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National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

Last week was National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. HPD held a luncheon for our dispatchers at the Houston Emergency Center (HEC).

Assistant Chief Mattie Provost, who is over the West Patrol Command, came to the luncheon and thanked the dispatchers for working with officers to serve the citizens of Houston. HPD appreciates our dispatchers!  

HPD YPAC Members Present Teen Driving Safety

Recently, members of the HPD Youth Police Advisory Council (YPAC) conducted the Teen Driver Safety (TDS) presentation at the Houston Chapter Status of Women Seminar at the Brentwood Baptist Church.

The Teen Driver Safety Program is sponsored by State Farm and provides information on the consequences and dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and distracted driving. It is a hands-on experience conducted in schools and public events across the city.

Motor vehicle crashes are the No 1 cause of death among teens in the United States according to State Farm Teen Driving Facts. These facts also tell us that 56% of all driving teens rely on their parents to learn how to drive. With that in mind, The TDS experience promotes peer-to-peer interaction while at the same time enhancing driving behaviors for parents.

For more information about the Teen Driver Safety Program, please call Public Affairs at 713-308-3200.

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.