Texas A&M University – Kingsville

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Integrity Accountability Commitment

Division of Fiscal and Student AffairsMission Statement

In the spirit of Javelina Pride, we support our University mission by effectively managing resources and creating a

positive campus experience

UPD Mission Statement

The Mission of the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Police Department is to provide a safe campus that is conducive to a learning, living, teaching, and working environment by providing quality police service and a secure campus for all students and the University community

The Team

• UPD has 14 state certified Police Officers, 4 Tele-communications

Operators, and 1 office manager. The department maintains a field

operations section that performs the following duties: Patrol, Community

Affairs, Special Services, and Criminal Investigations. The department’s

Emergency Communications Center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a

week.

Field Operations

• Field Operations:– Functions as the response and tactical division for the department.

These uniformed, state certified and licensed police officers are the most publicly visible representatives of the department and are dispatched by the department’s police communications unit by radio to all calls for service or assistance.

– Field Operations personnel are responsible for: • PATROL • COMMUNITY AFFAIRS • SPECIAL SERVICES

Field Operations

• PATROL:

- The primary responsibility of Patrol is to remain visible in order to prevent crime, preserve the peace, and protect life and property by enforcing Texas state laws, and the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Rules & Regulations.

Field Operations • COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

– Community Affairs is an effort that establishes a partnership between students and the police department. It is through these partnerships that the police and university community share the responsibility for identifying, reducing, eliminating, and preventing crime and problems that impact campus safety and public peace.

CAMPUS WATCH

OPERATION I.D.

RAD

Field Operations • COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

– Campus Watch • Is a partnership between

students and UPD to better promote crime prevention within our campus.

Field Operations • Operation I.D.

– Is nationally recognized by law enforcement as a citizen’s burglary prevention program for use in the home or business. This program has existed for 30 years.

– Operation ID allows law enforcement to detect, identify, and return stolen or lost property to its rightful owners.

– Operation ID involves making or engraving property with an identifying number and displaying a window decal to discourage burglary and theft. The ideal number is your state issued Driver’s License number which is easily recognized and traced by law enforcement.

RAD • What is RAD?

– The Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) System is a program of realistic, self-defense tactics and techniques. It is a comprehensive course for women that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, while progression on to the basics of hands-on defense training.

RAD classes are offered at no charge to university students, faculty, and staff.

Special Services

• At Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Your SAFETY is our CONCERN.– In order to ensure this, we

have a number of services that we offer: • After Dark Escorts • Blue Light Phones • Motorist Assist • Fingerprinting • Campus Crime Stoppers

Emergency Communications• Communications

– The Communications Division is the vital link between police officers, citizens, emergency medical services, fire department, public safety responders, and state/national law enforcement agencies. Often they are the first line of communications between the community and the police. Trained and qualified dispatchers provide information to police officers and the community that is essential to campus safety.

Non-Emergency 361-593-2611

On Campus EmergencyLandline Dial 9-1-1

Off Campus Emergency Dial 9-1-1

Setting the Standard

Building a Stronger University Community for Texas A&M University-Kingsville

We Are On Duty… – 24 hours a Day

7 days a Week

365 days a Year

Contact Information

Texas A&M University-Kingsville University Police Department Edward W. Seale Hall825 W. Santa Gertrudis Ave., Kingsville, Texas 78363

(Mailing Address)700 University Blvd., MSC 126 Kingsville, Texas 78363Phone Number: (361) 593-2611Website:http://www.tamuk.edu/finance/upd/