As APD takes SUVs out of service, slower response time concerns surface

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department’s plan to double-up officers in available patrol cars after pulling nearly 400 police SUVs off the road has some in Austin concerned response times will suffer as a result.
City officials on Friday announced the decision to stop using all Ford Explorer Police Interceptor units after dozens of reports of carbon monoxide leaking into passenger cabins. Twenty officers tested positive for carbon monoxide.
Instead, APD will rely on other types