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Neighborhood Police Officers
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View the Neighborhood Police Map to determine your district.
In October 1997, the Garland Police Department expanded Community Policing efforts to cover the entire city. The existing Neighborhood Service Team (NST) Program was expanded from East and West Garland and merged into a Neighborhood Policing Unit. This unit is an extension of the Patrol Division, and is comprised of 16 Neighborhood Police Officers (N.P.O.’s) who each have an assigned area. These officers work with citizens, patrol officers, and other city employees to identify and assist in solving ongoing problems within these areas.
Each officer has three primary duties:
1. Work with Crime Watch groups, Apartment Managers, Neighborhood Associations, and other community groups within the area. The NPO will be the primary contact for these groups, providing information about ongoing crime trends, soliciting help from the community in solving problems in their neighborhoods, and encouraging and assisting neighborhoods in banding together to work with the police toward a common goal.
2. Identify specific crime trends within the area, formulate
a strategy for addressing the offenses, coordinate and participate in the solution.
3. Identify and respond to specific problems within the
neighborhood including repeat call locations, ongoing
neighborhood disturbances, and deteriorating conditions which contribute to the overall decline of the neighborhood.
In addition to the Garland Police Headquarters, 1891 Forest Lane, Garland, Texas, officers in the NPO Unit also work from the West Garland NPO Office located in the Woodgate Apartments at 2914 West Walnut; the East Garland Harmony House at 215 Southwood Drive, and the South Garland NPO Office at 3341 Broadway Boulevard.
In addition to these primary duties, the N.P.O. unit promotes the following programs and services:
Apartment Managers Group
Citizens On Patrol (C.O.P.)
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Lock, Take and Hide Program
Neighborhood Crime Watch
Residential Lockbox Program
For more information, call your Neighborhood Police Officer, or call (972) 485-4881.
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