On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, I was involved in a three-car collision at a traffic light on Parmer in north Austin. Our cars were tangled and we were blocking traffic so we called 9-1-1. I just want to say how impressed I was with Officer David Montalvo. He arrived promptly and figured out how to resolve the traffic blockage. He got us all safely to a parking lot and gathered information in an efficient manner. What impressed me most was how courteous and patient he was, despite dreadful heat that afternoon. It was gratifying to see an officer handle this situation in such a professional manner. He even tried to make my car drivable to save me from calling a tow. The car was too far gone but…
I wanted to say thank you and commend two police officers (Officers Brian Galvan and Joseph Murray) who helped my 16-year-old son out this morning. Unfortunately, I don't know their names, but hope that this will somehow get back to them. My son was driving to his soccer game when his tire blew out and shredded. He's a new driver so he wasn't sure what to do....called us and we jumped in the car to drive from Dripping Springs. In the mean time he was stuck on the off-ramp at W. Cesar Chavez from MOPAC going north with a shredded tire. Before we could get there, two police officers came to offer help. One asked him if he knew how to put the spare on. He didn't - he's only had his license f…
Driving to work this morning, I noticed several people standing on the grounds of the St. David's North Austin Medical Center looking concerned and pointing at something. I pulled over and saw they were looking at a baby deer who had become trapped inside a fenced drainage area. Fortunately, an Austin police officer just happened to be driving by, and we flagged her down. She listened as we explained the problem. Just then, a second officer stopped by. Together, the two officers approached the deer and h…