Posted on 06/04/2021 8:28:01 AM PDT by bgill
Following a ‘No Refusal’ holiday weekend where more than three dozen people were arrested for driving while impaired – Austin Police’s DWI Enforcement Unit will be temporarily suspended so those officers can help respond to 911 calls.
In May, an internal email from Interim Chief Joseph Chacon said “As of June 1, 2021, 33 officers from specialized units will be temporarily returning to patrol.” Other units like motorcycle officers and lake patrol will be downsized...
Some of APD’s DWI Enforcement unit has already been downsized and by June 6th, the remainder of the unit will be temporarily suspended.
For future ‘no refusal’ weekends, Corporal Wut Tantaksinanukij (Cpl. Tank) with the Austin Police Association, who was also the supervisor for the DWI unit said, “we won’t have a dedicated unit that is actively searching for impaired drivers out there.”
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsaustin.com ...
No more motorcycle cops or DWI units. Also, crime scene detectives are being downsized. This will cause more choas on the streets. Accidents will take longer to clear. Medical help will be held up. Forget about calling in if you see someone driving irradically. If you're murdered, make sure you live long enough to write the suspect's name in your blood so the cops might figure out who done it. Cross your fingers your kids don't get run over in the school crosswalks because there is no one there anymore to watch out for speeders.
All this due to BLM attacks on police and wanting to ban police.
I’ll drink to that
I guess that’s one way to thin that Marxist herd in Austin.
My sponsor just told me about this
I may move to Austin
A lose-lose for Austin as DWI busts normally lead to thousands of dollars of fines and fees being extracted from the culprit.
Sounds like it’s time for the Governor to expand influence of the Texas Rangers.
Were they the unit that set up near bars-night clubs-taverns and stalked you watching for any mistakes?
SO DD was such a HUGE thing there, they had to have a special force to set up road blocks, inconvenience people, and piss away a whole bunch of money on it? Is that right?
Screw that. Increase the penalties of DD, and quit pissing away your tax dollars on this horse shit.
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