The Guymon Police Department employees approximately 20 sworn Officers, 6 Communications Specialists/ 911 Operators, and 3 Animal Control Officers. The Guymon Police Department serves approximately 14,000 people in the 7.4 square miles of the Guymon City limits. The department is committed to the concept of Community Oriented Policing.

It is a collaboration between police and community, that makes the Guymon Police Department an effective and successful organization. The police no longer are the sole guardians of law and order; all members of the community become active allies in the effort to enhance the safety and quality of our neighborhoods.

Compliance Checks on Alcohol Sales to Minors Conducted

January 6th, 2012
Eighty-eight percent of businesses checked in Guymon deemed in compliance
The Guymon Police Department and the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health worked together last week to conduct Compliance Checks on Alcohol Sales to Minors at many businesses here in Guymon. Detective Cassidy Francis of the Guymon Police Department oversaw the compliance checks and handled the recording of evidence for the investigation. “We had a 17 year old minor enter twenty four businesses and attempt to purchase alcohol and three of the businesses we checked did sell alcohol to that minor,” commented Detective Francis. More....

New Year's Safety Tips

The Guymon Police Department wants everyone to celebrate the New Year but please celebrate responsibly. The following guidelines are to help reinforce what we tell everyone during the year.

•Designate a Driver: If you are going to be driving New Year’s Eve, don't drink and drive. Having a designated driver can be the difference between life and death for not only the person drinking and driving but those in the car with them or is an innocent bystander just trying to get home too.

•Be Aware: Be aware of your surroundings and how others are acting. Even if a drunken person isn’t riding with you; they still are a danger if they try to drink and drive. Do whatever you need to do, including calling the Police; to prevent someone you know is drunk from driving.

•Don't Drive: If you don't have to drive on New Year’s Eve, Please Don’t. Statistics show more people drive under the influence during holidays, so simply staying off the road is the best option. During the holidays more people drink because it is socially acceptable and that leads to more impaired drivers being on the road.

•Monitor your Alcohol Intake:  Even if you aren’t driving you still need to monitor your alcohol intake. Alcohol fatalities can occur from the over indulgence of alcohol.

•Don’t Mix Alcohol and Drugs: You should strictly follow all medication guidelines to prevent any potential deadly effects of mixing alcohol and medication. Each year we have deaths caused by the mixture of alcohol with either prescription or illicit drugs. Please don’t let this happen to you, a family member, or a friend.

•Firearms:  Regardless of whether you are familiar with firearms or not; you should never handle firearms while you are drinking. The danger is just too great that a decision impaired by alcohol could result in the death of a friend or family member. In addition, you should NEVER shoot a rifle or handgun into the air. Many cultures use firearms to make noise around the holidays like we traditionally have used firecrackers. The danger of this is the fact that what goes up must come down. In 2002 a small child was killed by a bullet fired during a celebration and that is one of the reasons why it is not only illegal but dangerous.

•Fireworks - Fireworks are prohibited from being ignited in Guymon except on the Fourth of July. The safety of everyone is at stake so please do not fire them.

The Guymon Police Department will continue to have extra officers out during the holidays to prevent as many alcohol related accidents as they can. However, the only true way to stop DUI accidents is to take Drunk Drivers off the street. For that to happen we need your help.

1. Take any action needed to keep a drunk driver from driving; even if it means they get mad at you.
2. Report anyone to the police that you think may be impaired and driving on the road. We can be reached by phone at 580-338-6525 or you can text, email, or send videos or photos to our dispatch center at dispatch@guymonok.org

Additional Information available at:
http://www.dwivictimadvisor.com/drunk-driving-statistics
Oklahoma Statute on DUI with Changes effective 11/1/2011 http://www.ok.gov/redirect.php?link_id=320

Holiday Season Begins

Taking some basic precautions can help deter crime

Guymon, OK Nov 21, 2011:  With the holiday season beginning this week for many people throughout the area, the Guymon Police Department is offering tips to reduce the likelihood that residents will be targeted by criminals.  “We hope everyone has a safe holiday season with Thanksgiving this week and then Christmas and New Year’s Day coming up and to help people out we are going to be offering some crime prevention tips,” commented Guymon Chief of Police Eddie Adamson, “with many people heading out of town for Thanksgiving we thought we would start with some tips to help keep homes safe when residents are gone.”

Before leaving on a holiday vacation or trip, be sure to remember the following:

1. Avoid advertising, especially in front of strangers, that you will be leaving home for the holidays. Call the police department or simply fill out a form on the website here so they can check your home while you are gone and know how to reach you if something is found.
2. If available, use the phone company’s call forwarding to forward all your calls to prevent a criminal from being able to tell that you are not home by making a simple phone call.
3. Suspend newspaper deliveries and have your mail held at the post office so a criminal can’t just drive by and figure out you aren’t home.
4. Make sure your home looks occupied while you are away by having a neighbor park their car in your driveway or use timers on your lights.

If anyone sees anything suspicious during the holidays they are asked to contact the Guymon Police Department at 580-338-6525.

Stay Informed and Sign Up for the Emergency Notification System

The Guymon Police and Fire Departments along with Emergency Management are partnering with local phone companies to help sign up residents for the City of Guymon’s free Emergency Notification system.

With the potential for severe weather and fires becoming an almost constant situation this spring in the Oklahoma Panhandle, the city of Guymon is reaching out to local phone companies to help get the word out about the system and help sign people up for the service. The free service of the city of Guymon sends emails and texts to cell phones when emergencies occur such as large fires, dangerous weather, missing persons and other such situations.

“We have delivered sign up forms to all the local cell phone companies and they have been kind enough to agree to help us out by asking their customers when they come in the stores if they would like to sign up on the spot,” commented Chief of Police Eddie Adamson. “Once they sign up we will pick the forms up and get them into the system so they can receive emergency messages when things happen.”

The forms can be picked up and filled out at the Verizon store on Main Street, Epic Touch’s new store in the Northridge Mall, and PTCI’s north office on Hwy 64 in Guymon. You can also sign up on the police department’s website here.

Attention Business Owners and Managers

The Guymon Police Department is reaching out to you to help us better serve you in a time of need.

Unfortunately during non business hours, the Guymon Police Department may encounter a situation where we need to contact a representative of your business. Contact would be made by us to secure the business if it is found unsecured, to assist in filing a complaint if information is needed, or to advise the owner or representative of damage to the building caused by an accident or criminal act. For us to do that we have to make sure the information we have is accurate.

We are in the process of updating and verifying the contacts we have for local businesses in our database here at the Police Department. Your help would be greatly appreciated in helping us spread the word among fellow business owners and managers.

You may fill out the GUYMON BUSINESS CONTACT INFORMATION SHEET and scan it and email it back to the Guymon Police Department at police@guymonok.org or fax it to 580-338-8904. You may also simply call and an officer will drop by and pick it up once you have it completed.

We are also including a signup sheet for our Community Notification System that will allow us to contact you in the event of an emergency in our area. This would include: weather emergencies, accidents that significantly impair travel, roadways shut down for maintenance, school closings, as well as other events in the area. Signing up for this service is strictly voluntaryu> and the only charge to you would be normal text fees your cell phone provider charges.

And finally we are also attaching a new 911 Address Questionnaire that will allow you to provide us with information that would be needed by Police, Fire, or EMS that respond to your business OR your home. Please fill one out for any location where you or your company has property and get the information back to us so we can enter it into the newly updated 911 System. You can also distribute it to any employees who live in Guymon or Texas County and have them fill the form out and get it back to us. (If the address is in Texas County we will get it to Harold Tyson who is taking care of the Texas County portion of the information)

Emergency Operations Plan for Guymon recently updated

Citizens can now download the plan via the web.

Guymon, Oklahoma, October 29, 2010- The City of Guymon’s Emergency Operations Plan was recently updated with new information by Guymon / Texas County Emergency Management Director Harold Tyson. Traditionally the plan was delivered in paper form to officials but is now being distributed to most in electronic format. Citizens interested in viewing the plan can download a copy via a link at the Guymon Police Department Website, HERE. The plan includes information on the location of storm shelters and other information that is pertinent in a variety of emergencies.

Call the SAFE-CALL Helpline if you know of anything that threatens your school's safety

SAFE-CALL is a toll-free confidential hotline for students, parents, teachers, neighbors and anyone concerned about the safety of their local school. You can call whenever you know of any activity threatening your school. The SAFE-CALL number is 1-877-723-3225, ext 651.