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Austin Police honor life‑saving actions, promotions and unit work; homicide unit cites 100% clearance for 2023
Summary
At a packed Austin Police Department quarterly awards ceremony, leaders recognized dozens of officers and staff for life‑saving actions, promotions and unit citations, and the homicide unit announced it achieved a 100% clearance rate for homicides in 2023.
Robin Henderson, chief of staff for the Austin Police Department, opened the department’s quarterly awards ceremony and invited the assembled officers, staff and family members to recognize colleagues for promotions, life‑saving interventions and unit accomplishments.
"This is a packed house," Henderson said, outlining the program and inviting Senior Chaplain Crayola Burns to lead an invocation. Burns prayed for continued guidance and protection for APD personnel, urging "kindness" and thanking the awards committee for taking time to recognize staff.
Chief Davis praised supervisors and the employees who wrote commendations, calling the nominees’ work "impressive" and urging continued recognition of good work across the department. The ceremony included service milestones…
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