APD's Sartorial Sensibilities

This fall, you may begin noticing our local law enforcement looking a bit more, well, stylish.

Austin Police Department is revamping its uniforms and vehicles, in the hopes of "creating a new version" of the organization, says Police Chief Art Acevedo.

Part of the changes include larger badges, which will feature the Star of Texas above the Capitol. Gone are any traces of red on the uniforms themselves—in some cases, they'll be replaced with a gray-silver color, because it "looks more attractive," says Lt. Craig Cannon of the Uniform and Equipment Committee. APD will also be converting its white squad cars to a black and white scheme.

"These changes, I believe, make the uniforms more modern and I'm confident the officers will feel more professional," said Acevedo to News8Austin. "We are updating our organization mission, vision, [and] value statement [that] we hope to roll out in a few weeks. Again it's all part of creating a new version of the Austin Police Department."

Photo from MartinFrost.ws, not of new APD uniform.