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Highland Village proclaims National Police Week and swears in new officer
Summary
Mayor Charlotte Wilcox proclaimed May 11–17, 2025, National Police Week in Highland Village and the council participated in the swearing-in of Officer Darryl (Eben) Thompson during the May 13 meeting.
Mayor Charlotte Wilcox read a proclamation at the May 13 Highland Village City Council meeting designating May 2025 as National Police Week in the city and noting that May 15 is Peace Officers Memorial Day. Wilcox’s proclamation cited the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and said names of officers killed in the line of duty are engraved there; the mayor cited national figures included in the proclamation and asked the community to recognize the sacrifices of law enforcement.
Following the proclamation, the council swore in a new police officer. Officer Daryl Thompson — identified in the oath as Eben but who said he goes by Daryl — took the oath of office and was pinned by his wife, April. Thompson told the council he served three years in the U.S. Army and has been a Texas peace officer for just over four years with prior work at the University of Texas Southwestern Police Department and Southern Methodist University Police Department; he said he joined Highland Village because of the professionalism of department officers he met in training.
Chief Stewart thanked the council for its support and said the department is recruiting and that fewer people are seeking careers in policing.
Quotes "I, Charlotte Wilcox, mayor of the city of Highland Village, do hereby proclaim May 2025 in Highland Village as National Police Week and publicly salute the service of our law enforcement officers," Wilcox read in the proclamation.
"I've been a peace officer in Texas for just over 4 years," Officer Thompson said in remarks after the oath. "I decided to come to Highland Village because I met some of the officers from this department in the training class. Because of their professional demeanor, I decided this was probably the place that I'd wanna go to."
Ending The council thanked officers and families for attending. Chief Stewart noted the department’s recruitment challenges and the city reiterated public recognition of National Police Week.
