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The City of Teague was first settled during the the Civil War. A small community known as “Brewer” grew up at the site, during the latter half of the nineteenth century. When the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway was built through the county in 1906, it located its machine and car shops at the site. The residents of the time incorporated the new town as “Teague” in 1906. The town of Brewer was renamed Teague by railroad magnate Benjamin Franklin Yoakum in honor of his mother Narcissus Teague and her parents James and Jane Fowler Teague, who were early pioneers in Freestone County. The town incorporated in 1906.
Teague is located in western portion of Freestone County in which U.S. Highway 84 passes through the northern side of the city, leading northeast 10 miles to Fairfield, the county seat for Freestone County, and northwest 13 miles to Mexia. Texas State Highway 179 (Main Street) leads east 9 miles to Dew and west 12.5 miles to Meixa.
The mission of the police department is to afford the highest levels of initiative-taking and responsive service to the City of Teague, in partnership with neighborhoods and the community. We will persevere in detecting and solving problems that offer the citizens of Teague with the highest quality of life possible. This service will be provided by our staff with integrity, equity, and excellence as a standard guiding our enforcement activities. Our staff members are dedicated to enhancing public safety and reducing the fear and incidence of crime. People in our communities are our most important customers.
We strive to work in partnership with the people in our communities and do our best, within the law, to solve community problems that affect public safety and quality of life issues. The great diversity of our citizens, is highly valued to us, in both our residential and business communities and serve all with equal dedication. Our goal is to achieve the highest level of quality in all aspects of our work. The “statis quo” never satisfies us We aim for unceasing advancement in serving the citizens in our communities. We value innovation and support creativity. The police cannot accomplish the task of crime prevention alone, this task necessarily requires the willing cooperation of both the police and the public working together toward a common goal.
While the department works closely with the community, we work diligently to maintain our primary principles within our mission statement and core values.
It is the mission of the Teague Police Department to provide the highest levels of proactive and responsive service to the City of Teague in partnership with neighborhoods and the community. We shall endeavor to detect and solve problems that will afford the citizens of Teague with the highest quality of life possible. This service shall be provided with integrity, equity, and excellence.
Dedication to the Department’s mission and professional conduct in providing caring services is essential to community support and successful performance.
Positive contributions and innovation are supported and encouraged in achievement of departmental goals.
Pride and integrity are the direct result of individual honesty, interpersonal trust, teamwork, and open communications at all levels.
Authority must be willing to accept personal responsibility and accountability for their decisions.
Our future is determined by the development and maturity of each individual member and we subscribe to the following values:
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Have you have considered being a police officer and just could not afford to leave your job to go to the academy? Cannot work and go to the academy at the same time? We have news for you! At the June 12, 2023, City Council Meeting our Board of Aldermen authorized the police department to hire non-certified/licensed individuals as Police Cadets.
The goal in this is to provide training and employment opportunities to individuals that, for lack of being a certified officer, would otherwise be qualified candidates for being hired as police officers. The city bears the cost of tuition, equipment, uniforms, and pays you a salary to attend an Accredited Basic Peace Officer Academy. Upon graduation and passing the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement examination you will be transitioned to a full time Peace Officer with our agency.
“As an equal opportunity employer, the City of Teague considers only qualified applicants without regard to color, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, disability, national origin, veteran, or marital status.”
