Ennis Police Department

Ennis police in Ellis County, Texas, state a mission of public safety built on community partnerships and on service, honor and vigilance, and its accreditation comes from the Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation. Patrol works around the clock in 12-hour rotations, with the city divided into districts, and officers make the initial investigation of offenses. Patrol specialties include field training officers, a drone program, accident investigation, SWAT, bike patrol and special investigations. Detectives in the Criminal Investigation Division take adult and juvenile cases ranging from homicide, robbery and sexual assault to burglary, arson, fraud, runaways and narcotics, and prepare felony and misdemeanor cases for the Ellis County District Attorney's Office; victims of identity theft, forgery or card abuse complete a fraud packet before a case opens. Emergency Communications telecommunicators dispatch police, fire and EMS through computer-aided dispatch and run warrant, stolen property and insurance checks in NCIC and TCIC. The Ennis Detention Center runs nonstop for pretrial detainees and people serving time on municipal court misdemeanors. Ennis handles records requests under Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552, which sets the state's disclosure rules, and the property room returns evidence and found items by appointment and accepts unwanted firearms for destruction.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Ennis city, TX has an estimated population of 21,546.