{"id":2009375,"date":"2023-08-23T13:45:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-chief-retires-as-crime-spirals-out-of-control-department-faces-staffing-shortages-2\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:46:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:46:51","slug":"police-chief-retires-as-crime-spirals-out-of-control-department-faces-staffing-shortages-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-chief-retires-as-crime-spirals-out-of-control-department-faces-staffing-shortages-2\/","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-2%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=2009375&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\u2062 Crime \u2064Spirals Out of Control, \u2064Department Faces Staffing Shortages<\/h2>\n<p>The chief of the Austin Police Department retired on Monday amid \u200da wave of crime 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\u200c the summer of 2020, the Austin City Council <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\u2064 of the department\u2019s \u200bfunding as the \u201cDefund the Police\u201d movement spread nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Three years\u200b later \u200cChief Joseph Chacon \u2064announced \u200bhis resignation on \u200bX,\u2062 formerly known as \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gina-carano-haunts-woke-snow-white-actress-years-twitter-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, on\u2064 Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Chacon did \u200dnot cite any\u200d specific reason for leaving the department but \u200csaid his announcement\u200c was made \u201cwith a heavy heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve come to this decision after a lot of \u2062thought. It has been an honor to serve this department and this wonderful community, and I\u2064 know I\u2019m \u2064leaving 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 \u2063of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Austin_Police?\">@Austin_Police<\/a> with a heavy heart. I\u2019ve come to this decision after a \u200blot \u2064of thought. It has been an honor to serve this department and this\u2062 wonderful community, and I know I\u2019m leaving you in good hands. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/evwBGGEwQr\">pic.twitter.com\/evwBGGEwQr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Chacon\u200b  (@Chief_Chacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chief_Chacon\/status\/1693638818056851700?\">August 21,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued: \u201cA few months ago, I began seriously considering retirement and after long \u200bconversations with my wife and family, and thoughtful prayer, I have now made the decision that the moment is right to hang it up on a 25 year career\u200c with APD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking at\u200c APD with you, the sworn and civilian men and\u200b women of this amazing department, has been the privilege of my\u200b life. Being the Chief of \u200dPolice is something that I never thought would have been possible, and it has been the pinnacle of my career and an absolute honor to \u200bserve 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\u200b those still serving on the force would do their jobs with distention and asked them to \u201ckeep fighting the good fight, and honor the profession by keeping the citizens of this city safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you\u2064 for making\u200c this department look so good through your tireless and selfless service, and for making this one \u2062of 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 the country,\u201d \u2062he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chacon also \u2064announced 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 Robin \u200bHenderson would serve as the police chief on an interim basis.<\/p>\n<p>He vowed to stay\u200d on \u200bwith the department for a short time \u200din order to\u200b help ensure as seamless a transition as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnow that you are amazing and appreciated by so many in this community. Take care of yourselves \u200dand each other,\u201d Chacon concluded. \u201cGod bless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin Police Association President Thomas Villarreal 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 \u2063News<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the latest\u200b video at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\">foxnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just continue to have a \u200dcity\u200c council\u2063 that doesn\u2019t show \u200cits police officers that \u2063 [it] cares about \u2063them,\u201d Villarreal told \u201cFox &#038; Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Villarreal noted that during the Black Lives Matter riots of 2020, 19 Austin cops\u200d <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 the Texas capital by using <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.\">standard anti-riot tools<\/a> such as rubber bullets and tear gas.<\/p>\n<p>Officers resigned, and the department is now\u200c understaffed while 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-2\/\" title=\"Police Chief retires amidst escalating crime and staffing shortages.\">reporting experiencing long \u2063hold times<\/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\u2062 Retires \u2064as Crime Spirals Out of Control, Department Faces Staffing Shortages<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/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. Chief Joseph Chacon resigned three years later on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2009377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2009375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2009375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2009377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2009375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2009375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2009375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}