Herndon Police Department

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐃 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 We invite you to join our HPD Family as a Communications Technician. We have excellent benefits, competitive pay, and a great company culture. Apply today! 👇 https://bit.ly/3zQnyCe

Statement from Chief Maggie DeBoard: Great organizations are never satisfied with where they are. They remain focused on where they aspire to be. Last year, the Herndon Police Department took its first culture survey and was awarded the Great Company Culture, Excellence in Leadership Award. While we were happy to receive this honor, we immediately went to work to improve in those areas that revealed opportunities for growth, as our employees pointed out. It involved ongoing work on my part to increase communication from the top, work from our supervisors and commanders to develop a leadership pledge we have all signed and strive to live by, and the creation of an engagement committee run by our staff that works each week to make HPD an enjoyable place to work. That hard work resulted in another award this year, with an improved score. More importantly, however, it resulted in improvements in our culture, our communication, and our engagement throughout the agency. #culturematters #BeHerndonPolice #CultivateID #SaraHaines

At Herndon PD, the health a wellness of our officers is extremely important. Part of our wellness system is our "HPD Fit" program. Mandatory squad workouts and annual fitness assessments are part of this. Since the implementation of HDP Fit, 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 16%. Additionally, 71% 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵! This week, each squad is participating in our mandatory workouts.

"I am pleased to present the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 highlighting the department’s accomplishments, special activities, and statistical data. The Herndon Police Department has made momentous strides in the past year recruiting and retaining a qualified and diverse workforce after years of significant hiring challenges. We have achieved full staffing among our sworn personnel through dedicated efforts to improve our organizational culture, work environment, and attracting individuals who share our values, vision, and community priorities." - Chief Maggie DeBoard View the report: https://bit.ly/3RMMlx8

Chief DeBoard has not only built a progressive wellness program in the Herndon Police Department, but has also been a staunch advocate for first responder wellness across the Commonwealth. Now she has formed a foundation to build private wellness centers for first responders throughout Virginia and beyond. We are extremely thankful for her leadership in this area and her willingness to go above and beyond to address the critical needs of our first responder community. Read all about it here: https://bit.ly/4dAsv1r

Congratulations to the officers and professional staff who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Herndon Police Department over the last year! The efforts of all officers and staff help keep this town safe, and we are truly proud of all of your dedication.

Congratulations to Adam Stovall (second from left) and Valerie Araya (second from right), who just graduated from dispatcher school! They will join the other communications technicians in our dispatch center for field training over the next few months. They will be one of the helpful, friendly voices on the other end of the line when you call #HerndonPD for assistance. Welcome to the family, CT Stovall and CT Araya! *Also shown CT2 Morgan Hudnall and LT Steve Brown

This is 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤. They are the calm voice in the dark night. Dispatchers, you are the 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘶𝘦 that holds it all together. We honor you. We salute you. And we thank you. 🖤💛🖤

Please join us in welcoming Sergeant Jonathan Stern to Herndon PD! Sgt. Stern brings 24 years of law enforcement experience with him. We are glad you're here- welcome to the family!

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟏𝟏! The Virginia Forensic Science Academy is a nine week school that provides classroom instruction by qualified forensic experts and numerous practical exercises and evidence collection demonstrations. 𝑭𝒖𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕: Chief DeBoard is the Chair of the Virginia Forensics Science Board and has served on the board for several year.