New Braunfels Community Resources Inc. provides housing and services for low-income families in Comal and surrounding counties. The organization owns 65 rental properties that are rented to low-income tenants and administers tenant-based rental programs for rental assistance. In addition, they provide social services for those in need.
National Night Out is designed to:
- Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness
- Generate support for and participation in, local anti-crime programs
- Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships
- Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
The purpose of National Night Out is to build strong partnerships between the police and communities and to promote crime awareness programs such as Neighborhood Community Watch groups. According to NATW, last year's event was the largest ever, involving 38 million people in 16,000 communities from all 50 states, US territories, and military bases worldwide.
Neighborhoods throughout the community are encouraged to lock their doors, turn on their porch lights, gather with their neighbors to show unity against criminal activity and join City Council Members, other city officials, and public safety personnel. Many neighborhoods will be hosting a variety of special events such as block parties, swimming parties, cookouts, and various other activities.
The Citizens Police Academy is a program sponsored by the New Braunfels Police Department with the following goals:
- Give citizens a better understanding of the operation and mission of their local Police Department through a unique learning experience.
- Bring together citizens of New Braunfels who both work and/or live within the city and surrounding areas from all walks of life.
- Enhance the participant's knowledge of the New Braunfels Police Department and the City of New Braunfels.
- Promote the active involvement of the participants in a wide range of civic and community affairs.
- Solicit the exchange of viewpoints and opinions of the participants in an attempt to help the New Braunfels Police Department better service the community.
- Continue the teaching process after the academy has been completed through members of the Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association.
Curriculum:
The Citizens Police Academy is an eleven-week course of weekly sessions taught by law enforcement personnel, both civilian and officers, covering a variety of topics like:
- NBPD's Traffic & Patrol Division
- History of the New Braunfels Police Department
- Recruitment/Hiring/Training practices
- NBPD's K-9 Division
- NBPD's Criminal Investigation Division (CID)
- NBPD's 9-1-1 Dispatch Center
Requirements:
- must be at least 18 years of age;
- must live or work in the City of New Braunfels;
- must have no felony convictions.
To ensure the integrity of the class, each applicant is screened using their DPS driving record (as well as national, state, and local criminal history files) before acceptance. This class is free and is limited to 30 students. If necessary, applicants are placed on a waiting list for the next class.
Applications are available here and must be completed and returned to the New Braunfels Police Department.
For a quicker response, requests for public information can be made using the online portal below.
Please remember that requests should contain as much detail as possible about the information you are requesting.
Please remember that requests should be for documents or other information that already exists. Government organizations (like NBPD) are not required to answer questions, perform legal research, or comply with continuing requests to supply information periodically since that information has not yet been prepared. We recommend that you keep a copy of your request and proof of receipt for your records.
Written requests can be sent in by U.S. Mail, submitted online, submitted in person at the New Braunfels Police Department Headquarters: 3030 West San Antonio St. New Braunfels TX, 78130, or by fax at 830-608-2188.
Project Lifesaver is a rapid response program that locates people who wander away from their caregivers due to brain disorders like Alzheimer's Disease, Autism, Down Syndrome, and dementia.
How it works:
Clients enrolled in the program wear a bracelet that contains a battery-operated transmitter which emits a tracking signal. If the client wanders away, the caregiver would notify NBPD and a search team would be deployed. That search includes the use of a mobile receiver that can pick up the signal from the client's transmitter.
Application Requirements:
- Must live in the New Braunfels city limits.
- Must have a clinically diagnosed brain disorder.
- Must have a 24/7 caregiver.
- Must be able to wear the bracelet at all times.
Please remember that there are a limited number of bracelets available. Those who qualify will be placed on a waiting list until additional bracelets become available. Or you can purchase a bracelet at your own cost and then register that device with NBPD.
Click here to fill out an submit your application online.
The program is free but is limited to the number of transmitters available. Citizens can also purchase their transmitters directly from Project Lifesaver and then register those devices with NBPD. The transmitters provided by NBPD are the property of the Police Department and must be returned. There will be a $300 charge for transmitters that are lost, damaged, or not returned.