Citizens' Police Academy Class 51 Graduating Tonight

Tonight, HPD will welcome 30 citizens graduating from HPD's Citizens' Police Academy.

The graduates have spent the past 10 weeks learning how HPD officers handle investigations, patrols and dangerous situations.

The Citizens' Police Academy, in its 25th year (organized in 1989), is designed to give citizens from all walks of life a working knowledge of how HPD operates, and stresses the importance of their involvement in preventing and fighting crime in their neighborhoods.    
   
Thank you to these citizens for taking time out of their lives to learn more about police work and HPD.  


For more information about the HPD Citizens’ Police Academy, please go to THIS LINK. 

Students visit HPD Headquarters

Students from the Barbara Jordan High School for Careers recently visited HPD Headquarters. The group is part of the City of Houston – Houston Pathfinders Immersion Initiative program.

These students were able to tour the HPD Museum curated by HPD Senior Police Officer James Chapman and tour the HPD Watch Command Center. The students were amazed by the history of HPD and hear about retired HPD Senior Police Officer, Mr. Edward Thomas and his 63 years of service.

The students were about to head back to school when Chief McClelland walked back into Travis and briefly talk with the students. The students were thrilled to meet the Chief and perhaps this brief encounter encourages a few of these students to pursue a career in law enforcement. 

Chief of Police Charles McClelland presents award to Dennis Storemski

HPD Chief Charles McClelland presented Dennis Storemski with a token of the department’s appreciation for his work in obtaining more than $40 million in grant money for HPD. Mr. Storemski is a retired HPD Executive Assistant Chief and is currently the Mayor’s Director for Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

The monies granted to HPD have been used to purchase equipment used to keep the city safe. One item purchased was the new radio system that HPD has implemented. This new system allows for communication across agencies, an ability that was noted as lacking in New York during 9/11.

Mr. Storemski stated that his goal is to assist the region in its anti-terrorism efforts with an emphasis on allowing it to protect, prevent, respond, and recover from a terrorist incident. With that in mind, he looks for equipment, such as the new radio system, that can meet that criteria and still be used on a daily basis to enhance the existing capabilities of fire and law enforcement.

Coffee With a Cop

Information Exchange September 2014

Dr. Tim Dang recently coordinated an Information Exchange that was held at the Park Place condominiums. He assisted Officer Peter Dung and Sgt. James Demartin of Eastside Patrol present crime prevention safety information to Vietnamese residents. This exchange is done annually and the citizens had many questions and were very grateful for HPD's involvement.

HPD Chief Charles McClelland does ALS ice bucket challenge

HPD Chief Charles McClelland accepted the ALS ice bucket challenge issued by the HPOU and will make a donation. Chief McClelland challenged Houston Fire Chief Terry Garrison also. 

2014 Look Good, Feel Good Back to School Initiative

The Look Good, Feel Good initiative helps get schools supplies to children and provides them with haircuts as they get ready to go back to school.  A challenge was issued to all the HPD patrol stations to donate school supplies for the event.

Northeast Patrol Station won the trophy for the department-wide school supply drive by donating more than 3600 school supply items.  The items included 106 back packs, 1050 pencils, 310 spiral notebook, 315 folders and the list goes on.  Lt. Deese stated, “This was our opportunity to give back to the community and represent Northeast Patrol Station. This trophy will never leave Northeast ‘The Rock’”.

The Look Good, Feel Good Initiative will be at the following locations this Sunday, August 24^th, from noon to 4 pm,

Havard Boys and Girls Club

1520 Airline Dr.

Fort Bend Boys and Girls Club

5525 Hobby St.

YWCA

6309 Martin Luther King

Smartie Pants Academy

4512 Hwy 6 N

For more information about Look Good, Feel Good, contact Officer EJ Joseph of Public Affairs at 713-308-3200.