The state legislature agrees. They offered up $10 million dollars last year to help local...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Critics of new national guidelines designed to address police use of force say the recommendations could lead to confusion and even put officers at risk. The voluntary guidelines are from an organization called the Police Executive Research Forum...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 8, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As law enforcement falls under increased scrutiny, and falls under attack, people willing to put on the uniform for a career are becoming harder to find. Recent Austin Police Academy graduating classes have only been a little more than half full...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AUSTIN (KXAN) — People are already gearing up for South by Southwest, which is just two months away. More officers will be on patrol this year, a move that is partly in response to a crash on Red River Street last year that left four people dead after a car plowed...