Texas A&M University – Kingsville
POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Integrity
Accountability
Commitment
Division of Fiscal and Student Affairs
Mission 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 UniversityKingsville 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:
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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 Emergency
Landline 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 Hall
825 W. Santa Gertrudis Ave.,
Kingsville, Texas 78363
(Mailing Address)
700 University Blvd., MSC 126
Kingsville, Texas 78363
Phone Number:
(361) 593-2611
Website:
http://www.tamuk.edu/finance/upd/