Greater Houston Police Activities League (PAL) event

Great event recently at Biron's Youth Sports Center. Our PAL officers spoke to kids about safety and got in a good workout!

Eastside Community Outreach Training

Class 04, Day 1: Eastside’s Fundamentals of Community Policing Training Program, discussing broken windows theory, improving quality of life for neighborhoods, and more. This group of probationary police officers are lateral, from nearby agencies. #HPD pic.twitter.com/olErRIsanh

— Jason Cisneroz (@jasoncisneroz) June 4, 2018

Day 1 of Eastside’s Community Oriented Policing Training Program - using various strategies to work w/ community to enhance quality of life. This class includes new lateral officers from HISDPD, Freeport PD, & Galveston PD. #CommunityPolicing #Training @EBpolicing @CenterForPOP pic.twitter.com/uSQkXdd0dH

— Jason Cisneroz (@jasoncisneroz) June 4, 2018

Day 2: Eastside’s Community Oriented Policing Training Program, focus on - what community engagement means to you? Officers must always remember that building strong relations w/ public is vital to cultivating teamwork and is a non-negotiable. #HPD #CommunityPolicing pic.twitter.com/mLE1k3TVg6

— Jason Cisneroz (@jasoncisneroz) June 5, 2018

Day 2: Eastside’s Community Oriented Policing Training Program allows new officers to interact one on one w/ community leaders and staff at local city multi-service centers. #HPD #CommunityPolicing #Training @NeighborHOU pic.twitter.com/znxEuaXEqC

— Jason Cisneroz (@jasoncisneroz) June 5, 2018

Day 2: Eastside’s Community Oriented Policing Training Program, new lateral officers playing loteria and a game of dominoes w/ senior citizens in East End of Houston. Positive interactions w/ community members must be a regular occurrence. #RelationalPolicing #HPD pic.twitter.com/XimE95oBgv

— Jason Cisneroz (@jasoncisneroz) June 5, 2018

Day 3: Eastside’s Community Oriented Policing Training Program, class topics re: importance of social media and community outreach; as well as utilizing online tools in the field, like COH 3-1-1 app. Using innovative avenues to reach out to community is important. @Nextdoor #HPD pic.twitter.com/9FstfR47Ml

— Jason Cisneroz (@jasoncisneroz) June 6, 2018

Day 3: Eastside’s Community Oriented Policing Training Program- from the neighborhoods of the east end to corporate offices of downtown, our PPOs are reminded that building relations w/ community is vital to keeping Houston safe! #HPD #CommunityPolicing #Training pic.twitter.com/xrlkT4bEi8

— Jason Cisneroz (@jasoncisneroz) June 6, 2018

Wrapped up Day 3 of Eastside’s Community Oriented Policing Training Program w/ some positive interaction at KiPP. Meeting w/ the kiddos and talking about school, summer safety, and life goals is always a blast. #CommunityPolicing #Eastside #HPD @MichonMegan pic.twitter.com/lsgCeMmulq

— Jason Cisneroz (@jasoncisneroz) June 7, 2018

Day 4: Eastside’s Community Oriented Policing Training Program includes visiting schools and working w/ school staff and students... to enhance the partnership in keeping our kiddos safe. #RelationalPolicing #HPD @MichonMegan @RAY7575 @squarerootof225 @DezavalaHisd pic.twitter.com/pM3JvFnYDZ

— Jason Cisneroz (@jasoncisneroz) June 7, 2018

PAL at Garden Villas Elementary School

Great time yesterday at Garden Villas Elementary School with our Eastside PAL officers and HPD SWAT!

De Zavala Elementary

HPD Officer J. Cisneroz and the East End Community Service Unit spend time with summer school students @DezavalaHisd. #NeighborhoodOutreach @jasoncisneroz @houstonpolice @SSaenzPhillips @Drjlarredondo @TeamHISD @HISDEastArea q pic.twitter.com/RhI9v2IZQF

— De Zavala Elementary (@DezavalaHisd) June 7, 2018

Summer Safety

Good morning 🌞! Today we @houstonpolice 🚔 presenting on Summer Child Safety 👮‍♀️ 👮 over at St Nicholas! Let’s all encourage summer 📖 reading!#communitypolicing #relationalpolicing #hpd #summerreading #HPDpublicaffairs @summerlearning pic.twitter.com/2XeUh82Umk

— OfficerVo (@OfficerVo) June 7, 2018

Captain Campbell of Traffic Enforcement Division Talking about Wrong Way Drivers

Woman charged with DWI after driving the wrong way on I-45

A wrong-way driver has been charged after several near-misses with other drivers on the North Freeway overnight. Elizabeth Nichols, 22, is in custody. Cell phone video captures the moment drivers were heard hitting their brakes as Nichols, who police say was driving a red Kia at 60 miles per hour north in the southbound lanes, headed toward them around 12:40 a.m.

Youth Tennis Program

How do HPD Greater Houston Police Activities League (PAL) officers get ready for summer? They play tennis!

The USTA Generation Tennis Coaches Workshop taught officers how encourage kids to play tennis and how to teach them tennis skills. Free summer youth tennis programs are available at 39 neighborhood parks in the Houston area. For more information, go to the Houston Youth Tennis Program website.