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Donuts and Coffee with VA Officers
Thank you to the Van Alstyne Chamber of Commerce for hosting Donuts and Coffee with VA Cops!
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The City of Van Alstyne has partnered with Nixle to implement its Community Notification System to alert residents and businesses in real-time for localized emergency situations and relevant community advisories.
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This service is free to anyone who wants to be informed, but message and data rates may apply.
All Alerts will be targeted geographically, allowing residents to receive localized, relevant alerts from the City of Van Alstyne. Nixle Alerts can be sent via Text, Email, Web, and the Nixle Mobile App in an instant. Nixle is partnered with NLETS for unmatched data security, as well as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the National Blue Alert Network, and Google for unmatched reach and two-way information exchange.
We are very excited to have you experience it for yourself.
Thanks for your Support of National Night Out
The Van Alstyne Police Department would like to thank all of the businesses, organizations and families to came out to celebrate National Night Out with us.
Special thanks to Officer David Trevino for organizing the event.
VAPD Partners with VAMS in Back-to-School Video
Van Alstyne Middle School’s annual back-to-school video features Van Alstyne Police officers getting in some cardio.
Chief Tim Barnes told KTEN news: “We did have some fun and some in need of some dance lessons more than others, but we really did have a great time,” adding that this gave officers a chance to show students that there’s a person behind the badge.
“Be a part of the community. Know your community and let them know you. That’s the main thing letting them know you,” said Chief Barnes.
Read more at KTEN’s website.