Beginning August 19, the Hudson Oaks Police Department will be participating in a nationwide crackdown on impaired driving, leading up to the Labor Day holiday weekend.  Through September 5, the HOPD will be focusing enforcement efforts on getting impaired drivers off the road to protect public safety.  The department is committed to arresting everyone found to be driving while "over the limit."  For more information about the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" initiative, follow the link to the full news release below. 

May 23 - June 5, the Hudson Oaks Police Department will join local and national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates all across the country for the 2011 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization.

During this initiative, officers will be cracking down on motorists who fail to wear their seat belts - both day and night.

Read the full news release about this program by following the link below.  Then buckle up and encourage your loved ones to do the same.  You'll save the cost of a ticket and possibly even save a life.

The Hudson Oaks Police Department will commemorate National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day with an Open House on Tuesday, May 17, 2011.  Between 4:30 and 7 p.m., come by the Public Safety Building at 150 N. Oakridge to meet officers, see police equipment up close, and have a hot dog courtesy of the HOPD.

Attendees will get to tour the public safety building, drive the impaired driving simulator, check out the animals Parker Paws has for adoption, and even get family pets microchipped!  See the flyer below for more information, then please bring the whole family and join the HOPD to celebrate National Police Week.

Beginning Friday, April 1, 2011, the City of Hudson Oaks is offering the community's first comprehensive animal care and control program.  This new service is being provided through an interlocal agreement between the cities of Hudson Oaks and Weatherford and Parker County.

City staff is working to develop a full page on the City of Hudson Oaks website dedicated to answering questions about this new program of service.  In the meantime, a brochure providing basic information about animal control has been developed and will be mailed to all residents and businesses in Hudson Oaks in the coming week.  A copy of that brochure is available by following the link below. 

Also provided below is a copy of the full text of the newly-adopted Animal Care and Control Ordinance adopted by the Hudson Oaks City Council on March 24, 2011.  Watch the City's website and Facebook page for more information about this new service in the coming weeks.

Tuesday, October 5 is National Night Out in Texas. The City of Hudson Oaks is hosting special events in three locations to encourage everyone in the Hudson Oaks community to participate. From 5 to 8 p.m., residents throughout the community will come together to meet their neighbors, ask questions of police and other City staff, and to learn what they can do to help prevent crime in their neighborhoods.

National Night Out is an event developed by the National Association of Town Watch. It is designed to:
*Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
*Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
*Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
*Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Hudson Oaks residents are encouraged to come out to the event location nearest where they live.
*North of I-20: Meet at the intersection of Gray Wolf and Red Eagle
*Parker Oaks: Meet in the 100 block of Addison
*Diamond Oaks: Meet at 212 S. Lakeshore Drive

On Thursday, October 7, at Hudson Oaks City Hall, Parker County Hospital District will make flu shots available to the public. Flu shots will cost $10, but those under 18 years of age will be vaccinated for FREE. Parker County Hospital District will file Medicare for those with coverage.

So come to City Hall (210 N. Lakeshore Drive) between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on October 7 and get your flu shot before flu season gets to you. The flu shot clinic will be set up in the City Council Chambers.

For more information about Parker County Hospital District's Community Outreach programs, including flu vaccinations, visit www.parkercountyhd.org.

The problem of impaired-driving is a serious one. While America witnessed a decline in the number of impaired-driving fatalities from 2007-2008, the numbers are still too high. That’s why the Hudson Oaks Police Department has announced it will join other law enforcement agencies throughout the country in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving this August 20–September 6, known by its tagline, 'Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.'

To protect local lives, the Hudson Oaks Police Department will join together with law enforcement officers, highway safety officials and safety advocates across the country in support of the 2010 Click It or Ticket mobilization. During the May 18–June 1, 2010 campaign, any motorists traveling in Hudson Oaks can expect to receive tickets, not warnings, if officers find them out on the roads unbuckled. Moreover, motorists can also expect that The Hudson Oaks Police Department will be out in force — both day and night.

For more information about this annual campaign and why the Hudson Oaks Police Department is participating, follow the link below to the full news release and see some interesting information about who is and isn't buckling up.

On Monday, May 10, the City of Hudson Oaks and the H.O.P.D. will host a community Open House at the Public Safety Building. Please join your local police department from 4-7 p.m. to celebrate National Police Week. Free hot dogs and drinks will be provided by the H.O.P.D. as officers lead guided tours through the Public Safety Building. At 5:30 p.m., there will be a special ceremony marking National Peace Officers Memorial Day, honoring public safety officers who have given their lives in service to their communities. See the attached news release for more information about this special community event, and please join your friends and neighbors at the H.O.P.D. Open House on May 10.