APD bomb squad’s unique duties require constant tech, gear upgrades

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A unit of the Austin Police Department that takes on violent, unpredictable crime hopes to get some new equipment in the coming months to help them stay on top of it.
Members of the bomb squad, part of APD’s special operations unit, were in a north Austin neighborhood last week after an explosive device detonated on a man’s front porch, killing him.
Police said Monday the explosion came from a package in front of Anthony Stephan House’s home and was a &ldq