Austin police and state SWAT officers caused about $23,000 in damage when they tore through Glen and Mindy Shield’s home in 2023 — despite an officer warning they were at the “wrong frickin’ house.”
But the city refused to admit it was wrong, refused to make the couple whole.
Instead, City Hall has spent six times that amount — nearly $146,000 so far — on attorneys’ fees to fight the couple, who sued last summer. How does that make sense?…