{"id":2009366,"date":"2023-08-23T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-chief-retires-as-crime-spirals-out-of-control-department-faces-staffing-shortages\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:42:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:42:45","slug":"police-chief-retires-as-crime-spirals-out-of-control-department-faces-staffing-shortages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-chief-retires-as-crime-spirals-out-of-control-department-faces-staffing-shortages\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Chief retires amidst escalating crime and staffing shortages."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-chief-retires-as-crime-spirals-out-of-control-department-faces-staffing-shortages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2009366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Police Chief Retires as Crime Spirals \u200cOut of Control, \u200dDepartment Faces Staffing Shortages<\/h2>\n<p>The chief\u2062 of the\u200b Austin Police Department retired \u2062on \u200bMonday amid\u2063 a wave of\u200b crime\u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-clarifies-new-guidelines-for-vaccinations-and-quarantines\/\" title=\"CDC Clarifies New Guidelines for Vaccinations and Quarantines\">staffing shortages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2020, the Austin City Council\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2020\/08\/13\/austin-city-council-cut-police-budget-defund\/#:~:text=The%20Austin%20City%20Council%20unanimously,and%20the%20investigation%20of%20a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted to slash<\/a> roughly one-third of the department\u2019s funding \u2064as the \u201cDefund the Police\u201d movement spread nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Three years \u2064later\u200c Chief Joseph \u2063Chacon announced \u2062his resignation\u2064 on X, formerly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gina-carano-haunts-woke-snow-white-actress-years-twitter-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Chacon did not cite any specific reason \u2064for leaving the department but \u2064said\u200d his announcement was made \u201cwith a heavy heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve come to this decision after a\u200c lot of thought.\u2063 It has been an honor to serve this department\u2063 and this \u200bwonderful community, \u200band I know I\u2019m leaving you in good hands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the hardest messages that I\u2019ve ever had to write,\u201d Chacon added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m announcing my retirement as the Chief\u2063 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Austin_Police?\">@Austin_Police<\/a> with a heavy heart. I\u2019ve come to \u2063this decision after a lot of thought. It\u200b has been\u2062 an \u2064honor to serve this department and this wonderful community, \u200cand I know I\u2019m \u200dleaving \u200cyou in good hands. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/evwBGGEwQr\">pic.twitter.com\/evwBGGEwQr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200cJoseph Chacon  (@Chief_Chacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chief_Chacon\/status\/1693638818056851700?\">August 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued: \u201cA few months ago, I\u200b began \u200cseriously considering retirement\u2062 and after long\u2063 conversations\u2064 with my wife and family, and thoughtful prayer, \u2064I have now made the decision\u200c that the \u200bmoment is right \u200bto hang it up on a 25 year career\u2064 with APD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking at APD with you, the sworn and\u200b civilian men and women of this amazing department, has been the\u200d privilege of my life. \u200bBeing the\u200c Chief of Police is something that I\u2064 never \u2064thought would\u200b have been possible, and it has been the pinnacle of my career and an absolute honor to serve you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-mayor-fire-committing-ultimate-disrespect-fallen-police-officers-memorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chacon<\/a> said he had no doubts those still \u200cserving on \u2063the force would do\u2064 their\u200b jobs with distention and asked \u200bthem \u2062to \u201ckeep fighting the\u2063 good fight, and honor the profession by keeping the citizens of this \u200dcity \u2062safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for making this department \u200blook so good through\u200d your tireless \u2062and selfless service,\u2063 and for making this one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-black-lives-matter-promises-riots-fire-and-bloodshed-in-new-york\/\" title=\"Nolte: Black Lives Matter Promises 'Riots,' 'Fire,' and 'Bloodshed' in New York\">safest big cities<\/a> in \u2064the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chacon also announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-swarm-tesla-headquarters-employees-receive-active-attacker-message-start-fleeing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APF<\/a> Chief of Staff \u200bRobin Henderson would serve as the police \u200dchief on an\u2064 interim basis.<\/p>\n<p>He \u200cvowed to stay on with the\u200d department for a short \u200ctime in order to help ensure as seamless a transition\u200d as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnow that you are amazing and \u2062appreciated by so many in this community. \u2062Take care of yourselves\u2062 and each \u200bother,\u201d Chacon\u200d concluded. \u201cGod bless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin Police \u200bAssociation President Thomas \u200dVillarreal\u200d lashed out at city leaders during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6335053087112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-responds-trumps-debate-no-show-cracking-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox\u2063 News<\/a> on\u2063 Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the latest video at \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\">foxnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just continue to have\u2064 a city\u200c council that doesn\u2019t show its police officers that [it] cares about them,\u201d Villarreal told \u201cFox &#038; Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Villarreal\u200b noted\u200b that during the Black Lives Matter riots of\u200c 2020, 19 Austin cops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/19-texas-police-officers-helped-hold-line-violent-2020-riots-indicted-progressive-da\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were indicted<\/a> for trying to quell unrest in \u200dthe Texas capital\u200b by using standard anti-riot tools such as rubber bullets and tear gas.<\/p>\n<p>Officers resigned, and the department is now understaffed while\u200d citizens who call 9-1-1 are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-chief-retires-as-crime-spirals-out-of-control-department-faces-staffing-shortages\/\" title=\"Police Chief retires amidst escalating crime and staffing shortages.\">reporting experiencing long hold \u200btimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-chief-retires-crime-spirals-control-department-faces-staffing-shortages\/\">Police Chief Retires as Crime Spirals Out of Control, Department Faces Staffing Shortages<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2063Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Police Department&#8217;s chief retired due to rising crime and staffing shortages. In 2020, the Austin City Council cut one-third of the department&#8217;s funding amidst the nationwide &#8220;Defund the Police&#8221; movement. 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