Michael Crumrine is a Sergeant with the Austin (TX) Police Department with over 36 years of law enforcement experience. He is currently a sergeant in the Child Abuse Unit and supervises investigations involving the physical and sexual abuse of children. Sergeant Crumrine began his investigative career in the adult Sex Crimes Unit, investigating felony and misdemeanor sexually related offenses against adult victims. He was also a detective in the Homicide Unit and the Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration Unit (SOAR).
Sergeant Crumrine is a founding member and current President of the Lesbian and Gay Peace Officers Association - Austin, Texas's first and only LGBTQI+ Peace Officers Association. Sergeant Crumrine has written and trained nationally and internationally on the subject of intimate partner and sexual violence in the LGBTQI+ community as well as how to improve the relationship between the community and the criminal justice system.
Sergeant Crumrine has trained for many organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigations (F.B.I.), the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of Justice, the Office of Violence Against Women, the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, Texas Department of Public Safety and the United States Office for Victims of Crime. Sergeant Crumrine is a member of the End Violence Against Women International Cadre of experts and continues to consult nationally and internationally in the above-mentioned fields.
