Bowie Police Department

06/04/2026

Today we honor the memory and service of one of our two fallen heroes.

On June 4, 1959, Officer Tommy Roland was on duty and traveling down Wise Street across from the Lo-Boy Drive Inn (present day Dairy Queen) at 2:00 am when he was struck from behind by a drunk driver driving a wheat truck. Officer Roland’s patrol car was pushed over the curb and jammed against a tree in the front yard of 403 East Wise. The truck continued to follow the car and mashed it into a mass of twisted metal and the car burst into flames.

Officer Roland was transported to the old Bowie Hospital/Clinic (present day police department) where he was treated by Dr Berry Squyres. He gave the ultimate sacrifice at about 3:15am.

The drunk driver was arrested. The accident was investigated by Troopers ER Moore and Tom Brown.

A poem published in the Bowie News by T.W. Nichols read. He did not know when he left the hall. This would be his last and final call. Nor did he know when he went so free. He’d not be around when the clock struck three. But he was at his post of duty, when the loaded truck went through. And we didn’t know it hit him till the old fire whistle blew. So you never know my brother just what’s in a fellows plight. Till you’re watching in a city on a highway after night.

Thank you Officer Roland for your service and your ultimate sacrifice to the citizens of Bowie.

Credit The Bowie News. 1959.

05/15/2026

Big thanks to Kyia and Beau Robbins. They presented Officer Duncan with the best cookies!!! We all enjoyed them! Thanks for honoring our officers during National Police Week 🚔

05/15/2026

Nothing says “we appreciate you” quite like good dawg and support from our community. Our officers work hard every day, and gestures like this mean more than you know.

We’re grateful for folks like Sauces Dawg who take the time to recognize and honor those who serve and protect. Y’all definitely earned some smiles today… and probably a few requests for seconds. 🌭🚔💙

05/13/2026

Thank you to the Carter Lake Road Church of Christ Ladies Bible Class for all the goodies today. Thank you for honoring those that Protect and Serve during National Law Enforcement Week!!!

05/09/2026

Sgt. Bohannon out here proving there’s no such thing as “that’s not in my job description.”
Police officer. Snake catcher. Community legend. 🐍🏆

05/08/2026

Congratulations.

🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS 🏆

3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS COMING HOME TO BOWIE! 🥇

These girls played with heart, grit, and unwavering determination all season long and represented BOJO Nation the right way every single step of the journey.

A decisive 6-3, 6-3 victory in the State Championship brings the gold medal and state title back to Bowie!

This team has been an absolute privilege and honor to coach. Their toughness, commitment, and belief in one another never wavered.

STATE CHAMPS.
BOJO GOLD.
BOWIE PROUD.

BOJO!!! Where great things are happening.

05/06/2026

David Armstrong is appreciating Officer Mundee today. Dayshift enjoyed pizza for lunch. Thank you David!!!🍕

05/04/2026

This morning at about 7:28 am, Officer Bob Blackburn observed a male trespassing at the school lake beside Bowie High School. A vehicle on the service road belonging to the suspect had the license plate concealed with gorilla tape.

Officer Bob called out to the male and gave him orders to come out and stop trespassing. The male dumped fish and other items into the water and pushed further into the brush.

Due to the suspicious nature of the incident and being adjacent to the high school. The high school was placed on secure out of an abundance of caution.

A check of the vehicle registration yielded information of a paroled felon with numerous arrests and descriptions matching who was observed by Officer Bob.

Numerous officers from the Bowie Police Department responded as well as deputies from the Montague County Sheriffs Office, a DPS Trooper and the Texas Game Warden.

Officers deployed into the brush and with assistance from the suspects parole officer were able to coax the subject out into the open where he surrendered and was taken into custody.

At this time the high school was cleared to return to normal operations.

We want to thank our partners and the school district for assisting and cooperating with this incident.

And as a reminder the school lake is off limits for fishing and if the suspect had just followed the directions of Officer Bob he would have went home with a warning.

04/19/2026

We ended National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week with Cookies for Communications!!! Thank you Joellen Stark and Jones Real-estate for the special homemade cookies. We appreciate your thoughtfulness!!!