Chief of Police

David Coulon

Chief of Police

David Coulon has been the Chief of Police for The Colony since September 2014. Chief Coulon has more than 28 years of service and experience in law enforcement beginning his career at the Irving Police Department in 1993. Chief Coulon moved up in rank at Irving Police Department and manages a variety of modern police functions; including uniformed services, investigations, jail, communications and major event planning. Chief Coulon has a Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University and a Master of Science Criminal Justice from the University of North Texas. Chief Coulon is a board member of North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force (NTJTTF) and a member of American Industrial Security Society (AJIS). 

We Exist to Protect and Serve Those Who Live, Work and Visit Our Community

Welcome to The Colony Police Department Online. Through our website we hope you may obtain a better understanding of the services our department offers to the citizens of The Colony, the functions of various divisions, and the employment opportunities that exist within our department. In addition, we hope this site will prove to be a valuable resource to our citizens by providing current information concerning public safety issues, police records access, and facilitate improved communication between our citizens and the members of the police department.

The City of The Colony is a young dynamic growing community of over 45,000 on the eastern shores of Lake Lewisville in the north Dallas area, and has been rated one of the ten best cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The police department currently has an authorized strength of 74 sworn police officer positions, 14 communication officers, 10 detention officers, and 6 professional staff employees.

Recognition

The Colony Police Dept is a "Recognized" police agency from the Texas Police Chiefs Association.

The Recognition Program is a voluntary accreditation process where law enforcement agencies in Texas prove their compliance with Texas Law Enforcement Best Practices.  

These Best Practices were carefully developed by Texas Law Enforcement professionals to assist agencies in the efficient and effective delivery of service, improve officer safety, the reduction of risk and the protection of individual’s rights.