Kindness of Strangers
A police sting operation to catch purse snatchers was foiled when helpful Austinites kept warning the undercover policewoman that her purse was left unguarded. This from the meeting notes of the South...
View ArticleP. Terry’s a crime scene on Friday?
I tried to stop at P. Terry’s on Friday after work to pick up dinner for the kids and I, but was thwarted by APD and crime scene tape. Josephine St. was blocked off at Barton Springs Rd. and Butler Rd....
View ArticlePublic safety public information request
There will be a candidate forum on Thursday, May 1, from 6:30 to 8 pm at the city council chambers (301 West Second). Those running for seats on the city council have been invited. Major issues are...
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Tagged with humor
This simple free-form work in the spray-paint medium makes ingenious use of the existing element of the eye in the neighborhood watch sign. We have here the violation of a City ordinance committed in...
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Red light stars of CCTV
Banksy's CCTVThe cities website lists the latest set of Red Light cameras that are going to be activated and they include: o Wells Branch Parkway and Loop 1 (MoPac) eastbound on the northbound frontage...
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Graffiti uptick
Trash? Art? from atxgraffiti.comSome consider graffiti to be art, others vandalism, either way, there has been a definate increase in south central Austin over the past year or so. Some of it, it has...
View ArticleDriving License Record
So, the Officer said “you can mitigate this stop by taking a Drivers Safety Course and having this speeding ticket expunged from your record.” Or something to that effect, if he’d spoken longhand...
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The Raid on Steve Jackson Games: 20th Anniversary
As nice local pre-event to the upcoming SXSW insanity starting Friday, I attended a 20th anniversary panel on the secret service raid of Steve Jackson Games last night at Independence Brewing. If...
View ArticleShade and those signs
[see update at the bottom] There’s a bit of a stink going around on email over those signs making “fun” of Randi Shade for the election. Apparently someone has reported Shade and staff members for...
View ArticleFacebook for APD burglary unit
The page has been up for several days now, and it seems to be a live one, with more “likes” and more content each day. Here’s one stated purpose: The APD Burglary Unit is asking for the public’s...
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