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DEPARTMENT OUTLINE: POLICE

The Kennedale Police Department is a value-driven professional organization dedicated to building a
quality of life community through mutual trust, leadership, integrity, excellence, personalized service, and
customer relationships.

H I G H L I G H T S A N D G O A L S A C C O M P L I S H E D
 Successfully renewed Recognized Department status as a Best Practices Agency by the
Texas Police Chiefs Association (TPCA)
o Passed two-day on-site inspection for renewal
o Made minor adjustments to bring the department policies and procedures in line
with new Best Practices standards and the 8 Can’t Wait list of police policy reforms
o Most policies already met the requirements
o Recognition program meets Federal guidelines for an accredited police agency for
grant qualifications
 Continued providing increased services to residents through a combined dispatch and jail
agreement with the City of Mansfield
 Continued participation in a task force dealing with auto theft and burglary investigations
using a grant with the Mansfield Police Department
 Continuation of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program to increase campus safety
o Coordinate daily with the district’s Safety and Security Director
o Conduct active shooter training for district personnel each year
o Delayed the Youth Police Academy program at Kennedale Junior High School
(KJHS) and High School (KHS) until next spring/summer due to COVID-19 closures
 Continued use of reserve officers (primarily for non-patrol functions including Criminal
Investigations Division (CID), recognition program, and annual reporting
 Use of grants to fund major technology improvements
o Federal ballistic vest partnership (Ongoing)
o Upgraded portable radios to digital from analog (2010)
o Upgraded from VHS to digital in-car video systems (2011)
o Upgraded mobile in-car computers (2014)
o Radar Trailer/Message Board (2018)
o Upgraded mobile in-car radios to next generation (2019)
o Equipped all uniformed and investigative officers with body cameras (2020)
o Currently awaiting notification on application for a $98,090 firearms simulator
 One Sergeant completed Leadership Command College (LCC) through the Law
Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT)
 High priority placed on personnel training and expertise
o All Sergeants except one have been through the 30-day Institute For Law
Enforcement Administration (ILEA) School of Police Supervision
o In-house instructors in high-liability areas such as firearms, active shooter, and
less-lethal options
o Firearms training conducted every 60 to 90 days

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