{"id":2022294,"date":"2023-09-05T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-police-ask-residents-to-call-non-emergency-number-if-theyre-robbed-at-bank-atm\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T14:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:40:06","slug":"austin-police-ask-residents-to-call-non-emergency-number-if-theyre-robbed-at-bank-atm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-police-ask-residents-to-call-non-emergency-number-if-theyre-robbed-at-bank-atm\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Police urge residents to dial the non-emergency number if they experience a robbery at a bank or ATM."},"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\">38<\/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-ask-residents-to-call-non-emergency-number-if-theyre-robbed-at-bank-atm%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=2022294&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>Austin Police Department Asks \u200cRobbery Victims \u2062Not to\u2062 Call 911 Amid Staffing Shortage<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin<\/a>, Texas, \u2063Police\u200d Department has made a unique request to\u2063 its residents. In light of the \u200bcity&#8217;s \u200cgrowing crime rates and staffing\u200b shortages, they are asking victims of robberies at\u2064 banks or ATMs \u2064to refrain from calling\u200b 911. Instead, they are urging them \u2062to dial 311, \u200ba non-emergency number.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-police-ask-residents-to-call-non-emergency-number-if-theyre-robbed-at-bank-atm\/\" title=\"Austin Police urge residents to dial the non-emergency number if they experience a robbery at a bank or ATM.\">department recently posted<\/a>\u200c a graphic \u200con \u2063social media, urging Austin residents to &#8220;call \u200c311 or make an online report&#8221; if they \u200cfind themselves victims of a robbery while\u200d returning\u2062 from a bank \u200cor\u2064 ATM.\u2063 The city has experienced a significant increase in auto thefts, \u2063murders, and aggravated assaults since\u200b 2020, making it challenging for the police department\u200d to hire enough officers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-governor-calls-in-national-guard-ahead-of-trial-over-george-floyds-death\/\" title=\"Minnesota Governor Calls In National Guard Ahead Of Trial Over George Floyd\u2019s Death\">ensure public safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Austin Police Department\u2063 emphasizes that even if individuals\u200d are cautious \u2064and follow safety advice, they may still fall victim \u2062to a\u2062 robbery. In such cases, they encourage victims\u200c to make \u2062a police \u2064report and provide as much \u200binformation as possible to \u2064aid in the recovery of stolen property.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even if you are cautious &#038; follow all\u2063 the safety advice, you may\u200b still become the unfortunate\u200b victim of \u200da robbery. Do you \u2064know what\u200d your next\u200d steps should be?<br \/>Make a police\u200b report \u2062&#038; provide as much\u2062 information as possible so\u200c we can \u200brecover your property quickly and safely. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/79Cv0RI099\">pic.twitter.com\/79Cv0RI099<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dAustin Police Department (@Austin_Police) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Austin_Police\/status\/1697697243006923207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Staffing Shortages and Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>The city&#8217;s police chief, Joseph\u2063 Chacon, recently resigned\u2064 after two years in the position, stating that\u2064 it \u2064was the &#8220;right \u200btime&#8221; to retire. Chacon&#8217;s departure came amidst criticism from\u2062 the police union \u2062and some Austin residents, who\u200c blamed city leaders for the &#8220;miserable conditions&#8221; officers face and for defunding the department\u2062 following the George \u200bFloyd riots in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In response to\u200b the\u2064 &#8220;defund the \u2064police&#8221; movement, Austin&#8217;s city council \u200creduced\u2062 the police budget by $150 million.\u200d This budget\u200c cut \u2064has\u200d resulted \u200din\u200d a\u200d shortage\u2062 of\u2062 officers, with the Austin Police Association stating that the department currently has around 1,475 officers, far below the 2,000 needed to adequately\u2062 protect the city.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to cut police funding has also sparked outrage \u2064from individuals directly affected by the rise in crime.\u2064 Julia Kantor, \u2062the mother \u200dof a man \u200dkilled\u2063 in a mass shooting in Austin, expressed her frustration in an email to the \u2062council, calling \u2063them \u200d&#8221;cowards&#8221; for\u2062 supporting the police cut just days \u2064before her \u200cson&#8217;s alleged murderer\u200c went on trial.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK\u200c HERE TO \u200dGET THE DAILY\u200c WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similar measures have \u2063been implemented \u2062in other Texas cities \u2063facing\u2063 staffing shortages. Dallas, for example, now requires residents \u2062to fill out certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dallas-police-will-force-residents-to-report-some-offenses-online-instead-of-calling-911\/\" title=\"Dallas residents will be required to report certain offenses online instead of dialing 911, as per the new policy by the Dallas Police.\">police reports online<\/a>\u200c instead of calling 911, allowing officers to prioritize more \u200cserious crimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Police Department in Texas urged residents to dial 311 instead of 911 for non-emergency situations like bank or ATM robberies. Due to staffing shortages, the department requested citizens to use the alternative number. 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