Kempner Park Neighborhood Association

 Police Priority List

In January, new Galveston Police Chief Vernon Hale asked the Kempner Park Neighborhood Association to provide him with a list of priorities. After group discussion, KPNA submitted the following:

1.     Reinstating bicycle patrols

2.    Speeding (along Seawall in general, 29th Street from Seawall to Avenue O as well as along Avenue O and Avenue P)

3.    Police presence at monthly neighborhood meetings, providing data analytics on crime statistics

4.    Drug dealing occurring at Kempner Park and Menard Park

5.     Vagrants and homeless squatting at parks, particularly Kempner Park