Traffic Division

Contact: Sgt. Doug Wren - 325-676-6530

The primary purposes of the Abilene Police Department Traffic Division are to make the streets and highways safer for the motoring public and to provide quality service for the citizens by maintaining or improving our current level of service in special functions, Neighborhood Improvement Programs, and safety programs. accident investigations, traffic enforcement, community beautification, and special functions.

The Traffic Division is a specialized unit designed to help relieve the Patrol Division from most of the responsibilities of traffic related incidents and events. By providing specially trained personnel at needed time periods, this unit aids the Department's overall resources to achieve the desired objectives.

The Traffic Division consists of one Sergeant, two Hit and Run Investigators, two Traffic Officers, four Motorcycle Officers and one civilian Impound Facility Coordinator. Duty shifts are staggered to gave traffic officers on the street from 7:00 a.m. through 6:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Each sworn officer is trained in the latest, state-of-the-art techniques of accident investigation, and the division has several Accident Reconstruction Specialists. All division officers rotate a weekly, on-call 24 hours-a-day status, enabling a two-man team of Traffic Investigators to respond to all motor vehicle accidents involving fatalities, potential fatalities, felony Hit and Runs, and fleet accidents. Officers are not only responsible for accident investigations, but are also responsible for:

a) Directed traffic enforcement
b) Hit and Run follow-up investigations
c) Abandoned and junked vehicle enforcement
d) Special events, i.e., fair, football games, etc.
e) Parades
f) Coordination of Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs
g) Coordination of wrecker contracts with city
h) Traffic enforcement training at the Abilene Police Academy
The Traffic Division also oversees the Vehicle Impound Facility, which is staffed by one civilian employee. The hours of operation for this facility are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, although we impound and release vehicles 24 hours a day. This facility handles abandoned vehicles, evidence vehicles, traffic hazards, and vehicles turned over to the Police Department by garage keepers. Vehicles impounded and remain unclaimed are sold at a public auction.

Through each one of our highly trained and skilled officers and dedicated personnel, we strive to maintain the highest level of professionalism to insure the safest traffic environment possible for all of the public we serve.