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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) (2012-2024)
▪ 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 Kennedale Youth Police Academy
o National Night Out
▪ 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 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 Received $98,090 firearms simulator for training (2021)
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
o Six mental health peace officers on staff
▪ Successfully funded out of budget to reconfigure office space and increase the size of the
male locker room to accommodate growth
▪ Replaced lockers in both male and female locker rooms

S H O R T - T E R M G O A L S
▪ Continue sending command and supervisory staff to the Developing Leaders for Texas
Law Enforcement leadership training
▪ Continue to identify and apply for grants for equipment and positions that enhance the
department's ability to deliver varied and high-quality services
▪ Work to maintain Recognized status through the TPCA Foundation
▪ Prepare a five-year plan for department growth and needs assessment
▪ Activities that allow us to partner with our community and increase understanding
o Conduct the first Kennedale Citizens Police Academy

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