Assistant Chief (AC) Jones began with the Aransas Pass Police Department as a member of the police explorer program in 2002. Just four years later in 2006, Jones went on to be hired by APPD as a telecommunications officer and was promoted to communications supervisor just a couple of years later. In 2010, Jones attended the Del Mar Regional Police Academy, graduating as the top academic student, and transitioned from communications to the patrol division. While in patrol, Jones was assigned as a narcotics K-9 handler before being promoted to patrol sergeant in 2012. As a patrol sergeant, he lead a shift of up to 6 officers. As a sergeant, Jones revamped the …
Last week Aransas Pass Police Department hosted TxDOT and Texas DPS for the Traffic Incident Management Instructor Course. This course is part of the National TIM Responder Training Program designed to promote consistent training of […]
Just after 11 AM, first responders were called to the 1300 block of South Commercial Street in reference to a single-vehicle crash with injuries.
February has been a busy month for training. We held the 2023 Crystal Bath Memorial TCO Symposium Feb 16th and 17th. The event attracted 66 telecommunications officers and first responders from all over the state
APPD has started strong on training for the month of January, including Duty to Intervene, Defensive Tactics, TCIC / NCIC, and driver training (EVOC).
The Aransas Pass Police Department Training Advisory Board recently met to review our law enforcement training from 2022 and our training plan for 2023. Aransas Pass Police Department is a contract training provider for TCOLE
This weekend APPD was invited to put on the ALERRT Level 1 Active Shooter Response Training for Port A PD. In this course, we covered priorities of work when responding to an active attack or
We would like to congratulate our graduates of the first-ever Aransas Pass Civilian Defense Academy. They have endured training every Thursday for the last 5 weeks. We had 9 citizens complete this training, and they
Yesterday, AP Officers and Dispatchers, along with several other area law enforcement officers, attended training with Union Pacific as part of Operation LIFESAVER. APPD sought out this training due to the recent reactivation of the
The Aransas Pass Police Department is cordially inviting you to attend our first-ever Civilian Defense Academy. This 5 part series will give you the information and skills needed to protect yourself and those you care
Last week APPD officers, along with other area first responders, were at the Aransas Pass High School conducting the ALERRT Active Attack Integrated Response Training. You might remember a little over a month ago, we
Investigator Brian Herbert suffered a heart attack while qualifying at the shooting range at 8657 Co Road 1701 in Hominy, Oklahoma.
After completing the pistol qualification, he started complaining...
Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar was electrocuted when he came in contact with live wires while investigating a crash scene at State Road 267 and County Road 300 South near Plainfield...
Lieutenant Michel Hoosock and Police Officer Michael Jensen, of the Syracuse Police Department, were shot and killed while attempting to locate a subject who had led officers on a vehicle...
Police Officer Michael Jensen and Lieutenant Michel Hoosock, of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, were shot and killed while attempting to locate a subject who had led officers on a...
Sergeant Marty Jackson suffered a fatal heart attack after arresting a subject for disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and resisting arrest.
At 3:56 a.m., Sergeant Jackson responded to a call for service...
Police Officer Ross Bartlett was killed when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle as he conducted a traffic stop on southbound Highway 77 near Little Salt Road at...
Chief of Police Steven Singer suffered a fatal heart attack after several subjects fled from him near the dam at Lake Lafayette shortly before 6:00 pm.
He had responded to the...
Correctional Sergeant Drew Faught was killed in a vehicle collision on St. Marie Road in Olney.
At 7:30 a.m., Sergeant Faught was en route to a tactical call at the...
Police Officer Joseph McKinney was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle at the intersection of Charter Avenue and Horn Lake Road at about 2:00 am.
He and...
Special Agent Sean Baer was killed in a head-on vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Oak Lee Drive in Ranson, West Virginia, at about 1:50 pm.
An oncoming...
Investigator Brian Herbert suffered a heart attack while qualifying at the shooting range at 8657 Co Road 1701 in Hominy, Oklahoma.
After completing the pistol qualification, he started complaining... Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar was electrocuted when he came in contact with live wires while investigating a crash scene at State Road 267 and County Road 300 South near Plainfield... Lieutenant Michel Hoosock and Police Officer Michael Jensen, of the Syracuse Police Department, were shot and killed while attempting to locate a subject who had led officers on a vehicle... Police Officer Michael Jensen and Lieutenant Michel Hoosock, of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, were shot and killed while attempting to locate a subject who had led officers on a... Sergeant Marty Jackson suffered a fatal heart attack after arresting a subject for disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and resisting arrest.
At 3:56 a.m., Sergeant Jackson responded to a call for service... Police Officer Ross Bartlett was killed when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle as he conducted a traffic stop on southbound Highway 77 near Little Salt Road at... Chief of Police Steven Singer suffered a fatal heart attack after several subjects fled from him near the dam at Lake Lafayette shortly before 6:00 pm.
He had responded to the... Correctional Sergeant Drew Faught was killed in a vehicle collision on St. Marie Road in Olney.
At 7:30 a.m., Sergeant Faught was en route to a tactical call at the... Police Officer Joseph McKinney was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle at the intersection of Charter Avenue and Horn Lake Road at about 2:00 am.
He and... Special Agent Sean Baer was killed in a head-on vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Oak Lee Drive in Ranson, West Virginia, at about 1:50 pm.
An oncoming...
