Civilian Operations Division

Civilian Operations Manager Melissa Galan began her 21-year career of public safety service with the Galena Park Police Department. After service with Galena Park, Ms. Galan briefly served with the West University Police Department before joining the Bellaire police Department in 2007. Ms. Galan worked her way up from Telecommunicator to Communications Supervisor to Civilian Operations Manager.

Civilian Operations Division


The Civilian Operations Division is the third part of the Administrative function of the police department. The other two are the Uniformed Services Division and Support Services Division.

The Civilian Operations Division is composed of the Communications Unit and the Records Unit. 

Communications Unit

Records Unit