Austin Police Department veteran named new chief of Cottonwood Shores

COTTONWOOD SHORES — For the first time since Thanksgiving, the city has a full-time police chief — and he is also a veteran of the Austin Police Department.

The city July 7 hired former APD Division Commander Harold Piatt.

Piatt, 65, had 28 years experience with the Austin police force before retiring in 2007. In 1997 he co-founded Piatt Services International, which provides event management and security services to a variety of clients.