Christopher Cook
@cooktx
Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police @WSPDTX • Retired Deputy Police Chief @ArlingtonPD • Author of The Art of Strategic Communication
We Will Never Forget. Corporal Albert Rene Gomez. End of Watch: July 27, 2021
Thank you to Destiny Church of DFW for inviting Mayor Faron Young and myself to be a part of your Youth Extravaganza. We had a great discussion about physical, social, and cyber-bullying while giving kids, teens, and adults resources to deal with hateful rhetoric and bullying…
Thank you Pastor Kyle Nieman with First Baptist Church of White Settlement for serving as a volunteer Police Chaplain for our department. He is always willing to participate in our quarterly Pastor's Coalition and multiple community events. We appreciate the partnership!
We traded in our badges for aprons to serve as “honorary wait staff” on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the annual “Tip-A-Cop” event that raises awareness and money to support Special Olympics Texas. Officers greeted patrons as they entered the front doors, waited tables, refilled…
This evening, a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 136th Airlift Wing with the Texas Air National Guard at the NAS JRB Fort Worth was making some great passes across town.
Great night supporting @SOTexas Special Olympics Tip-a-Cop event at @texasroadhouse tonight with the @WSPDTX team. It’s all about raiding money for a great cause supporting student athletes!
Thank you @c_vandergriff @CBSNewsTexas for covering the heroic actions of our @WSPDTX team today. Kudos to Sgt. John Banner, Corporal Carlos Valladares, Officer Wesley Gregory, and @WESTCOMMTX Dispatcher Kim Podsednik on their quick actions this morning during a major fire.…
Thank you @LoriBrownFox4 @FOX4 for covering the heroic actions of our @WSPDTX team today. Kudos to Sgt. John Banner, Corporal Carlos Valladares, Officer Wesley Gregory, and @WESTCOMMTX Dispatcher Kim Podsednik on their quick actions this morning during a major fire. Sgt. Banner…
Join our @WSPDTX and @WESTCOMMTX teams for a great cause to raise money for @SOTexas Special Olympics Texas by visiting the Texas Roadhouse at 6672 NW Loop 820 in Fort Worth (just north of White Settlement and the lake on the freeway). We will be there from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hope…
Great Regional Coordination Committee meeting today on the base updates. Capt. Beau Hufstetler provided important info on NAS JRB FTW and Capt. Hunter Bankart with the Tactical Support Wing provided updates to flying ops at the base. Dan Kessler with NCTCOG gave an overview…
The 60th Fighter Squadron, part of the 33rd Fighter Wing based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida has been at NAS JRB Fort Worth this past week for "Lonestar Lightning," a training exercise. Several of our team members captured some of these images along with photographers Dan…
Our latest @WSPDTX and @WESTCOMMTX quarterly newsletter is now available. While disseminated to our Neighborhood Watch Groups, the content is relevant for the entire community. You can access the document directly as a PDF here: wstx.us/DocumentCenter… We hope everyone is…
Since 2022, Liam has been donating money and toys to children every Christmas to make our community better. Mayor Faron Young recognized his compassion last year. So when we heard he was raising some money for his baseball team, we had to swing by and enjoy some fresh drinks!
Tonight, I join our law enforcement public safety partners in sorrow and sadness for the families, friends, and colleagues of these courageous SED deputies - and Arson and Bomb Squad members. We have the watch from here #NeverForget #EOW #RIP
The value that our faith-based community brings to the table cannot be underestimated. Thank you to Silver Creek Methodist Church for hosting our quarterly Pastor's Coalition today. We thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and appreciate our church leaders for assisting our…
Great catching up with Jason Hayes, Chief of Police for Weatherford. Jason is a top notch guy with an incredible vision for his department and community. We discussed a lot of great things going on with Texas Police Chiefs Association and how to expand networking across the…
Thank you Geoff Finley, Brandee Gavin, Russell McQuiston, Miles Taylor, Heather Tyk, along with other Lockheed employees for the invite and for hosting TX DPS on sharing best practices. We value our ongoing collaboration and partnership. Our team supports your efforts.
Lots of F-35 action in the skies above WS today before the weather moved in. God bless the 🇺🇸
