The Elgin Citizen Police Academy (CPA) is an informative and interesting program that educates citizens, who live or work in Elgin, about our Police Department and its practices. The instructors are officers and employees of the Elgin Police Department.
The Elgin CPA will meet every Thursday for 15 weeks beginning February 4th, plus one Saturday at the firing range. There will be hands on activities such as actual crime scene processing, pistol shooting, high-risk traffic stops and much more. The CPA is scheduled to begin February 4th with classes being held at the EISD Administration building.
In order to participate you must complete an application for the CPA and the CPA Waiver. If you have any questions call 512-285-5757 or email ptaylor@pd.ci.elgin.tx.us. You may fax your application and waiver to 512-281-3114. After your application has been reviewed and processed, your name will be placed on a list and will be processed on a first come basis. Applicants will receive letters about the status of their application and additional class information. Class size is limited so we encourage early enrollment.
Thank you,
Phillip E. Taylor
Assistant Chief of Police
New “Nixle” Community Information Service
The Elgin Police Department will launch a new Community Notification Service called “Nixle” this week to improve communication with people who live, work, and visit our area. The system provides a quick, efficient, and secure way to get neighborhood-level information out to community members who subscribe to the system. Through www.nixle.com, the department will be able to send text message (SMS) and e-mail alerts to subscribers in a specific area, down to .25 miles.
Notifications might be considered in the following instances: ● A young child or adult with Alzheimer’s disease walks away from their home. The alert can include a picture of the child or vulnerable adult with a map identifying the area at which they were last seen. ● A public safety emergency requires people to stay in or remain away from their homes. A Nixle alert can let residents with a registered address in the affected neighborhood know what’s happening, allowing residents to take a proactive role in their own safety. ● A serious injury or fatal crash in which traffic investigators close down the intersection for several hours during the morning commute. This situation might warrant a notification to subscribers who live or work in the area, encouraging them to select a different route to work. ● Other uses: Large-scale public works projects, traffic safety implications around large fire scenes, community events such as parades, fireworks, picnics, etc., details about a case of H1N1 (“swine flu”) in the area, city council meeting information, utility outage advisories/boil orders
Through Nixle, we will deliver messages securely to citizens by e-mail and cell phone, supporting and expanding our community outreach efforts. Obviously, the system will be most effective when we have large numbers of subscribers. Please spread the word about our use of the system and add this information to the bottom of your e-mail signature: “Up-to-the-minute updates from city agencies by e-mail and cell phone: www.nixle.com” Nixle is a secure communications service available to municipal, county, and state government agencies. There is NO spam or advertising associated with Nixle Municipal Wire messages. The system is free (standard text message rates apply for subscribers who do not have text plans with their cell phone providers). If you have suggestions for potential Nixle publications that might interest citizens, please share them with Chief Bratton by e-mail or phone.
Chris Bratton, Chief of Police
Elgin Police Department
202 Depot Street
Elgin, Texas 78621
512-285-5757 (office)
512-233-9998 (cell)
