by Daryl Slusher | Aug 26, 2021 | Homicides
During the last two weeks the Independent has featured a series on Austin’s spiraling number of homicides, a trend which is sadly consistent with an array of cities around the country. In this, our third installment, we look at potential solutions, but also explore...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 26, 2021 | True Stories
I want to begin today’s column with a few words about my friend Arnold Garcia, former Editorial Board Chairman at the Austin American-Statesman. Arnold passed away from pancreatic cancer on August 12. The Statesman did a superb job of giving him his due, in a story...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 18, 2021 | Homicides
I need to start with a Boomer Alert because the above headline is a bit dated. Baby Boomers will almost certainly recognize “just the facts” as the motto of Police Sergeant Joe Friday from the TV cop show Dragnet. I don’t mean to endorse Joe Friday here; I wasn’t...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 10, 2021 | Homicides
Austin recorded 48 murders in 2020, more than at any other time in at least the last 20 years. That number has now been surpassed. In fact just last week when I wrote that this story was forthcoming, Austin was tied with last year’s total. Since then there have been...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 10, 2021 | True Stories
Let’s begin with an update on last week’s column where we talked about Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza and County Attorney Delia Garza each sending letters to Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacón charging that some “rogue” Austin Police Department...
