Recognition & Accomplishments
Arlington PD Crime Lab & Crime
Scene Unit received accreditation
from the ANAB/ANSI-ASQ
National Accreditation Board. This
is a renewal of one of the highest
levels of forensic investigation
and laboratory work in the nation.
This accreditation requires an
extensive and thorough evaluation
of the unit’s management system,
technical procedures, and
practices.
Police Chief Will Johnson was sworn in as the International Association
of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Vice President at Large in October 2018.
Corporal Jonathan Patterson
was awarded the Honor Guard
Member of the Year.
Deputy Chief Jim Lowery was
awarded the
Arlington
Highlands
Rotary
Vocational
Excellence
Award –
Officer of the
Year.
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| 2018 Annual Report
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.
Detective Troy Medina received
the Honor Guard Sergeant’s Award
for his contributions to the unit.
Two officers were honored by
Texas Governor Greg Abbott
and received the Star of Texas
Award. These awards honor First
Responders who are seriously
injured or killed in the line of
duty. Corporal William Brewer
and Officer Carla Strauser were
recipients of the award. Corporal
Brewer was shot during a search
warrant execution. Officer Strauser
was injured while investigating a
vehicle crash.