{"id":14972,"date":"2023-08-24T18:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/chief-joseph-chacon-to-leave-the-austin-police-department-kvue\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T18:11:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:11:04","slug":"chief-joseph-chacon-to-leave-the-austin-police-department-kvue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/chief-joseph-chacon-to-leave-the-austin-police-department-kvue\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Joseph Chacon to leave the Austin Police Department | KVUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hTq6lqQQsU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon will step down from his position and retire from the department, the KVUE Defenders have learned.<\/p>\n<p>STORY: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/investigations\/defenders\/joe-chacon-leaving-austin-police-department\/269-d0a9f6a0-cfe9-4950-a929-85c4c73ea237<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/kvuetv?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re joining us on the official YouTube channel for KVUE News in Austin, Texas. Here you will find livestreams, full interviews, KVUE Defenders specials and news videos from our award-winning team of journalists working across our newscasts \u2013 KVUE News Daybreak, Midday and Nightbeat. <\/p>\n<p>* Sign up for the KVUE newsletter: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/email<br \/>\n* Follow KVUE on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KVUEinsider\/<br \/>\n* Follow KVUE on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/KVUE<br \/>\n* Follow KVUE on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kvuenews <\/p>\n<p>For news tips and contact info please visit: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/contact-us<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Chief Joseph Chacon to leave the Austin Police Department | KVUE<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Chief+Joseph+Chacon+to+leave+the+Austin+Police+Department+%7C+KVUE&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Chief Joseph Chacon to leave the Austin Police Department | KVUE - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66497f29a2084319b652374bba3b58f8&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fdallas-texas-police-chief-eddie-garcia-staying-houston-austin%2F287-e99d2cc9-cc5b-43b7-96b4-21642740e43a&amp;c=4412096230797797992&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia is staying after reaching a deal with city officials\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interim City Manager Kim Tolbert said in a news release that Garcia has agreed to a plan that will keep him in Dallas through at least mid-2027.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66497f29a2084319b652374bba3b58f8&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunityimpact.com%2Faustin%2Fsouth-central-austin%2Fgovernment%2F2024%2F05%2F16%2Faustin-launches-search-for-permanent-police-chief%2F&amp;c=16698239608282532672&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin launches search for permanent police chief\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Austin Police Department's next chief will be selected through a national search process that kicked off May 15. 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