APD sees big spike in retirements after council rejects new contract

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The number of Austin police officers leaving the department spiked this month, nearly doubling the year’s total up to this point.
At least 33 city police lieutenants, sergeants, detectives, corporals and officers have left the Austin Police Department this month in the wake of City Council’s decision to reject a new union contract two weeks ago. In the first 11 months of the year combined, 43 officers left the department.
To put the numbers in perspective, in No