Police chief reports April activity: 116 calls for service, 10 arrests, 5 crashes; enforcement and ordinance cases ongoing

Police Chief Michael Dorsey presented the department's April 2025 activity report to the Bruceville-Eddy City Council on May 20, outlining calls-for-service, arrests, citations and city ordinance enforcement cases.

Dorsey reported 116 calls for service for the month, with 10 criminal-arrest reports and five crash reports. The department issued a total of 200 citations and warnings: 118 citations and 82 warnings. Security-check activity was reported at 145, school-zone enforcement at 21, neighborhood patrols at 64 and directed traffic enforcement at 108.

The school resource officer activity included eight calls for service, 60 security checks, seven citations, 36 warnings and one arrest in the reporting period. Dorsey also presented a city ordinance enforcement report covering April 18 through May 13, 2025; the report listed 62 cases with 35 noncompliant cases, four where more time was granted and 23 citations issued. Violations cited included 25 high-grass complaints, 15 dangerous-building cases, six rubbish violations and three junk-vehicle cases.

The chief closed by encouraging residents to contact officers with concerns and by thanking council and citizens for support.