Aledo Independent School District Police (Texas)
Encyclopedia
The Aledo ISD Police Department is a full service police department that serves the communities of Aledo
, Willow Park
, Hudson Oaks
, Anetta North, Anetta and Anetta South. The AISD police jurisdiction covers a 131.13 square miles (339.6 km²) area and lies within Parker
and Tarrant County, Texas
. The department provides routine patrol for all of the district’s properties, criminal investigations, in addition to school resource officers assigned to various schools buildings. All of the AISD police officer
s are TCLEOSE certified peace officer
s with full arrest powers
.
Aledo ISD Police Department was the first school district police department in Parker County, Texas and its central police offices are located at 117 Vernon Road, Aledo, Texas.
As with any Texas ISD Police Agency the Police Officers have jurisdiction within the school district
boundaries and in any county within the State of Texas in which the Aledo ISD School District has property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise under the control of the institution.
The current Chief of Police is Chawn Gilliland who has served as chief from 2002 – Present. Chief Gilliland formerly served as an Investigator for the Parker County Prosecutor’s Office and with Parker County Sheriff’s Office in many different enforcement and administrative rolls.
Aledo, Texas
Aledo is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,726 at the 2000 census.The city is served by the Aledo Independent School District.-Geography:...
, Willow Park
Willow Park, Texas
Willow Park is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,849 at the 2000 census.Willow Park was the location of Trinity Meadows Race Track, one of the first horse racing tracks opened once Texas legalized parimutuel betting...
, Hudson Oaks
Hudson Oaks, Texas
Hudson Oaks is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex The population was 1,637 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hudson Oaks is located at ....
, Anetta North, Anetta and Anetta South. The AISD police jurisdiction covers a 131.13 square miles (339.6 km²) area and lies within Parker
Parker County, Texas
As of the census of 2003, there were 98,495 people, 31,131 households, and 24,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile . There were 34,084 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
and Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 1,809,034. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County is the sixteenth most populous county in the United States and the third most populous in Texas. The county is named in honor...
. The department provides routine patrol for all of the district’s properties, criminal investigations, in addition to school resource officers assigned to various schools buildings. All of the AISD police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
s are TCLEOSE certified peace officer
Peace officer
A law enforcement officer , in North America, is any public-sector employee or agent whose duties involve the enforcement of laws. The phrase can include police officers, prison officers, customs officers, immigration officers, bailiffs, probation officers, parole officers, auxiliary officers, and...
s with full arrest powers
Power of arrest
The power of arrest is a mandate given to certain members of a society by the central authority that allows them to remove a criminal or suspected criminal's liberty. The power of arrest can also be used to protect a person, or persons from harm or to protect damage to property.Arrest usually leads...
.
Aledo ISD Police Department was the first school district police department in Parker County, Texas and its central police offices are located at 117 Vernon Road, Aledo, Texas.
As with any Texas ISD Police Agency the Police Officers have jurisdiction within the school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
boundaries and in any county within the State of Texas in which the Aledo ISD School District has property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise under the control of the institution.
The current Chief of Police is Chawn Gilliland who has served as chief from 2002 – Present. Chief Gilliland formerly served as an Investigator for the Parker County Prosecutor’s Office and with Parker County Sheriff’s Office in many different enforcement and administrative rolls.