The employees of the police department are all professionally trained and licensed as applicable with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.  Additionally, in-service training schools are provided constantly throughout the year at the Regional Police Academy in Arlington, the Sheriff's Academy in Dallas County, the Tri-Cities Academy in Plano, the Police Academy at Collin County Community College in McKinney and the Texoma Regional Police Academy in Denison.

MAYOR FELIX ADMINISTERS OATH OF OFFICE

Mayor Mike Felix (left) administered the Oath of Office to Police Chief Dennis Veach at the
City Council meeting September 2, 2008.  Chief Veach came to Sachse from Carthage, Missouri and had to complete the course work and training for his Texas certification.
 

CITIZENS INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY

FIRST CITIZENS YOUTH POLICE ACADEMY CLASS GRADUATES

                  
Mayor Mike Felix (left) and Judge Gerry Cooper spoke to the Youth Academy members before graduation.  Judge Cooper noted how please he was with the concept of a Police Youth Academy and stated that he was unaware of any other city conducting such a class.  That makes Sachse the first.

          
Officer Chris Holland and Lieutenant Marty Cassidy congratulated each graduate as they accepted their certificate of completion.  Office Holland got "iced" by two academy members.   

The group shows off their certificates for a photo moment.  Special guests include (from left to right) Mayor Mike Felix, Councilman Bill Adams, Officer Holland, Officer James Wright, Academy graduates, Lieutenant Cassidy, Judge Gerry Cooper, City Manager Allen Barnes and Mayor Pro Tem Pat McMillan.

The Sachse Citizens Youth Police Academy participated in some class activities that enabled them to see first-hand what it is like to perform a police officer's duties.  The 10-week course taught the students the proper and safe technique for making a traffic stop, the affects of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, visited the Collin County jail, learned how the crime labs use forensics to solve crimes, participated in simulated hand gun training and learned first-hand what it is like to be a police officer.

The Sachse Police Department will conduct a Citizens Youth Police Academy once a year.  Class size is limited to 25 and students must fill out an application and be recommended by a school officials.  Watch the city's website or check with the SRO at the high school for dates of the next class. 

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT)

Citizens of Sachse who want to be involved and assist in the event of an emergency may join others in the next CERT training class.  The class includes 10 weeks of two-hour classes covering "hands-on" instruction for fire safety, disaster preparedness, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue operations, disaster psychology, terrorism and disaster simulation.  CERT educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills.  It follows a  curriculum distributed by FEMA.  Anyone interested in joining the next class should contact Marty Cassidy at 972.495.2271, ext. 211.