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Tomball Police
Department
“The sole reason we exist is to serve the
citizens of Tomball.”
This is the motto followed by the
diversified staff of the Tomball Police
Department. The Tomball Police Department
has taken great strides to enhance our
service capabilities for both our citizens
and the dedicated police personnel who serve
them.
Today’s 21st Century
policing is driven by integrated information
and technology systems. To that end, our
City Manager, Mayor and City Council members
have permitted us to make prudent use of
these tools to increase both our
effectiveness and our efficiency in the
delivery of services. These technologies and
information systems help keep our personnel
costs down while giving our citizens a
better, and more informed police officer in
addressing crime and
accident trends. We have aggressively built
upon our core Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)
and records management system to place
necessary support tools out to our patrol
fleet and allow officers to remain in the
field patrolling
businesses and neighborhoods. This
integrated “systems” approach allows
officers to have a virtual office via their
mobile data computers located in their
patrol unit. With this capability, officers
can perform the following tasks from their
patrol units; receive calls for service via
mobile computers, write and transfer
reports, access criminal histories and other
valuable information, and communicate with
surrounding emergency services, creating
interoperability. We have continued to
develop new programs, as well as build on
the already implemented programs. This
allows officers to
remain of the street and be readily
available when called upon by the citizens
of the community. The system has proven
itself effective by the decrease in officer
call response time to citizens’ call for
service.
Tomball Police Department patrol fleet is
fully equipped with the latest technology
and equipment to meet our public safety
mission. Each patrol cruiser serves as an
officer’s mobile office with full audio and
video capabilities, mobile data computers
with virtual office and database
capabilities, wireless network systems, and
modified less-lethal weapons and Taser
technology. Each officer receives continued
in-service training to maintain skills and
proficiency.
The Tomball Police Department continues in
its relentless pursuit of excellence and
increased our patrol staffing with highly
qualified officers. This strategic measure
was taken to meet the ever increasing
service needs of our fast growing community.
Many of our officers are subject matter
experts in various areas such as firearms
instruction, rape aggression defense, ground
fighting, drug recognition, and crime
prevention. This information is shared among
all members within the department.
Tomball Police Department continued to reach
out to the community by continuing to build
the foundation between law enforcement and
the community in which they serve. This
foundation is constructed with
community-based
programs such as Citizens Police Academy,
Volunteers in Policing Services, Youth
Police Academy, Tomball Apartment Managers
Group, Blue Santa, Story Time, and the
Tomball Rape Aggression Defense training.
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