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A Travis County grand jury has indicted Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor on a charge of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Michael Ramos at a Southeast Austin apartment complex on April 24, 2020, a source close to the case confirms to the Chronicle. The Statesman reports that a warrant has been issued for Taylor’s arrest, but as of Wednesday evening, he had not been booked into the Travis County jail. Travis County District Attorney José Garza could not confirm or deny the indictment, because state law prevents him from doing so until a subject is in custody. The police response that led to the fatal shooting began with a 911 caller falsely claiming that Ramos was doing drugs in his vehicle, was threatening a female companion, and that he had a gun. Cell phone video recorded by bystanders and seen widely in the days following the shooting shows Ramos with both hands in the air while the eight officers on scene shout commands a ....
Updated on January 25, 2021 at 10:30 pm NBCUniversal, Inc. Fort Worth city managers have chosen Deputy Police Chief Neil Noakes to be the new chief, replacing Chief Ed Krauswho announced his retirement last July, the city announced Monday “Chief Noakes is the right leader, at the right time, for the Fort Worth Police Department and the City of Fort Worth,” Mayor Betsy Price said in a statement on Facebook. “Chief Noakes has proven to have a heart for servant leadership and a vision for rebuilding and strengthening relationships within our communities. He and the 2,400-plus sworn and civilian employees of the department must work with the community in a spirit of solidarity and partnership to continue to build on the foundations that Chief Kraus has laid. I look forward to voting on his appointment with the other councilmembers at our February meeting.” ....
In a contentious email exchange with Council Member Alison Alter, Austin Police Department Chief Brian Manley declined to proactively investigate to determine if anyone from the department participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection in Washington, D.C. In emails obtained by the Chronicle, the CM also asked the chief to send a message to his officers condemning the participation of law enforcement in the uprising that led to at least five deaths. As of Jan. 16, according to reporting by progressive legal news site The Appeal, 32 people from 15 states who took part in the Jan. 6 Stop the Steal Trump rally have been outed as law enforcement officers. I suggest that you make clear to every officer and staff member where our department leadership stands, Alter wrote in an email copied to her staff, City Manager ....