AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police arrested four men last week as part of an operation targeting drug and weapons crimes near Barton Springs Pool.
Police said they began looking into the free-use area near the pool after an increase in crime, complaints and calls for service from January through June. Reported incidents included aggravated robbery, vehicle break-ins, drug offenses and calls about suspicious people.
APD’s South Metro Tactical Unit conducted operations in the Zilker Park area in August and September, identifying several suspects and obtaining arrest warrants, police said. Officers served the warrants Sept. 24 with help from the department’s narcotics K-9 unit, drone unit and patrol officers…