Police News

Chief Casey Promotes/Awards Officers

On October 25th, a promotional and awards ceremony was held at Southlake Police Headquarters with family and friends of the department present.

Chief Casey Promotes Jose Luna to Assistant Chief

On October 2nd, 2023, Chief Casey promoted Captain Jose Luna to Assistant Chief of the Southlake Police Department in a ceremony at police headquarters.

Project Beloved Updates Southlake PD's Interview Room

Southlake Police Detectives often have the heartbreaking task of interviewing survivors of violent crimes or their family members.

Southlake SROs Receive National Awards from L.E.A.D.

SOUTHLAKE, TX  – Kimberly Smith, school resource officer (SRO) at Southlake Police Department, was awarded “Texas Instructor of the Year” from L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence), a nationwide nonprofit that works with communities to help students understand the dangers of drugs and violence, and Matt Petrie, retired Southlake SRO, was awarded “L.E.A.D.er of […]

NASRO Recognizes Southlake Police Department's SRO Division

The Southlake Police Department's School Resource Officer (SRO) Division has been recognized by the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO).

Southlake Kiwanis Award the 2023/2024 Sergeant John Stokes SRO of the Year Awards

The Southlake Kiwanis awarded the Sergeant John Stokes SRO of the Year Award to Officer Brett Roberson for 2023 and Officer Corey Rattan for 2024.   Nominations for the award came from a variety of teachers, school staff, and even residents. Southlake Kiwanis is part of a global organization that is committed to improving the lives […]

Southlake DPS Social Wins National Golden Post Award, More

The Southlake DPS social media pages won the “Best Long Form Video” Golden Post Award at the national Government Social Media Awards in Palm Springs, California earlier this month.  The winning video “The Real Cops of Southlake” was a safety-laden parody of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives” series. The video featured the trademark opening of the […]

Keeping Crime on a Tight Leash: City’s New K9 Training Course Provides a Paw-sitive Boost to Southlake Safety

The Southlake Police Department is dedicated to constantly improving the team to serve the people of the city with the highest level of skills.

Southlake Police Awarded 8th CALEA Accreditation

The Southlake Police Department completed their 4-year virtual site-based Assessment in December of 2021.  This process consisted of conducting over 30 interviews with department personnel and various community leaders.  In April of 2022, the Department appeared before the CALEA Commission board and then received their 8th Award of Accreditation. CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law […]

Southlake Police Welcomes Two New Officers

The Southlake Police Department is proud to welcome two new officers to the force.  Officer Dustin Cornett is a Texas native.  He grew up in Midlothian and studied Business at Navarro College. He has wanted to be a police officer since he was kid, when he would watch car chases and cool action scenes on […]

Southlake Police Welcome Lateral Officer Corey Ventura

The Southlake Police Department recently welcomed lateral Officer Corey Ventura to the force.  Officer Ventura came from Tacoma Police Department in Washington state after serving there seven years. He was born in Hawaii, moved to Washington and graduated with a B.A. at Eastern Washington University.  He originally went to school to become a high school […]

Southlake Police Officer Awarded Carroll ISD 2022 SRO of the Year!

Congrats are in order for Southlake Police Officer Anthony Pate who was recently honored as Carroll ISD’s 2022 School Resource Officer (SRO) of the Year.   The School Resource Program is a partnership between the City of Southlake and Carroll ISD that provides enhanced security to schools as well as making an impact using a variety […]

Chief Brandon Promotes Two Officers, Awards Others During Ceremony

On March 11th, 2022, the Southlake Police Department held a ceremony and reception for two promotions and several departmental awards at Police Headquarters. Chief Brandon promoted Detective Myles Jenkins to Corporal and promoted Detective Delaney Green to Sergeant.  Each of their badges were pinned by their respective spouses.  Corporal Jenkins will remain in CID (Criminal […]

Deputy Chief Clements Completes International Professional Designation Process

Deputy Chief Kelly Clements successfully completed the process that awards the professional designation of “Fire Marshal” (FM).  The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) met on December 7th, 2021 to confer the designation.  He becomes one of only 203 FMs worldwide, and is one of 9 FMs in Texas. The Designation program is a voluntary program […]

Southlake Police Department Welcomes Three New Lateral Officers

The Southlake Police Department recently hired three new lateral officers to join the force. Officer Justin Acosta grew up in El Paso and received a degree in political science at the University of North Texas.  While in college, he enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard and served six years as a combat engineer and […]

Say Hello to Your SROs!

The new school year has started, and our school resource officers have hit the ground running to make the 2021-2022 school year great! Since the 2013-2014 school year, an SRO has been assigned to every Carroll ISD school. The City of Southlake Police Department partners with Carroll ISD to promote and ensure student safety. We […]

MADD Presents Officer Lockwood with Enforcement Award

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) North Texas presented Officer Breanna “Nikki” Lockwood with the Enforcement Hero Award earlier this year.  The award is presented to officers who “exemplified a strong commitment to DWI enforcement with the most arrests in their department in 2020.”  The ceremony was held over Zoom earlier this month. Officer Lockwood joined […]

Q&A with Jeff Paul, Who’s Celebrating 38 Years of Service

Meet Cpl. Jeff Paul. He has served on the police force for the City of Southlake for 38 years. We had to ask, what’s the secret to his success?   1.What have you learned about yourself professionally during your time at Southlake? I’ve learned that I have the ability to be a true professional with […]

Southlake Police Welcome Two New Recruits to the Force

The Southlake Police Department welcomed two new recruits to the force earlier this year. For Officer Mariel Estrada, this is her second City of Southlake employment.  When she was in college, she worked for the City’s Parks and Recreations Department.  She fell in love with how flexible and how much the City cared for her […]

A Message From the Southlake Police Department Regarding a Post Card

Southlake residents may have received a postcard in the mail recently talking about a City of Southlake app. We want you to know that the City of Southlake HAS NOT approved this postcard and has not partnered with any organization to produce the app or the postcard. While we haven't yet confirmed the intent of […]

Carroll ISD Awards Officer Smith SRO of the Year

This past week, the Carroll Independent School District introduced the first annual Sergeant John Stokes SRO of the Year Award.  This award will be given annually in memory of Sgt. John Stokes, who passed away in the Fall of 2020. It is meant to honor members of the Carroll ISD and City of Southlake School […]

Southlake Police Welcome Lateral Officer Valdez

The Southlake Police Department is proud to welcome Officer Josh Valdez to the force.  Officer Valdez is a lateral officer, meaning he came to us after working three years with the Dallas Police Department.  Since he is already a TCOLE certified police officer, he was able to forgo another Academy and instead went through a […]

Southlake Police Promote and Award Officers in Recent Ceremony

On Friday, April 30th, the Southlake Police Department held a promotional and award ceremony at DPS Headquarters.  The ceremony was for three promotions, a Supervisor and Civilian of the Year award, several Officer of the Quarter awards, as well as a Special Recognition Award. In the community room filled with family, friends, and other officers, […]

Southlake Police Welcome Officer Ray Sewell

The Southlake Police Department welcomed their newest rookie to the force earlier this year in February.  Officer Ray Sewell came to Texas from California in early 2019 after a 14-year career at Costco Wholesale, a job he had worked since he was in high school. He made the decision to quit Costco and become a […]

Southlake Police Sgt. John Stokes Passes Away

It's with the greatest sadness that the City of Southlake announces the passing of Southlake Police Sergeant John Stokes.  He died after a sudden medical event that was non-COVID-19 related. Sgt. Stokes had a long career in law enforcement, starting with the Orange County California Sheriff's department in 1986.  In 1999, he began work with […]

Mayor’s Alliance and Southlake Police Department Answer Your Questions During Virtual Town Hall

The Mayor’s Alliance for Unity and Culture hosted a Virtual Town Hall on July 29 with the Southlake Police Department to ask and answer questions Southlake residents have about the Police Department. Watch the event recording and follow-up video here. Mayor Laura Hill was joined by Alliance members and Southlake residents Anthony Shelton and Elisa […]

Southlake Police Department Works Together to Protect Team During COVID-19

There are two aspects of the law enforcement profession that are constant: the call to act in an individual’s time of need and having to rely on others in your own time of need. Both aspects of a law enforcement career carry their own situational rules, all of which are aimed and geared towards providing […]

Mayor’s Alliance to Host Virtual Town Hall with the Southlake Police Department on July 29

The Mayor’s Alliance for Unity and Culture invites residents to a virtual Town Hall with the Southlake Police Department. Alliance members will be joined by Southlake Mayor Laura Hill, Assistant Police Chief Ashleigh Casey and members of the Southlake Police Department. “The Alliance’s mission is to build community unity in Southlake,” Southlake Mayor Laura Hill […]

Southlake Police Department Welcomes New Officer

Officer Christopher Farrill recently joined the Southlake Police Department after a 20-year career at Jiffy Lube, where he started as a technician and eventually reached Executive Vice President of Operations.  Before leaving Jiffy Lube, he oversaw 550 stores in over 26 states and had 4,200 team members on his staff.  While he loved his career, his true passion was to […]

Southlake Police Bulletin – Sunglass Hut Robbery

Southlake Police needs your help identifying two men who entered the Sunglass Hut store located at 421 Grand Ave. E in Southlake on Monday, July 13th at approximately 6:00 p.m. The unidentified males stole about fifteen pairs of expensive sunglasses from a display case next to the front door of the business. Both men ran […]

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