Posted on 09/05/2023 10:59:09 AM PDT by thegagline
Austin police in Texas are asking residents to call 311 if they get robbed near an ATM as the department struggles amid an increase in urban crime and staffing shortages.
The Austin Police Department posted a graphic in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, to urge residents to call 311 or make an online report if they’re robbed – 311 is a number usually used for non-emergency requests, as opposed to 911.
“Even if you are cautious & follow all the safety advice, you may still become the unfortunate victim of a robbery,” the Austin Police Department wrote on X. “Do you know what your next steps should be?”
“Make a police report & provide as much information as possible so we can recover your property quickly and safely,” the post added.
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The new protocol comes as the Texas capital grapples with an increase in crime.
Compared to 2020, Austin has had a 77% increase in auto thefts, an 18% increase in aggravated assaults, and a 30% increase in murders. *** “We’re a growing city, a city that should be up around 2,000 officers and growing right now,” Villarreal said. “I’ve got about 1,475 officers in our police department and, you know, we’re moving in the wrong direction. There’s less and less and less resources to go out and do the job.” ***
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Wear body cams front and back.
Call not the Austin PoPo.
Wear body cams front and back.
Call not the Austin PoPo.
Hopefully they pass word back to their nest-shitting friends who haven’t uprooted yet.
His M.O. has always been to say just enough to make people think he’s doing something, then back to business as usual.
One helluva governor!!!
btt
I was in Austin last Monday for the Lyle Lovett and his large band concert at the Austin City Limits set. Saw homeless tent people under the overpasses on the way to the hotel. Hotel staff shuttled us to dinner in nice black Suburbans and to the venue for the show as well. I was in Austin for just less than 24 hours. Spent most of the time on the 9th floor with an amazing view balcony. A far cry from the two years i lived and worked there in the early 70’s. The only unchanged thing I recognized was the Texas State Capital. I wouldn’t live there on a bet now.
https://www.hotelzaza.com/austin
The headline got me to thinking about the movie Deathwish.
If victims start shooting the criminals, the police will show up then.
The state legislature could just say every man arm up and protect yourself, no questions asked, ...axed.
It also appeared that Boston is very segregated.
Been tried since the 1960s doesn’t work. Two things do work, incarceration, and Execution. Shoot the POS, make sure the are dead.
Forget email, that can be traced back to you, just be sure its dead, Let them think of another gang killing. Br sure not to be seen.
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