HPD back to school contributions PSA (Houston Police Department, HPD Vid...

It is almost “Back to School” time, and HPD wants to help students Look Good, Feel Good.

School supplies are being collected at HPD patrol stations to be distributed to children at 5 different locations during the 6^th annual Look Good, Feel Good event on Sunday, August 24^th.

There will be boxes at each patrol station to accept donations. For more information, contact Officer E.J. Joseph at 713-308-3200.

Here are the locations to donate:

·         Westside                3203 S. Dairy Ashford St.                 281-584-4700

·         Midwest                 7277 Regency Square Blvd.              832-394-1200

·         Southeast               8300 Mykawa Road                          713-731-5000

·         Northeast               8301 Ley Road                                 713-635-0200

·         North                     9455 W. Montgomery Road              281-405-5300

·         South Gessner        8605 Westplace Dr.                          832-394-4700

·         Central                   61 Riesner                                       713-247-4400

·         Headquarters         1200 Travis St.                                 713-308-3200

·         Kingwood              3915 Rustic Woods Drive                  281-913-4500

·         Clear Lake             2855 Bay Area Boulevard                 281-218-3800

·         HOU Airport         7800 Airport Blvd.                             713-845-6800

·         IAH Airport           3100 Terminal Road N.                     281-230-6800

·         Eastside                 7525 Sherman St.                             713-928-4600

·         Northwest              6000 Teague Rd.                              713-744-0900

Tour of the HPD Property Division

The HPD Property Division hosted citizens in the Asian Community and gave them a tour of the property room. They viewed the intake area, the weapons vault, the staging area and the Citizens’ Customer Service Area. They viewed the shredding of items and the destruction of a metal BB gun.

They also received information on how to retrieve property if it were to ever be tagged in the HPD Property room. For more information on the HPD Property Room, please go to this link http://www.houstontx.gov/police/divisions/property_division/

The pictures include HPD Assistant Chief J. Chen, Deputy Director L. Yium, and Captain H. Harris of the Property Division. 

Be aware of your purse at all times!

Be purse aware this holiday weekend. Keep your purse with you at all times to prevent theft and lighten the load in your purse. Carry only what is necessary.

For more safety tips go to this link

HPD Pays a Visit to a Special Patient at MD Anderson

Gavin Glynn is a brave 4-year-old boy from Ireland who recently received a special visit from Houston Police officers. A fundraiser was held in Ireland so Gavin, who has a rare form of cancer, and his family could come to Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center and receive treatment. The Garda (Irish Federal Police Force) reached out to HPD since Gavin is fascinated with anything police related.

Gavin was treated to a visit from Mounted Patrol horses Smash and Cushing and several HPD officers. Gavin was also made an honorary police officer. HPD plans to visit with Gavin and his family periodically while he is here in Houston for his treatment.

For more pictures on HPD’s visit with Gavin, go to HPD’s Flickr account at this link 

Chief McClelland meets with Houston Chronicle Interns

HPD Chief Charles McClelland met for an hour today with 18 students enrolled in the Houston Chronicle Journalism Summer Workshop for a “student intern news conference.”

They talked about a range of topics including HPD’s staffing and how it will be addressed, diversity of the department (52% of officers are minority, 1100 officers speak more than one language), case assignments (priority on crimes against people, and then property), HPDs youth programs to deter gang activity (such as The Boys & Girls Club and YPAC), and the dangers of texting and driving. 

Most in the group attend schools in Fort Bend and Harris Counties, and Chief McClelland encouraged the students to join the Youth Police Advisory Council (YPAC).

For more information about YPAC, go to this link.

City of Houston Juvenile Curfew

Even though school is out, there is still a juvenile curfew in the City of Houston. The curfew applies to juveniles under the age of 17.

Juveniles cannot remain, walk, run, drive or ride about in or upon any public place in the city between the hours of 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12 a.m. (midnight) to 6 a.m. Friday through Saturday.

There are exceptions, such as being with a parent, which are listed on the City of Houston website.

For more information, call the HPD Juvenile Division at 713-731-5335.

Texas Chinese Radio AM 1040

HPD Senior Police Officer James Sobota, coordinator of the City Wide Positive Interaction Program (PIP), appears on a community educational crime prevention talk show every month on Texas Chinese Radio channel 1050 AM with Pamela Hu.

For the last seven years, this talk show has provided a very positive trusting relationship within the Chinese community and provides crime prevention information tips to residents and business owners.  In addition, Officer Sobota has represented the Houston Police Department at several Chinese community social events where many can interact and ask questions to make the community a safer place to live and work.

For more information about Texas Chinese Radio, please go to https://www.facebook.com/texaschineseradio