Nick
Webb, Lieutenant(903) 731-8471
Nick
Webb, LieutenantThe Police Department is organized into three inter-related Bureaus responsible for preserving human life, maintaining public order, protecting the rights of persons and property, and enforcing all applicable laws and ordinances within the City of Palestine. The Patrol Division is comprised of patrol officers assigned to three, eight-hour shifts. The Division is commanded by the Assistant Chief of Police with each of the three shifts under the direct supervision of a Sergeant. The responsibilities of the Patrol Division include but are not limited to responding to calls for service, enforcement of criminal and traffic laws and the apprehension of criminal offenders. The Patrol Division is the direct link to the citizens of Palestine. Each officer has the responsibility of engaging in problem-solving techniques that are tailored to the needs of our community.
The Police Department, together with the community of Palestine, will strive to make our City a place all people can live, work and visit safely. We are committed to the philosophy of community policing, and recognize that we must maintain the highest standards of professional ethics and integrity to achieve this goal.
Continue to provide core police services while researching and applying innovative and creative techniques that could improve our ability to identify and apprehend criminal offenders; ensure safe and efficient traffic flow with an emphasis on achieving voluntary compliance of the traffic laws.
Address the fear of crime and foster good community relations through positive interaction with our citizens on a daily basis as well as participation in public meetings, forums and neighborhood meetings.
Make available the needed training and equipment to keep our personnel safe, professionally competent, and highly informed of the latest trends in crimes, criminal activity, and techniques in fighting crime.
Develop the capacity to have patrol officers initiate, conduct and complete investigations that formerly may have been handled by CID.
Communicate with CID and surrounding agencies regarding the criminal activity and trends so we can inform and assist each other.
Effectively utilize the analysis and report capabilities of our report system to track repeat offenders and compare similar activities in an effort to increase efficiency in our crime suppression and prevention activities.