Noteworthy Accomplishments
• February 2016 – Traffic Officer Cody Towns placed second in the North Texas Inspector Challenge , a commercial vehicle enforcement inspection competition . He advanced to the state competition to represent Arlington .
• March 2016 – Baltimore Police Department in coordination with the COPS Office spent several days on site with APD evaluating best practices related to use of force and de-escalation topics .
• April 2016 – Arlington Police highlighted Autism Awareness month by lighting up headquarters with blue lights . The department received an overwhelming amount of support for this effort to bring awareness to this important topic .
• May 2016 - Chief Johnson received the Leadership 2016 Sally Kallam Award . The award is given annually to someone who best emulates the ideals of leadership through efforts devoted to the community .
• May 2016 - Take25 is a grassroots safety initiative created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children . Chief Johnson and AISD Superintendent Dr . Cavazos met with kids on safety issues .
• July 2016 – DWI Enforcement Officer Stacie Brown received the 2015 Public Service Award by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for her work in the prevention and apprehension of impaired drivers .
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Annual Report 2016