KPD Citizens Police Academy Taking Applications
The Killeen Police Department will be hosting its 42nd Citizen’s Police Academy with classes beginning on March 6th, 2017 and continuing through May 22nd, 2017. Classes will be held on Monday evenings from 7:00pm until 10:00pm and one additional class on Saturday, April 29th. There will be a total of twelve weeks of instruction, including presentations of the functions and operations of the departments various investigative and administrative divisions. It is an educational and informative program that allows citizens the opportunity to learn about the issues that affect law enforcement efforts in the City of Killeen.
Applications will be available at the Killeen Police Department beginning Monday, January 24, 2017; the deadline for applications will be Friday, February 24th, 2017, at 5:00pm. Applicants must agree to submit to a background check which includes a criminal history inquiry. There is no cost to anyone who enrolls. For more information on the Citizen’s Police Academy, contact Tammy Moseley at the Killeen Police Department by telephone at 254-501-8805 or email tmoseley@killeentexas.gov.
Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department
KPD Investigates A Convenience Store Robbery
Killeen Police investigate a convenience store robbery.
Officers responded to the 7-Eleven Convenience Store located 1814 N W S Young Dr. on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at 2:55am, after receiving a call from the clerk advising the store had just been robbed. Upon the officers’ arrival, they were told that a black male, entered the store and began causing a disturbance with the clerk. The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money from the clerk; he then fled on foot in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6’ tall, wearing a dark hooded jacket, dark pants, black and red shoes and sunglasses.
Detectives are asking anyone who has information about this robbery or if you can identify the suspect in the surveillance video, to contact Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or go online at www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. You can also download the P3Tips App for IOS or Android and give an anonymous tip. All information is anonymous and confidential and if your tip leads to the arrest of the suspect, you could be eligible for a reward up to $1,000 in cash.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division, Violent Crimes Unit, continue to investigate this case and will release further information as it becomes available.
Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department
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