A Texas man who found a deceased woman in her backyard claims it took several phone calls for Austin police to respond.
Under state law, police officers are required to respond whenever someone reports a death. All such instances are treated as suspicious until authorities permit bodies to be handed over to the medical examiners.
“The City of Austin has failed to maintain one of its primary responsibilities to provide adequate Public Safety Response to the citizens that elected them,” he concluded.the Texas capital city had been struggling due to a police officer shortage which resulted in longer response times for 911 calls:
Per the recent Fox article, the Austin Police Department now employs fewer officers than it did 15 years ago.
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