Austin Mayor Kirk Watson accused the police union of making 'false comments' about the street takeover on Saturday evening that 'wrongly conflate this illegal incident with important community conversations.'
Mayor Watson said Monday that the city council will vote on an ordinance this week to ensure that officers' wages and benefits are paid even if the two sides can't come to an agreement before the current contract expires on March 31.
One officer was transported to a local hospital and treated for injuries sustained during the takeover. Crowds pointed lasers and threw rocks and lasers at officers, police said. While APD's patrol resources have been lacking, the takeovers on Saturday night also highlighted problems with the department's 911 call center.
One Austin Police Department officer was injured while responding to the street takeover on Saturday.Mayor Watson said that the 911 call center received four times the normal number of calls on Saturday night, leading to"unacceptably long waits."
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