Overview

The Ovilla Police Department is a Community-Oriented Police Department that has grown to include 11 full-time officers and a secretary. The Chief of Police is Joey Bennett who has been in law enforcement for 26 years, 17 of those years being with the City of Ovilla.

The officers are available 24 hours a day to protect and assist the citizens of Ovilla and anyone who may be passing through the city.

The department will check your home while you are away, assist in setting up Neighborhood Watch groups, inspect your home or business for better ways to protect them, register your home or business alarm system, and numerous other things only a caring small town police department will do.

For non-emergency police service, please call dispatch at 972-775-3333.

**WE ARE HIRING!!**

Ovilla Police Department is now accepting applications for the position of FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICER and RESERVE POLICE OFFICER. See hiring notice and application attachments below.

Police Hiring Notice January 2023

Employment Application

Police Background Packet

Pictured above from left to right: Chief Joey Bennett, Officer Abraham Flores, Officer Emilia Ramires, Officer Peter Hartin, Lieutenant Seth Geiser, and Sergeant Kyle Breedlove. 

Ovilla named among state's safest cities

Ovilla, TX was named the 4th safest small city in the state. AdvisorSmith's study analyzed violent and property crimes from 39 large cities, 198 midsize cities, and 418 small cities in the state. Crime scores were calculated for each city and the cities were ranked to find the safest places in Texas.