Harker Heights Police Department

Harker Heights police officers in Bell County, Texas, work under a partnership-in-the-community model, and the department holds Texas Police Chiefs Association accreditation, a program that reviews agencies against a set of recommended practices. Uniformed patrol runs around the clock in marked cars, and a Traffic Unit, whose full-time members are trained in accident reconstruction, investigates major and fatal collisions, studies complaint areas with a portable radar survey trailer, focuses enforcement near schools and handles parade and funeral escorts. The Criminal Investigations Division processes crime scenes, preserves evidence and uses interviews and photo lineups, with juvenile detectives assigned to crimes against children, and an investigator stays on call at all hours. A Special Investigations unit works drug trafficking, violent crime and computer crime cases, provides forensic computer services and takes part in the Central Texas Narcotics Task Force. Community Services officers lead Neighborhood Watch meetings, bicycle patrols and safety talks on subjects from stranger danger to social media, and they hand out free KIDDO identification cards for children. An eleven-week Citizen Police Academy covers use of force, search and seizure and traffic stops, and graduates can join the Citizen Volunteer Program.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Harker Heights city, TX has an estimated population of 33,595.