Austin City Council to vote on resuming APD cadet classes
Council to vote on resuming APD cadet classes
Last summer, the Austin City Council voted to temporarily stop cadet classes until the Austin Police Department examined its training curriculum.
AUSTIN, Texas - It's no secret that the Austin Police Department is short officers.
"The police department has 130 vacancies, at least six more expected in May, and that's on top of the 150 police positions that were cut by city council," said Cary Roberts, executive director of the Greater Austin Crime Commission.
In response to public outcry over the murder of George Floyd and calls for police reform, the Austin City Council canceled cadet classes for APD.