PATTON VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Patton Village Police Department is a full service municipal law enforcement agency for the City of Patton Village, Texas.  Located in rural Eastern Montgomery County, we provide 24 hour service to approximately 2500 citizens, covering approximately 17 1/2 square miles, which includes approximately 3 miles of US 59 and a small portion of Liberty County.

The Police Department is networked into several divisions to better serve you.  These divisions and their personnel are:

Department Administration

  • Chief of Police - Joe M Schultea, Jr.

  • Assistant Chief of Police - Lela M. Sharpe

  • Captain Jim Hadfield - Special Investigations Commander

  • Lt. Gerald Eagleton - Patrol Commander

  • Lt. Ed. Newton - Reserve Commander

Patrol Division

  • Officer Mary Whitmire
  • Officer Tim Bell
  • Officer Peyton Robinson
  • Officer Wade Gustafson
  • Officer Jason Snipes
  • Officer Gerald Johnson
  • Officer William Martin
  • Officer Deangelo Lavergne

Detective Division

  • Lieutenant - OPEN

  • Sergeant Tom Dickerson, Environmental Unit

  • Sergeant Kenneth McLin, Warrant Unit

  • Detective Michael Davis, Warrant Unit

  • Detective Jesse Garza, Warrant Unit

  • Detective Johnny Gonzales, Warrant Unit

Reserve Police Division

  • Officer Larry Easley
  • Officer Leon Verot
  • Officer Derrion Yates
  • OPEN
  • OPEN
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Department Operations & Collateral Assignments

Office of Emergency Management 

  • Chief Joe M. Schultea, Jr., Emergency Management Coordinator
  • Assistant Chief Lela Sharpe, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator/ Administrative Liaison

Office of Homeland Security

  • Captain Jim Hadfield

Department Chaplain

  • Captain Jim Hadfield

Victims Assistance Unit

  • Assistant Chief Lela Sharpe, Liaison/Coordinator
  • Officer Mary Whitmire, Assistant

Internal Affairs / Police Integrity Unit

  • Assistant Chief Lela Sharpe
  • Captain Jim Hadfield

Fleet Management

  • Lt. Ed Newton

Records Management / Information Technology Systems

  • Chief Joe M. Schultea, Jr.

Officer Training Section

  • Assistant Chief Lela Sharpe, Department Training Coordinator
  • Sergeant Kenneth McLin, Firearms Instructor / Educational Instructor
  • Lt. Gerald Eagleton, Field Training Coordinator
  • Lt. Ed Newton Field Training Officer