Sergeant Jake Boyd
Crimes Against Persons Training Unit, Texas Department of Public Safety

Jake Boyd has been in law enforcement since 2009. He has served with the Texas Department of Public Safety since 2012.  During his time with the Texas Highway Patrol, Boyd became part of the Texas Crimes Against Children Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC) program. While assigned to the Texas Highway Patrol Region 1D of Texas, Boyd made multiple IPC traffic stops resulting in child rescues and investigations being initiated. Boyd was also assigned to assist Troopers identify and rescue endangered or exploited children and identify those who pose a high-risk threat to a child. Boyd coordinated with Victim Services, the Texas Fusion Center and Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to assist in locating missing children and at-risk children. Boyd is a Master Peace Officer with a Master’s Degree of Science in Criminal Justice. He currently oversees the IPC program as a Sergeant in the Training Operations Division – Crimes Against Persons Training Unit.