Monday, July 6, 2020

YOU CAN HELP FIGHT ILLICIT-GANG ACTIVITIES IN NORTHEAST AUSTIN BY CALLING CRIME STOPPERS AND AUSTIN POLICE


https://www.click2houston.com/news/2019/01/09/what-to-know-about-the-threat-of-gangs-in-texas/ The above link is to the most recent statewide annual illicit-gang-threat assessment from the Texas Department of Public Safety that I was able to find online tonight. The DPS normally has an annual tradition of each December releasing to the general public an annual update report on the statewide illicit-gang threat posed that year in Texas. If you witness a gang involved in a violent fight in your neighborhood, Austin 311 telephone and reference service staff advise you to please call 911 to immediately report that incident. For gang activities that don't require an emergency response, you can call the Austin-based Capital Area Crime Stoppers, phone number 512-472-8477, in order to offer a crime tip about a suspected gang. You can do that anonymously, if you wish. You can also call Austin 311 to offer a non-emergency report about suspicious activity involving an apparent illicit gang in the area of Austin you are calling about. Austin 311 staff member Shakayla pointed out at about 10:15 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2020, that the Austin 311 staff member you speak with will also provide you with a phone number for an Austin Police representative for your district of Austin. The phone number for the district office serving persons residing in northeast Austin (APD-designated as "Edward District") is: (512) 974-5598, Shakayla said. That northeast-Austin APD district office is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and closed on weekends, according to Shakayla. https://www.austintexas.gov/department/northeast-edward-district-representatives When you report an alleged gang problem in your area to APD, you have the option of asking Austin Police to provide extra patrol for that area. It is helpful if you specify the time period (which specific hours, and which day of the week, for instance) you want the extra patrol in your area, according to Shakayla.

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