Department Highlights
The Arlington Hispanic Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association received an award during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2017 in the Community Group category.
Arlington registered 223 National Night Out gatherings in 2017 and was ranked # 2 nationally and # 1 in the State of Texas.
Corporal Damien Gary was awarded 2017 Officer of the Year by the Sons of the American Revolution.
The department was presented by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies( CALEA) with the Tri-Arc Award, which is given to agencies that have concurrent accreditations for their law enforcement, public safety communications and public safety training agencies.
Deputy Chief Jim Lowery was awarded the Arlington Highlands Rotary Vocational Excellence Award – Officer of the Year.
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in late November 2017 that the Arlington Police Department would be a recipient of grant funding for 15 additional officers through the Department of Justice’ s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services( COPS Office) Hiring Program. Arlington was one of 179 law enforcement agencies across the nation selected to hire additional community policing officers.
Police Chief Will D. Johnson received the Government Award from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2017 Committee.
Arlington Police Lt. Christopher Cook was re-appointed to the National Information Officers Association as the Region 6 Board Member. He also serves as the General Chair for the International Association of Chiefs of Police – Public Information Officers Section.
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Annual Report 2017