City of Harlingen Texas

Harlingen Police Department

1018 Fair Park	Emergency Services:	911
	Non-Emergency:	956-216-5940
Harlingen, Texas 78550	Jail Division:	956-216-5465
	Municipal Court	956-216-5121
	Main Information:	956-216-5400
	Crime Stoppers:	956-425-8477
	Fax:	956-216-5445

Welcome Message from Chief

As Chief of Police, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Harlingen Police Department Website. It is a great honor for me to serve with the dedicated officers, support staff, and community partners as we collectively endeavor to provide the highest level of professional, quality service to the City of Harlingen.

Together, as a community united against crime, we can continue to enhance our quality of life and keep our homes, workplaces, and community safe.

It is our sincere desire to use this web page as a method for sharing and receiving information and ideas. I am confident that you will find useful information about your police department and its various functions and resources that are available to the citizens and visitors to our growing community.

Please use the available links to find out more about the department's organization, community partnerships, citizen volunteer programs, crime prevention information, and recruitment efforts.

Thank you for visiting us.

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   Tom Whitten, Chief of Police

   Phone: 216-5403

   E-Mail Address:  twhitten@harlingenpolice.com

   EDUCATION:
   2007 - Degree M.S. & C.J., Sul Ross State University
   2004 - Degree B.S. & C. J., Park University

   OTHER TRAINING:
   Master Peace Officer TCLEOSE

   HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
   June 2010 - June 2011 Carlsbad, NM. - Chief of Police
   June 2009 - June 2010  DeWitt, IA. - Chief of Police
   1990 - 2009  El Paso, Tx.  - Assistant Chief of Police

   HOBBIES:
   Music, Motorcycles, Cars

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Stephen Scot Mayer, Assistant Chief of Police

Phone: 216-5404

E-Mail Address: smayer@harlingenpolice.com

EDUCATION:
            ·         2007 Graduate Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas
               (Sam Houston State University)

            ·         2011 Graduate Rural Executive Management Institute (University of Arkansas
               Criminal Justice Institute)

· 96 Credit Hours towards a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration (Kaplan)

OTHER TRAINING:
             ·         Master Peace Officer license Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
                Education (TCLEOSE)

HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
Over twenty years of dedicated service to the citizens of Harlingen

            ·         October 1989 – June 2005 Harlingen Police Department – Police Officer
                o   Uniform Patrol Division
                 o   Community Policing Division
                 o   Narcotics Division
                 o   Criminal Investigation Division

            ·         June 2005 – August 2010 Harlingen Police Department – Sergeant
                o   Uniform Patrol Division – Supervisor
                o   Criminal Investigation Division – Supervisor
                o   Detention Division/Property & Evidence – Supervisor
                o   Gang Eradication Team – Supervisor

             ·         August 2010 – Present Harlingen Police Department – Assistant Chief of Police

HOBBIES:
             ·         Genealogy, Cooking, History

Mission Statement
“To protect life, property, the constitutional rights of individuals, and promote a feeling of security within the community through the prevention and deterrence of crime, and the apprehension of law offenders, while providing total quality police service.”

Services offered

24/7 Emergency Police Response
24/7 High visibility police patrol services
24/7 Emergency police/fire 911 Communications service
Community outreach programs: CPAA, Explorers, Neighborhood Watch, SAVE, Crime Stoppers
Progressive approach to open media relations (P.I.O., Records)

Texas Police Journal
Benefits of Physical Fitness for Police Officers (pdf)

Police Contacts
Police Contacts Report 2012(pdf)

HARLINGEN POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASES & JAIL LIST

2012-2013 Press Releases & Jail List

Tips
Do you have information on a crime or a person involved in a crime? If you have information and would like to remain anonymous please call 425-TIPS. This information will be kept strictly confidential.

Volunteer & Community Programs
Click here for more information on how you can be a part of some of the programs available at the Harlingen Police Department.

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REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

CITIZEN SURVEY FORM (ENGLISH)

CITIZEN SURVEY FORM (SPANISH)

POLICE EMPLOYEE COMPLIMENT / COMPLAINT FORM

REPORT A CRIME ONLINE

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CITY OF HARLINGEN CRIME REPORTS