Madisonville Police Department

The police department enforces ordinances and laws within the city limits of Madisonville. One commonly enforced ordinance addresses Public Nuisance Violations, including abandoned and junk vehicles. The department’s code enforcement officer handles complaints regarding Abandoned / Junk vehicles and issues warnings and citations, as explained in Public Nuisance Procedures. He also enforces other ordinances, such as Animal Control and Unsightly/Unsanitary Lots.

Homeland Security is at the forefront of everyone’s thoughts since 9/11. This is no exception for the City of Madisonville. Police work closely with the  Department of Homeland Security, monitoring the  Homeland Security Current Threat Level, and remaining in close contact with  Madison County Emergency Management officials. Our citizens’ protection is of the utmost importance to us.

Madison County Crime Stoppers is an organization which works closely with local law enforcement to provide a means for anonymous callers to report information vital to solving crimes in both the city and the county.  This group works in conjunction with the Texas Crime Stoppers.  Callers may leave a message on the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 936-348-3100.

In 1997 the Madison County Domestic Violence Task Force was formed under the direction of Twin City Missions, directly supervised through Phoebe’s Home, a women’s shelter in Bryan, Texas. A representative of Phoebe’s Home gathered with interested persons from our community and began to strive for this group’s goal of community awareness of domestic violence. The group consisted of law enforcement, probation and court representatives, as well as people from the medical profession.

Read more: History of Madison County Domestic Violence Advocacy Program