Teens on Patrol in Keller

The safety of Keller Real Estate gets a boost as local teenagers work in partnership with the Keller police department. Their goal is to make the streets of Hidden Lakes safer for everyone living in this Keller neighborhood.

Interested teenagers aged 15 years and older learn how to identify and properly report illegal or unsafe activities. Each teen goes through six hours of hands-on training, mostly in the form of ride alongs with Keller police officers.

Teen patrols wear identifiable clothing, including a t-shirt or cap with the HLTP logo. They work in pairs, mostly after dark, patrolling the ten villages and associated amenities of the Hidden Lake community by car. At no time are they allowed or encouraged to pursue suspects or even exit their vehicles. There must be a cell phone inside each teen patrol vehicle, and they must check in with the Keller police department each time they begin their shift.

Community Service Credits Awarded

In addition to enhancing the safety of Keller TX real estate, making these neighborhoods a safer place to live, the teens are awarded community service credits for their efforts. There is no maximum number of hours the teens are allowed to work, but they must volunteer for at least one, two-hour shift per month in order to remain an active HLTP member.

Accommodations are made for school, vacation, and work schedules, in order to make it as easy as possible for teens to volunteer their time. All interested teenagers must be able to pass a background check prior to beginning their training, during which they are taught patrol objectives, observation skills, and memory enhancement techniques.