Austin PD updates public on gun crime and human trafficking

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is releasing results from its Violent Crimes Initiative in a press conference Thursday. The initiative targets gun crimes and human trafficking. This comes after a busy two weeks for police, who made dozens of arrests and seized guns in the Entertainment District downtown, which includes East Sixth Street, and during traffic stops in the surrounding area.BACKGROUND: APD creates new intervention program in hopes of driving violent gun crime