Buda Police Department

In an effort to continue aiding the community to the best of their abilities, the Kyle Fire Department and Kyle, Buda Kiwanis Club, along with the nonprofit Unforgettable Families and Friends, Hays County ESD #5, the Kyle Area Senior Zone, Buda Police Department, Kyle Police Department and more, are holding their annual school supply drive through the summer months.

BUDA — On Jan. 26, Kermit “K.C.” Watson, former director of operations for the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, was arrested for credit/debit card abuse and misapplication of fiduciary/financial property.

At approximately 8:07 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, the Buda Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle stuck on the train tracks at the crossing at South Loop 4 and West Goforth Road (near Buda Mill & Grain). A gray 2022 Nissan Altima, driven by a 54-year-old unnamed male, had pulled off South Loop 4 onto the railroad tracks and a train was rapidly approaching.

PHOTO BY AUSTIN LARRISON Members of the Buda Police Department, Hays County Sheriff’s Office and Hays County Constable’s Office gathered at Meridian in Buda to celebrate National Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday, Oct. 4 Pictured, Buda Police Department’s Community Affairs Officer Freddy Erdman, right, chats with local residents at the event.

BUDA — At 3:59 a.m. on Sept. 5, a Buda police officer conducted a traffic stop at the 1500 block of IH-35 due to suspicious circumstances and an uninsured vehicle. While being questioned, the individual first allegedly provided false identification and then, when told to stay inside the vehicle, stepped out and pointed a gun at the officer, according to the Buda Police Department. It was then that the officer fired at the suspect and began an on-foot pursuit.

HAYS COUNTY — Residents and visitors can now access crime and arrest data for all of Hays County on one platform, called Citizens Connect. Hosted by Tyler Technologies, the system is the first in Texas to create a system in which all law enforcement agencies can share data, according to a Hays County press release.

BUDA — A woman died and two individuals were injured last week when they were involved in a two-vehicle collision on FM 1626 in Buda.

Buda Police Chief Bo Kidd takes home the trophy for not laughing once through numerous terrible jokes on June 15.

— Currently, the Buda Police Department is the only law enforcement agency in Hays County that does not have at least one victim assistance position, which would provide a high level of service to victims of crime in Buda. A grant could soon change that.

— In a discussion of Proposition F — a measure approved by voters regarding a police oversight committee — city of Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell showed a presentation on Tuesday, March 7 regarding the police department budget, analyzing spending habits and an increasing trend of overtime pay in an effort to emphasize the need for transparency.

BUDA — Racial profiling in law enforcement is a discriminatory practice by officials who target individuals on suspicion of a crime based on their race, ethnicity, religion or national origin.