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Yasmin Acree's family believes she was kidnapped from her Austin home Jan. 15. They found doors kicked in at the house, as well as a broken lock. Police ignored evidence, they say.
The agency investigated 2,367 complaints during the first three months of the year. Some aldermen wondered why the agency head couldn't say how many involved police shootings.
While the ongoing federal probe into a notorious police torture scandal is a positive step, it isn't enough, some aldermen say. They're looking for new ways to hold police responsible for mistreating suspects.
The new police superintendent says he's planning a major public-relations push to counter the damage done to the department's image by a small number of "bad apples" in blue.