Officer Jones at Lamar University TODAY!

Officer Jones had a great time talking to students at Lamar University today. Pictured are students Ashley Patterson and Arnesia Benjamin.

Officer Jones at HCC Spring Branch TODAY!!

Stop by and say "HI!" Look to the blog to see where recruiters will be every week. For more information, call the Recruiting Division at 713-308-1300 or (800)252-0473.

Recruiting for the Week of March 2nd, 2015

Don't forget the hiring incentive if you are accepted in the May 2015 Academy Class!!!

Happy Texas Independence Day!

Are you running in the ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run on Saturday, February 28th, 2015? UPDATE!!!

Great job by Officer Slade in the 5K!

Officer Mark Slade of the Recruiting Division will be running the ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run 5K tomorrow. Both the 5K and the 10K go by HPD Headquarters at 1200 Travis. 

If you are running tomorrow, look for Officer Slade and say "Hi!"

Officer Slade at Prairie View A&M TODAY until 2 pm

For more information about joining HPD, go to www.hpdcareer.com or call the Recruiting Division at 713-308-1300 or (800) 252-0473.

Recruiting for the Week of February 23rd, 2015

Officer Jones at UHD

Officer Jones of the Recruiting Division was at the University of Houston - Downtown meeting with students today and talking about how to start a career with HPD.

If you want to know how, go to www.hpdcareer.com or call the Recruiting Division at 713-308-1300 or (800) 252-0473.

New Recruiting Event TODAY!

Officer Gilmore is out at UHCL NOW until 2pm waiting to talk to you about starting your career with HPD. If you can't stop by, call the Recruiting Division at 713-308-1300 or (800) 252-0473.

Officers in Action

Recently, Officer M. Vollert and Officer B. Ng, both assigned to the South Central Patrol Division, were dispatched to a family disturbance call at 1500 Munger Street. A citizen stated that she had had issues in the past with the suspect, her son, and that he had assaulted his ex-girlfriend and damaged her phone. She further stated that she was concerned for their safety.

Officer Vollert was able to talk to the agitated suspect, who had locked himself inside the house, and tried to calm him down using a professional and respectful tone. 

Officers S. Duron and A. Ripley arrived to assist with the call since Officer Duron was familiar with the location from prior calls to that address. Officer Vollert called a Harris County assistant district attorney who, based on the facts of the incident, accepted felony family violence charges against the suspect. Officer Vollert also discovered that the suspect had a theft warrant out of Harris County. Now the officers had to develop a plan of action for placing the suspect into custody.

All doors and windows to the residence were locked from the inside. Officer Vollert continued to develop a positive rapport with the suspect and was able to convince him to open the door for officers. The suspect was placed into custody without incident.

After making sure the suspect understood the charges, officers explained the procedures for family violence arrests to the victims and faxed a Magistrate’s Order of Emergency Protection to the Harris County District Attorney’s office.

Officer Vollert is to be commended for his outstanding dedication to duty and exemplary police work due to the face that he was able to verbally communicate and deescalate a very volatile situation. Due to the professionalism and diligence exhibited by all officers on the scene, a family violence felony suspect was arrested without incident and taken to jail.