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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & PUBLIC OUTREACH
 New Community Engagement activities included participation and partnerships with
following:
 The North Texas Crime Prevention Association
 The Tarrant County Coalition of Crime Victims
 The Tarrant County Sexual Assault Association Council
 Senior Outreach
 Organized and hosted events to include:
 Trunk or Treat
 Bark in the Park
 DEA Drug Take Back
 Business Crime Prevention Coalition
 Dog Walker Watch
 Kennedale Seniors Outreach
 Juneteenth Parade
 Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training for KISD and local businesses
 Presentations to multiple student visits from Delaney Elementary School and the James A.
Arthur Early Childhood Center

 Presentations at KISD schools
 Attended, participated in, and or organized city-wide events to include:
 Veterans Day Celebration
 September 11th
 Santa Around Town
 Hometown Christmas
 Public Safety Open House
 Halloween Safety Detail
 Bicycle Safety Day
 Summer Reading Program
OPERATIONS
 Achieved and maintained full police staffing for over 5 months of the budget year
 Completed a thorough review and update of 85% of the department’s policy manual
 Awarded ten Watchguard brand cameras from the Duncanville Police Department
 Awarded 25 Motorola APX 6000 handheld radios from the Mansfield Police Department
 Continued use of the Community Oriented and Geographic policing model to address the
causes of crime and long-term quality of life issues in cooperation with Community
Development and other area partners
 Renewed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Alliance for Children to provide
victim services and assist in the investigation of offenses against children
 Continued our partnership with the DEA Task Force- Ft. Worth (DEATF - FTW) to address
drug/narcotics trafficking affecting the Kennedale area and investigating drug related
overdose cases

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