{"id":2021888,"date":"2023-09-05T05:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T09:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-police-tell-robbery-victims-to-call-311-after-rolling-out-ai-powered-reporting-service-amid-staffing-crisis\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T05:45:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T09:45:03","slug":"austin-police-tell-robbery-victims-to-call-311-after-rolling-out-ai-powered-reporting-service-amid-staffing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-police-tell-robbery-victims-to-call-311-after-rolling-out-ai-powered-reporting-service-amid-staffing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Police urge robbery victims to contact 311 for assistance following the introduction of AI-based reporting service amidst staffing shortage."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Faustin-police-tell-robbery-victims-to-call-311-after-rolling-out-ai-powered-reporting-service-amid-staffing-crisis%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=2021888&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Residents of Austin,\u200c Texas, Urged to Report Robberies Near ATMs<\/h2>\n<p>Residents of Austin, Texas, who \u2064are robbed near ATMs are being told to report the incident to a non-emergency phone \u2063number instead \u2062of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-police-tell-robbery-victims-to-call-311-after-rolling-out-ai-powered-reporting-service-amid-staffing-crisis\/\" title=\"Austin Police urge robbery victims to contact 311 for assistance following the introduction of AI-based reporting service amidst staffing shortage.\">police amid ongoing staffing shortages<\/a> at the Austin\u200d Police Department (APD).<\/p>\n<p>In a post on\u2062 X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sept. 1, the \u200ddepartment asked victims to either make a report online or call 311 as opposed to 911; with the former giving callers access to non-emergency municipal services.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Even if you are cautious &#038; follow all the safety advice, you may still become the unfortunate victim of a robbery,&#8221; \u200cthe police department\u2062 wrote in its\u2063 post. &#8220;Do you know what \u2063your next steps should be?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/drunk-drivers-causing-parental-deaths-now-liable-for-child-support-in-texas-5485631\">Drunk Drivers Causing Parental Deaths Now Liable for Child Support\u2062 in Texas<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/3\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/drunk-drivers-causing-parental-deaths-now-liable-for-child-support-in-texas-5485631\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/texas-federal-judge-temporarily-halts-ban-on-sexualized-performances-for-kids-5484742\">Texas \u200bFederal Judge Temporarily Halts Ban \u200con Sexualized Performances for Kids<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/1\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/texas-federal-judge-temporarily-halts-ban-on-sexualized-performances-for-kids-5484742\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Make a police report &#038; provide as much \u200binformation as possible so \u2064we can recover your property quickly\u2064 and \u2063safely,&#8221; \u2063the post added.<\/p>\n<p>The post was shared\u2063 alongside a graphic that included advice on what victims should mention when calling 311 or their\u2063 bank\u2062 to inform\u200d them of the\u2064 robbery, such as the date and \u2062time of the cash withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as staffing issues continue to plague the police department \u200bwhile crime and violent crime have skyrocketed \u200cacross the city.<\/p>\n<p>Austin \u200bhas seen a 77 percent increase in \u2064auto thefts, \u2064a 30 percent increase in\u200c murders, and an 18 percent rise in \u200daggravated assaults compared to 2020, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/austin-police-ask-robbery-victims-call-3-1-1-staffing-shortage-crime-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Calls to\u200c defund the police in the wake of \u2064the \u2064death of George Floyd prompted the Democrat-run Texas city&#8217;s council to \u2063slash APD&#8217;s budget by a third in 2020 and sparked widespread resignations as\u200c well as\u2063 the disbanding of multiple police units.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon is seen in Austin, Texas, on June 12, 2021. (Austin Police Department via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Police \u2062Chief Resigns<\/h2>\n<p>While its budget was restored in 2021, the shortages remained, with former \u200bPolice Chief Joe Chacon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/texas-dps-to-resume-partnership-with-austin-police-next-month-5351917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warning<\/a> in April that the department had more \u2062than 300 officer vacancies and was struggling to effectively tackle crime.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Chacon himself abruptly resigned last month, although he stopped short of stating exactly why.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have sought \u2063to counter the shortages via a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/texas-dps-to-resume-partnership-with-austin-police-next-month-5351917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partnership<\/a> with the\u2062 Texas Department \u200dof Public Safety (DPS) under which \u2064DPS troopers provide support\u2063 across the\u2063 city.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bjoint operation has helped improve safety, decrease\u200b traffic fatalities, \u2063and enable faster responses to\u2064 calls\u2064 for\u2062 help in \u2062the \u200dcapital city,\u2063 according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the Austin Police Department earlier this year also launched a non-emergency online reporting system\u2063 for victims that\u2064 is powered by an artificial \u2063intelligence (AI) assistant.<\/p>\n<p>That system allows members of the community who fall victim to various incidents deemed a &#8220;non-emergency&#8221; by police to report\u200b them via voice, mobile, web, and \u2062text, according to police.<\/p>\n<h2>AI System\u2063 Will &#8216;Alleviate&#8217; Backlogs<\/h2>\n<p>The AI\u200b reporting system is\u200c able to conduct &#8220;full\u2062 interviews&#8221; with the person filing a report and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rudy-giuliani-interviewed-in-special-counsel-investigation-into-2020-election-interference-report\/\" title=\"Rudy Giuliani questioned in probe on 2020 election meddling: Report\">provide key information<\/a> to the police \u2063department, with that report entering the official \u2062database &#8220;within hours or a\u200b similar time frame as if\u200b an\u200c officer wrote the report,&#8221; officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This platform reduces\u200b wait times for community members and speeds up the investigation process,&#8221; APD \u2063said in a March\u200c statement\u200d announcing\u200b the AI-powered system.<\/p>\n<p>Incidents\u2064 that can be reported through the system \u200dinclude assault\u2063 resulting in \u200bminor or no injury, burglary that does not\u2062 involve fire or arson, \u2062theft that\u2062 does not include\u2064 firearms, explosives, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-watchdog-group-settles-drop-box-lawsuit-in-arizona\/\" title=\"Arizona election watchdog settles drop box lawsuit.\">vehicle license plates<\/a>, and motor vehicles of any kind, damaged property or graffiti,\u2063 fraud, harassment, threats (excluding domestic violence), trespassing, and shoplifting reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>call the non-emergency hotline for incidents of robbery near ATMs in Austin, Texas. Due to staffing shortages at the APD, reporting to the police is not currently feasible. The department made this announcement on X (formerly Twitter) on Sept. 1, urging victims to utilize online reporting or the designated phone number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":2021889,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2021888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2021888","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\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2021888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2021889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2021888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2021888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2021888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}