AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has launched a new public safety strategy in the Rundberg area that involves increased nighttime patrols and undercover operations.
This comes following a deadly shooting outside of Club Rodeo in January, where police say a man shot and killed Caldwell County Deputy Constable Aaron Armstrong, who was working security, after Armstrong removed the man from the club for getting into a fight.
During a press conference in the days following the shooting, Police Chief Lisa Davis hinted at a new push to curb crime in the area.
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This month, Commander Zachary Reed shared what that looks like.
“We’ve tried to conduct some high visibility patrols along the north Lamar and Rundberg area, most of these are in the late evening to early morning late night hours,” he said. Reed explained that this involves driving about 10 minutes at a time with patrol vehicle lights on to show presence…