April 2026

Beat 11 is known as the “Business District” of Richmond.  Beat 11 covers businesses such as USPS, Whataburger, Walmart, and Wharton County Junior College.  Beat 11 includes everything west of the BNSF railroad tracks on FM 1640 to Lamar Dr., and businesses in the 1200-1600 block of FM 2218 which includes the businesses of the Richmond Food Mart, Papa John’s Pizza, and China One. Awaam Urgent Care Clinic, and Wall Street Village, a new subdivision, with homes being built at a quick pace, has recently joined Beat 11.

This month I met Mathew, who was celebrating his sister’s housewarming party in Wall Street Village. When I addressed myself as Wall Street’s beat Officer, Mathew asked if I knew Officer Ortega from Mandola Farms. I informed Mathew that Officer Ortega is my shift partner and assigned to beat 7. Mathew said his sister moved in a few weeks ago and hasn’t had any issues.

Mathew did however have concerns about Mandola Farms. Mathew said the Mandola Farms and HWY 90 intersection is extremely dangerous. Mathew said he wishes there was a traffic light installed to protect residents when entering and exiting the subdivision. I agreed with Mathew and informed him I would forward this information to Officer Ortega. Before leaving, I briefly spoke with Mathew’s sister and asked her to email me if she has any issues in the city.

While conducting a patrol of the Walmart parking lot, I came across two families who were RVing across the country. The families were on opposite sides of the parking lot, didn’t know each other, and were both from Alberta, Canada. I informed them both of the coincidence and asked them to reach out if they had any issues overnight. I later drove by and noticed one of the campers had moved next to the other. That night, hourly checks were conducted.

  Changes to the beat 11 include: Planet Fitness is now open 24/7 and RiteStop started selling fresh tamales. This month, Walmart theft reports were 25% higher than April 2025. This month, forgery/fraud reports involving mail theft out of USPS have increased by 500% since April 2025. Most of the reports involve checks being stolen out of the USPS exterior drop box.   

Beat 11 does not have any register sex offenders. To search for registered sex offenders in your area, please visit www.nsopw.gov.

Goals Accomplished:

#1 Meet residents of Wall Street Village.

Goals Next Month:

#1 Write better beat reports.

#2 Conduct five contacts per day.

#3 Enforce soliciting ordinance in Wall Street Village.

#4 Enforce traffic control thought the subdivision.