In a sit-down interview with CBS Austin, interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson called the shortages in staffing at the police department, after more than
"When we just don't have the number of officers that we need in order to serve our community, it does it does put a strain," Henderson said on Tuesday. "So 'crisis,' when we when we describe it or say it as a 'crisis,' that is legitimate.”
"When we just don't have the number of officers that we need in order to serve our community, it does it does put a strain," Henderson said on Tuesday. "So 'crisis,' when we describe it or say it as a 'crisis,' that is legitimate.” But at the center of the negotiations is the discussion of the so-called G-File, which contains private personnel records involving police officers. That includes instances when officers may have been investigated but not disciplined for certain actions.
Speaking on issues of trust with the Austin Police Department, CBS Austin asked Chief Henderson about the department's role in the protests at UT Austin on April 24 and 29, when more than 100 people were arrested, many of whom were students.
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