Austin motor units suspended, reassigned to patrol
Austin motor units suspended, reassigned to patrol
A letter obtained by FOX 7 Austin from interim chief Joseph Chacon said as of August 1 all motor units will be suspended and reassigned to patrol.
AUSTIN, Texas - Traffic has long been a thorn in the side of Texas’ capital city. That’s why the Austin Police Department relied on motorcycle cops to respond to crashes when Mopac or I-35 was bumper to bumper.
Retired Austin motors officer Brandon Bullock said when seconds count, waiting minutes for a patrol car can be deadly. I think motors probably saves countless lives because they can get to that scene much quicker and let responding units know what they need to come in to assist, to take care of the scene. When another officer might be four or five, 10, 15 minutes stuck in traffic trying to get there and motors is already there, said Bullock.
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