The purpose of this site is to present matters of public interest concerning the Austin Police Department’s programs, activities, news stories, and photos. Austin Police Department offers an anonymous way to make tips to police by downloading the AustinPD Tips app. Comments made by the public to our page will be reviewed, and while comments will not be edited by our personnel, the Department reser
ves the right to remove comments that include:
• Comments unrelated to the purpose and topical scope of the page. The page is not meant for comments that do not directly relate to the purpose or topical scope of the page.
• Obscenity.
• Child po*******hy.
• Incitement to imminent lawless action.
• Speech presenting a grave and imminent threat.
• Fighting words.
• True threats.
• Fraud.
• Defamation (libel/slander)
• Solicitations to commit. or speech integral to, criminal conduct.
• Promotion or advertisement of a business or commercial transaction.
• Promotion in favor of, or in opposition to, a candidate campaigning for election to a political office.
• Copyrighted material (if posted without the copyright holder’s consent).
