Art Acevedo /tags/art-acevedo Art Acevedo en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT Acevedo won't be taking on police oversight role in Austin, but should someone? /crime-justice/2024-01-25/acevedo-wont-be-taking-on-police-oversight-role-in-austin-but-should-someone City Council members say they agree APD needs more resources, but they're not sure what that should look like. Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT /crime-justice/2024-01-25/acevedo-wont-be-taking-on-police-oversight-role-in-austin-but-should-someone Luz Moreno-Lozano Austin apologizes for missteps, but sexual assault survivors say the work isn't done /crime-justice/2024-01-24/austin-apologizes-for-missteps-but-sexual-assault-survivors-say-the-work-isnt-done Changes have been made in the years since a 2018 lawsuit, but survivors said there is more to be done. The changes will not impact most of the plaintiffs, but many said their fight was about how the system serves people moving forward. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:15:01 GMT /crime-justice/2024-01-24/austin-apologizes-for-missteps-but-sexual-assault-survivors-say-the-work-isnt-done Luz Moreno-Lozano Art Acevedo says he won't take job overseeing Austin Police /crime-justice/2024-01-23/art-acevedo-says-he-wont-take-job-overseeing-austin-police The City of Austin announced last week that Acevedo would return for a newly created position to oversee police. But after backlash from the community, he said he will not take the job. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:20:09 GMT /crime-justice/2024-01-23/art-acevedo-says-he-wont-take-job-overseeing-austin-police Luz Moreno-Lozano, Syeda Carrillo Former Police Chief Art Acevedo's return to Austin fuels angst in the community /crime-justice/2024-01-23/art-acevedo-austin-police-department-sexual-assault-cases Several social justice leaders told KUT his return is a step backward and undermines the work many in the community have been doing to reform the criminal justice system, especially around sexual assault cases. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT /crime-justice/2024-01-23/art-acevedo-austin-police-department-sexual-assault-cases Luz Moreno-Lozano Former APD Chief Acevedo is returning to Austin to oversee police /crime-justice/2024-01-19/former-apd-chief-acevedo-is-returning-to-austin-to-oversee-police Acevedo led Austin's police department from 2007 to 2016. He left to become Houston鈥檚 police chief. Since then, he鈥檚 worked in Miami and Colorado, and even spent some time as an on-air analyst for CNN. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:50:41 GMT /crime-justice/2024-01-19/former-apd-chief-acevedo-is-returning-to-austin-to-oversee-police Luz Moreno-Lozano Once hailed as 'the best police chief in America,' Art Acevedo is suspended in Miami /2021-10-12/once-hailed-as-the-best-police-chief-in-america-art-acevedo-is-suspended-in-miami Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo, a star in law enforcement circles, appears to be out of a job after six months. He's had a rocky tenure, clashing with city leaders who he says are meddling. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:20:39 GMT /2021-10-12/once-hailed-as-the-best-police-chief-in-america-art-acevedo-is-suspended-in-miami Greg Allen Art Acevedo Is Leaving Houston To Become Miami's Police Chief /texas/2021-03-15/art-acevedo-is-leaving-houston-to-become-miamis-police-chief Acevedo, who was sworn in as Houston Police chief in 2016 after leaving the Austin Police Department, said in an email that his departure was 鈥渂ittersweet.鈥� Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:59:43 GMT /texas/2021-03-15/art-acevedo-is-leaving-houston-to-become-miamis-police-chief Paul DeBenedetto, Lucio Vasquez Four More Sexual Assault Survivors Sue Austin And AG真人百家乐 County, Alleging Gender Bias /crime-justice/2020-09-15/four-more-sexual-assault-survivors-sue-austin-and-travis-county-alleging-gender-bias Lee esta historia en espa帽ol. Four women filed a class-action lawsuit Monday accusing Austin and AG真人百家乐 County law enforcement of mishandling their sexual鈥� Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:06:22 GMT /crime-justice/2020-09-15/four-more-sexual-assault-survivors-sue-austin-and-travis-county-alleging-gender-bias Nadia Hamdan Houston Chief Art Acevedo Wants A National Conversation On Policing 'Immediately' /texas/2020-06-04/houston-chief-art-acevedo-wants-a-national-conversation-on-policing-immediately From Texas Standard:Protests in the wake of the death of Houston native George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody have highlighted, again, the ways鈥� Thu, 04 Jun 2020 19:07:13 GMT /texas/2020-06-04/houston-chief-art-acevedo-wants-a-national-conversation-on-policing-immediately Joy Diaz Acevedo Slams Texas GOP For Opposing 'Boyfriend Loophole' Law After Officer Dies On Domestic Call /crime-justice/2019-12-10/acevedo-slams-texas-gop-for-opposing-boyfriend-loophole-law-after-officer-dies-on-domestic-call Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo called out prominent Texas Republicans on Monday for opposing gun restriction legislation to close the so-called鈥� Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:49:56 GMT /crime-justice/2019-12-10/acevedo-slams-texas-gop-for-opposing-boyfriend-loophole-law-after-officer-dies-on-domestic-call Stacy Fern谩ndez | Texas Tribune