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April 2025
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Rain or shine, we hope to see you and your family Saturday, April 5 for our annual community celebration 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at North Tri-Ethnic Community Center, 2950 Roosevelt Ave. In addition to children’s egg hunts, games, prizes and photos with the Easter Bunny, we’ll serve pizza while supplies last. Everything's free! Check out more than 20 exhibitors with info on free or low-cost services, including smoke detectors, storm safety, child booster seats, children’s health, dental health, Medicare, new bus routes, jobs, Fort Worth Library and Nature Center fun plus veterans, aging and disability services. Meet your Neighborhood Patrol Officer, look inside emergency vehicles and admire United Lowrider Council cars. It’s gonna be a fun day! Many thanks to our sponsors Papa John's Pizza and Suvida Healthcare.
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The Fort Worth Police Department will break ground at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 8 at the site of its new Northwest Division patrol headquarters to be built at 3900 Angle Ave.
Once completed, the nearly 32,000-square-foot facility will consolidate employees from two locations, enhancing efficiency and eliminating lease expenses. The new building will house Northwest Division patrol officers, neighborhood patrol officers, detectives, the Bike Unit and division administration. It will feature a community meeting room for groups like Citizens on Patrol and Neighborhood Crime Watch trainings.
Funding comes from $25.6 million approved by voters in the 2022 Bond Program, with additional funds provided by the Crime Control and Prevention District. Construction will begin this month with projected completion in Spring 2026. The architect is GFFdesign. The construction contractor is FPI Builders.
The Final Design review for the Northwest Patrol Division Public Art Project will be Monday, April 21 as part of the Fort Worth Art Commission’s monthly 5:30 p.m. public meeting at Handley Meadowbrook Community Center, 6201 Beaty St.
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Officer Zachary Briseño is the new Neighborhood Patrol Officer (NPO) for beat C16. Briseño grew up in Northside Fort Worth and has dreamed of being a police officer since he was a child. “In my teenage years I was in the Police Explorers program and had amazing mentors who showed me the type of officer I hoped to one day be,” said Briseño. He’s been a patrol officer for five years. His phone number and email are listed in the last section of this newsletter, along with contacts for other Northwest NPOs.
Police beat C16, outlined in red, is bounded by Jacksboro Highway and NW 21st Street to the north, North Main Street to the east, White Settlement to the south and the city of River Oaks to the west. It includes Crestwood and North Side Neighborhood Associations.
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Fort Worth Police Academy Class 158 graduated 44 new officers last month, but their training is hardly over. The Field Training Program puts rookie officers through a minimum of 18 more weeks of learning under seasoned officers. Northwest NPOs took seven rookies under their wing in March, exposing them to everything they could think of to learn the job.
Rookies honed their interviewing and report writing skills. They learned application of law—including Penal Code, Transportation Code, City Ordinances and more. In Northwest, rookies even got a chance to practice their interpersonal skills in front of a tough crowd—elementary school children! Seriously, because community policing is such a priority for the Fort Worth Police Department, rookies start and end their 18-week training paired with NPOs, who know that earning community trust and respect is an officer’s number one skill.
Clockwise from top left: NPO Zenteno introduced rookie Officer Berko to kids in Reserve at Quebec's after-school program. Officer Harris learned from NPO Lamb that part of his job is answering the question, "Do you like donuts?" And rookie Officer Lopez faced kindergartners at Bonnie Brae Elementary School while NPO De Los Santos snapped the photo.
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Scammers tell all kinds of stories to try to get your money or information. They might call, pretend to be from a government agency, and say you owe a fine. They may pose as a friend or love interest online who supposedly needs money for an emergency. A scammer might offer you a (fake) job, but say you need to pay a fee before you get hired. Or they might tell a different lie.
The details might change, but scams usually have some things in common. Knowing what they are can help you recognize—and avoid—scams.
-Scammers contact you unexpectedly. Don’t respond to unexpected calls, emails, texts or social media messages that ask for money or personal information. If you’re not sure if a call or message is real, reach out using contact information you looked up yourself and know to be true.
-Scammers tell you to hurry. They don’t want you to have time to think or check out their story. Slow down and talk to someone you trust.
-Scammers tell you HOW to pay. Don’t pay anyone who contacts you out of the blue and insists you can only pay with cash, a gift card, a wire transfer, cryptocurrency or a payment app. Scammers use these methods because they’re hard to track and hard to get your money back.
If you’ve lost money to a scam, reach out right away to the company you used to send the money and see if there’s a way to get it back. Then report it to the Federal Trade Commission at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Learn more about protecting your money and personal information at consumer.gov.
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Outreach in Marine Park
NPO Skelton listened and answered residents’ questions at a recent event in Marine Park. She also encouraged them to register their security cameras with police. The Community Camera Program doesn’t give police access to your video, it just lets us know where cameras are located in case they can assist in an investigation. The awareness event was put on by Fort Worth Renal Group.
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Celebrity Sighting
Kid Rock saddled up and rode into the Fort Worth Stockyards last month to promote the singer’s namesake “Rock N Rodeo” ahead of the 2025 PBR World Finals in May. That’s Northwest Division Commander Randy Molina on the right.
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Seeds to Sprouts
Officer Massey listened as Kiki’s Club members told him how they grew plants from seed at North Tri-Ethnic Community Center. The club, for adults with special needs, planted seeds in early March, watered them regularly and watched seedlings pop up like magic by Spring Break!
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St. Patrick's Parade
The Cowtown Goes Green parade🍀celebrated 24 years of good luck in the Stockyards with Irish-Western family fun on St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Pictured are Councilmember Carlos Flores, Miss Fort Worth Teen Lily Roberts and Northwest Division Police Cmdr. Randy Molina.
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North Beverly Hills
Sometimes it’s good to switch things up! Instead of an evening meeting, North Beverly Hills Neighborhood Association got together on a Saturday morning in March for coffee and conversation. We enjoyed handing out crime prevention materials and hearing about a major water/sewer project coming to the neighborhood.
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What is Leadership?
In the after-school program at WJ Turner Elementary, students have been learning about leadership. They invited NPO Lamb and rookie Officer Harris to share their thoughts. Both officers said leadership includes being accountable, keeping your promises, working hard and showing respect to others.
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Washington Heights
Junior Achievement invited us to Washington Heights Elementary career day. The Tarrant County Constable’s Office and NPO Massey visited with dozens of students, answering questions and giving them a look inside their vehicles.
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Police Support for Future Stars
Fort Worth Police officers spent some time with preschoolers at Future Stars Day. It’s a collaboration between Fort Worth ISD and Special Olympics, where children with special needs got to have fun with an Arlington Heights High School buddy for the day! One of their field day stations featured officers posing with kids for photos, passing out stickers and giving high-fives.
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Fort Worth PD Recruiting Video Spoofs Dallas
They didn’t have a starring role, but they showed they could boot scoot with the best of ‘em. We’re talking about Northwest officers who had a minor role in a new police recruiting video. It all started when Recruiting Officer Terrence Parker spotted a billboard in Fort Worth advertising for Dallas police officers. To the beat of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” the message is clear. Anyone interested in police work should “Be like us!” in Fort Worth.
Officers Dustin Lamb, Cynthia Wood, Terrence Parker, Ralph Salazar and Kirk Massey gathered in the Stockyards for a cameo appearance in a Fort Worth Police recruiting video.
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City Manager Visit
Fort Worth City Manager Jay Chapa answered questions from officers and Citizens on Patrol volunteers during a recent visit to Northwest Police Division. On everyone’s mind: What effect will federal cuts have on Fort Worth? Chapa said they haven’t affected us yet, but the city has 600 positions funded by federal grants, so cuts could have an impact in the future.
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City Hall Celebration
Following a ribbon cutting for the new City Hall building downtown, winners of the Fort Worth Neighborhood Awards were recognized as part of the celebration. Northwest NPO Ralph Salazar is pictured with his NPO of the Year award, flanked by Commander Molina and NPO Sergeant Bohlin. The recognition was part of the first official City Council meeting in the new space.
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Go Rangers!
Northwest Division has plenty of Texas Rangers fans! While it’s hard for officers and staff to take off for a game, Sgt. Bonnie Kenjura made sure MLB Opening Day excitement came to them. Texas Rangers pennants were everywhere, and officers enjoyed hotdogs and all the trimmings before their shifts started.
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Northwest Tire Collection
A clean community is a safer community. The City of Fort Worth will host a scrap tire collection 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at North Tri-Ethnic Community Center, 2950 Roosevelt Ave. Getting rid of old tires helps discourage illegal dumping, reduce fire and environmental hazards and eliminate mosquito breeding places. The tires will be recycled into reusable materials. The event is free to the public. Tires from all types of passenger vehicles are accepted, including cars, trucks, motorcycles, SUVs and bicycles. Tires should not have excess oil, dirt, water or paint. Rims are accepted but preferably separated from tires. Tires from commercial vehicles or 18-wheelers are not accepted.
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Register by April 3 Deadline
The last day to register to vote in the Fort Worth General Elections for City Council is Thursday, April 3. All council districts and the mayor’s seat will be on the May 3 ballot, plus school board elections and more. Check with the Texas Secretary of State to see if you’re already registered. If not registered, visit the Tarrant County Elections (or your county) website to download the form in English, Spanish or Vietnamese.
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Apartment Spotlight
The CFMH program is designed to reduce crime on apartment properties throughout the city. The three-phase program, completed under the supervision of the Fort Worth Police Department, includes training for property managers, assistant managers and leasing agents at complexes with eight or more units. It also requires an inspection of lighting, landscaping and other physical aspects that help prevent crime, plus a safety social that promotes tenant involvement. For more information about upcoming April 9 training, email Officer Nelson Ehirim: Nelson.Ehirim@fortworthtexas.gov
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If you don’t know your NPO’s name, visit OneAddress. Type in your street address, click search, then click the "+" sign in front of the word “Neighborhoods.” Your NPO’s name and number are listed.
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This newsletter is published by Northwest Police Division Crime Prevention Office. |
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