Community Services & Programs
Contact: Sgt. Jess Colwell — (409) 643-5738 | jcolwell@texas-city-tx.org
The Texas City Police Department sponsors and promotes the following programs and services. For more information on any of these programs, call the number listed.
National Night Out
Citizens Police Academy
Crime Stoppers
Explorer Program
R.U.O.K.
Crime Prevention
Other Community Services Programs
National Night Out — Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011
Take an active role in the safety and security of your city, your community, your neighborhood. Texas Night Out is an opportunity to have neighborhood parties and gatherings aimed at getting to know your neighbors, and it is also an opportunity to participate in crime watch programs that are available.
Texas City Police Department K-9s will put on demonstrations at various locations around the City. We currently have five sites around the city that are signed up to participate in this event. Law enforcement and city officials, the fire department, local EMS, and other local officials will travel to the block parties to meet with residents during the event.
For more information or to register as a block captain, contact Sgt. Jess Colwell at the Texas City Police department at (409) 643-5738 or jcolwell@texas-city-tx.org
Citizens Police Academy
The Texas City Police Department is currently taking applications for the next Citizens Police Academy class. The next class is tentatively scheduled to begin in late March 2012. The Citizens Police Academy is designed to give citizens a look inside their police department and covers a wide range of issues including policy, criminal law, specialized/support units, as well as the rationale for why the police do what they do.
The course is conducted in a classroom setting with presentations conducted by officers of the Texas City Police Department, Fire Department, and Emergency Management as well as cooperative agencies such as the FBI and Galveston County Auto Crimes Task Force. The course is informational in nature and is designed to give those who attend a better understanding of their community’s law enforcement.
Those who attend are eligible to join the Texas City Citizens Police Academy Alumni which assists the police department with a number of volunteer activities including parade details, the Citizens on Patrol program and other volunteer activities.
If you are interested please contact Sgt. Jess Colwell at (409) 643-5738 or via email at jcolwell@texas-city-tx.org.
Join us in serving the community.
Crime Stoppers — (409) 948-TIPS: Officer Lee Stephensen or Cpl. Terrell Rhone
Crime Stoppers is a civilian, non-profit corporation established wtihin a community to set up a telephone hotline to receive anonymous tips about criminal activity. Tips received by Crime Stoppers are passed along to the law enforcement agency with the jurisdiction and responsibility for investigating the crime being reported.
Explorer Program
To apply to the Texas City Police Explorer program, complete the application and send to the:Texas City Police Department
Attn: Texas City Explorer Post 200
1004 9th Avenue North
Texas City, Texas 77590
Or contact Cpl. Brett Cyr at (409) 643-5845 for more information.
R.U.O.K.
To participate in the R.U.O.K. program you:- Must be a Texas City resident
- Must be 65 or older or homebound/handicapped
Calls are made from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the hour. To enroll in the program, complete the R.U.O.K. Subscriber form and return to the Texas City Police Department or in person or email it to jyanas@texas-city-tx.org. For more information, call Sgt. Jess Colwell at (409) 643-5738.
Crime Prevention
Other Community Services Programs
- Neighborhood Watch Program
- Homeowners Insurance Reduction Inspections
- Security Surveys (business and residential)
- Speakers (businesses, schools, non-profit and service organizations)
- Safety Programs for schools, churches, service organizations
- Safety Fairs
- Texas H.E.A.T.(Help End Auto Theft)
