Tag Archives: Community Policing

Shelby Knowles :
METRO | Pulling the rug on the
Rundberg promise

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

Funding has dried up for an ambitious community policing program that has been a huge success. By Shelby Knowles | The Rag Blog | November 4, 2016 AUSTIN — Austin cop Taber White enters a gas station on the corner … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree :
METRO | Race and police in Austin

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

Hundreds of concerned citizens gathered and directed questions about police violence to Mayor Adler and the Austin Police Department. Video filmed and posted to YouTube by Travis County Democratic Party volunteer Robert Sheldon. This is the first of five parts. … Continue reading →

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Jay D. Jurie :
Community between the anvil and the hammer

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

Police violence against African-American communities continues to be a commonplace feature of national life and must be seriously addressed. By Jay D. Jurie | The Rag Blog | July 7, 2015 The Black Panthers: Early proponents of Black Lives Matter … Continue reading →

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