City of Castroville Police Department

06/10/2026

📱✅ OWNER LOCATED ✅📱

📱 **FOUND iPHONE – OWNER NEEDED** 📱

A good Samaritan turned in a **red Apple iPhone** to the Castroville Police Department after finding it this morning while out for a walk.

If you believe this phone belongs to you, please contact the Castroville Police Department or stop by the station to identify and claim it. You will be asked to provide information that verifies ownership of the device.

We appreciate the citizen who took the time to turn in the phone and help reunite it with its owner.

📍 Castroville Police Department
📞 830-931-2222

**Please share this post to help us locate the owner.**

06/04/2026

Community Notice
Tomorrow on 06-05-26 at 12:00 pm the emergency siren will be tested here in Castroville and the surrounding County. This will be a monthly test and will be conducted on the first Friday of the Month. This is only a routine test and there is no emergency.

06/02/2026

🚧 CITY OF CASTROVILLE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 🚧

Residents of Alsatian, Country Village Estates, and Westheim Village are advised of upcoming asphalt maintenance and roadway improvements scheduled for June 8–13, 2026.

📍 Please review the attached neighborhood maps to identify your street's scheduled work day.

Work Schedule

🔴 RED ROUTES
June 8–9, 2026

🔵 BLUE ROUTES
June 10–11, 2026

🟡 YELLOW ROUTES
June 12–13, 2026

Resident Reminders

✅ Remove vehicles from the roadway prior to work beginning.
✅ Avoid parking on streets scheduled for maintenance.
✅ Expect temporary traffic delays and restricted access during construction.
✅ Follow all posted signs and directions from construction personnel.

These improvements are part of the City of Castroville's ongoing commitment to maintaining safe, reliable, and high-quality roadways throughout our community.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we continue investing in Castroville's infrastructure and enhancing the quality of life for our residents.

City of Castroville
The Little Alsace of Texas

05/18/2026

This is from the US National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio Texas.

A stormy week is expected with active storms expected to escalate over Central Texas and Hill Country by early Tuesday evening and spread south across much of South Central Texas Tuesday night. There is a potential for severe storms mainly for Tuesday night, but repeated rounds of rain are possible which could lead to localized flooding Tuesday night through Thursday.

Please be safe!

05/11/2026

🚔💙🖤 **NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2026** 🖤💙🚔

This week, the Castroville Police Department proudly recognizes and thanks the dedicated men and women who wear the badge and serve our community with honor, courage, and commitment.

💙 Thank you for the sacrifices you make daily.
💙 Thank you for the long hours away from your families.
💙 Thank you for standing ready to protect others at a moment’s notice.
💙 Thank you for your strength, professionalism, and unwavering dedication to the citizens of Castroville.

Police work is more than a job — it is a calling. During National Police Week, we also pause to honor and remember the law enforcement heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Their service and legacy will never be forgotten. 🇺🇸

🚔🐾 **To the officers of the Castroville Police Department — thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your commitment to this community every single day.** 🐾🚔

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05/08/2026

🚨🐾 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION 🐾🚨

The Castroville Police Department proudly recognizes and thanks Walmart of Castroville for their outstanding support of our K9 Program!

Their generous contribution directly supports the continued growth and success of one of our department’s most valuable public safety resources. From tracking suspects and locating evidence to strengthening officer safety and community engagement, our K9 Program plays a critical role in protecting Castroville.

Strong partnerships with businesses like Walmart demonstrate what makes our community special — neighbors supporting neighbors and businesses investing back into public safety.

We are extremely grateful for Walmart’s commitment to the Castroville community and for standing beside the men, women, and K9 teams of the Castroville Police Department. 💙🐾

THANK YOU, WALMART CASTROVILLE, FOR HELPING US KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE! 🇺🇸🚔🐾

05/07/2026

Today, members of Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Troop 980 stopped by the Castroville Police Department to generously donate Girl Scout cookies to our officers. We sincerely appreciate their kindness, support, and thoughtfulness toward our department.

Small gestures like these mean a great deal to our officers and staff, and we are incredibly thankful for the continued support from our community. Thank you again to Troop 980 for thinking of us and for helping make our day a little sweeter.

04/30/2026

Community Notice
Tomorrow on 05-01-26 at 12:00 pm the emergency siren will be tested here in Castroville and the surrounding County. This will be a monthly test and will be conducted on the first Friday of the Month. This is only a routine test and there is no emergency.

04/27/2026

Good afternoon Castroville,
I wanted to share some great news that has been occurring over the last 2 years at the police department.

First- we have remained fully staffed for the last 2 years and I have several officers that were hired shortly after I arrived in 2022 that are still with us today...we are retaining our police officers which has not been the case in years past. This is great news and we have have built a solid team for Castroville. As the region 7 director for the Texas Police Chiefs I network with a lot of chiefs around Texas and most have a hard time finding good police officers and retaining police officers is another challenge!

Second: Grants we have received to date are as follows:

Community Oriented Policing Grant 2023: Partially funded 2 police officer positions to have adequate staffing levels.

Operation Stone Garden- $32,000 in overtime and recently a new police truck valued at $83,000.

Operation Lone Star Grant: $100,000 in overtime and equipment.

Alamo Area Council of Goverment (AACOG): Police vehicle valued at $50,000

FEMA grant for generator: value around $40,000 and we have been approved; however, federal government shut downs have slowed this process.

Operation Stone Garden this year allocated $63,000 for overtime and equipment. Awaiting Federal government to fund.

AACOG 2026: we ranked 6 out of 32 proposals that will be sent to the governor and should fund October 2026 for a new police vehicle in the amount of $83,000.

This credit goes out to Corporal Detective John Sapper writing and obtaining the grants for the City of Castroville. Our fleet of police vehicles has been a shot in the arm that we needed as the fleet has been aging and the maintenance costs were unsustainable. Great Job, Cpl. Detective Sapper!

Please be safe and as always thank you for your support!
Chief Kohler

04/27/2026