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APD’s Latest Scandal: Training Records Faked, Whistleblower Silenced, and Justice? LOL

In a stunning exposé of incompetence and cover-ups, a former APD analyst reveals the department’s favorite pastime: burying the truth and retaliating against anyone who dares to speak it.

Alex Jaxon

By Alex Jaxon

Published June 28, 2025 at 10:00am


Folks, buckle up because the Austin Police Department is at it again—covering up the truth like it’s their job. Oh wait, it is their job. In a shocking turn of events (shocking to anyone who still believes in "justice," that is), a former APD forensic analyst, Sarah Jordan, testified that her supervisor was caught red-handed faking training records. That’s right, folks—your tax dollars are paying for cops who couldn’t pass a pop quiz on "How to Be a Cop 101." But don’t worry, the department handled it the way they always do: by retaliating against the whistleblower and burying the evidence. Classic APD.

Jordan, who actually did her job (a rare sight in government work), reconstructed a 2021 police shooting that the department conveniently "forgot" to approve. Coincidence? Or just another day in the Austin Deep State’s playbook? The plaintiffs in the case—parents of the deceased, Alex Gonzales Jr.—only found out about Jordan’s report last week after the city finally coughed up 2,000 pages of "oops, we forgot" documents. Judge Pitman, in a rare moment of not being completely asleep at the wheel, ruled that the city couldn’t use any of these conveniently "lost" records in their defense.

But here’s the real kicker: Jordan’s supervisor allegedly falsified records to make herself look more qualified. And when Jordan had the audacity to report it? She was reassigned, isolated, and pushed out like a dissident in a dystopian novel. APD’s HR department, true to form, did exactly what you’d expect—nothing. "We investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing," they probably said, while high-fiving over a stack of shredded documents.

Meanwhile, Officer Gutierrez, who shot Gonzales, claims it was "self-defense" because Gonzales pointed a gun at him. Never mind that the other officer on scene, Luis Serrato, was the one who actually killed Gonzales—but hey, the judge already ruled that was "justified," so no need to dwell on pesky details like "who pulled the trigger." And let’s not forget Officer Nenno, who didn’t shoot Gonzales because he saw blood on the man’s head and thought, "Hmm, maybe shooting him again is overkill." Real hero material there.

So, to recap: Cops lie, whistleblowers get punished, evidence disappears, and the system keeps churning out the same old garbage. But sure, keep trusting the "good guys with badges." What could go wrong? Wake up, Austin—your police department is a clown car, and the clowns are armed.