Texas Law Enforcement complies with Senate Bill 1074 and House Bill 3389.
This department supports the 77th and 81st Texas Legislature’s mandates prohibiting racial profiling in Texas. Our police officers work under a departmental policy that is consistent with all state and federal laws. The policy includes provisions for citizens to contact us if they have a conflict with a Teague police officer.
Complaints
It is also important for members of the public whom feel as though they have been involved in a racial profile incident to contact our department. This contact can be made by either calling our offices at (254) 739-2553, or by filing a complaint through our departmental complaint process. Once completed please return the form to the Teague Police Department. You may do this in one of the following manners:
Drop off at our office, located at 315 Main Street (across from the US Postal Service Office)
Mail to:
Teague Police Department Attn: Internal Affairs 315 Main Street Teague, Texas 75860
Scan and email to the Chief of Police
- Texas State Law (Govt. Code 614.022) requires that all complaints against police officers be in writing and signed by the person making the complaint.
The complaint process is designed to deal with each case factually and fairly. Citizens who file complaints are treated respectfully and their accusations are taken very seriously. All complaints are investigated thoroughly, and all findings are based on impartial evidence gained during the investigation (Internal Investigation Process).
Citizens can file formal complaints with the department in writing at the office any time during normal business hours. All complaints will be forwarded for review and investigation.
To ensure the integrity of the department, all formal complaints are reviewed by the Chief of Police.
Trust
The Teague Police Department realizes that there will be disagreements from time-to-time with individuals that come in contact with our officers. We realize that confusion, different perceptions or possibly the timeliness of information could result in information that may produce different accounts of the same incident. These disagreements between citizens and officers need to be addressed. We trust that the vast majority of contacts between citizens and officers are conducted in a positive, professional manner. The relationship between the community and our officers is based on confidence and trust. We cannot be effective without both the community and our officers working together to achieve this goal.
We are very proud of the relationship the Teague Police Department shares with the community. Our longstanding goal is to provide our citizens with a safe community where all may live without the fear of crime.
View our Racial Profiling Officer Complaint Brochure.
Racial Profile Law
On September 1, 2001, the racial profile law became effective as found in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure beginning with Article 2.131. The law mandated law enforcement agencies to begin collecting certain data in connection to traffic or pedestrian stops beginning on January 1, 2002. Based on that data, the law mandated law enforcement agencies to submit a report to the law enforcement agencies’ governing body beginning March 1, 2003 and each year thereafter no later than March 1. Additionally, all law enforcement agencies must also submit a report to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards beginning March 1, 2011 and each year thereafter no later than March 1.
This report is submitted pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 2.134.
Reports
We make available a statistical compilation of racial profiling data based on the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements. In compliance with the aforementioned statutory requirements, and with this agency’s approval, this TCOLE data is presented in the same manner as required for each year’s annual report.
