Highland Park Department of Public Safety facility in Highland Park Texas
Detention Facility

HIGHLAND PARK DPS JAIL

4700 Drexel Dr, Dallas, TX 75205

The Highland Park Department of Public Safety — a combined police and fire agency — handles arrests within the Town of Highland Park, a small affluent enclave entirely surrounded by the City of Dallas. Charges that fall under Dallas County jurisdiction municipal offenses are transferred to Lew Sterrett Justice Center for magistration and bond posting. Act Quick Bail Bonds posts bonds at Lew Sterrett around the clock — call (214) 744-1414 the moment you learn of an arrest.

Facility
Highland Park DPS Jail
Address
4700 Drexel Dr, Dallas, TX 75205
County
Dallas County
Jail Phone
Bail Bond Hotline

About Highland Park DPS Jail

The Town of Highland Park is one of the small affluent residential enclaves in central Dallas County, entirely landlocked by the City of Dallas and forming half of the area locally known as the Park Cities (along with neighboring University Park). Highland Park is policed by the Highland Park Department of Public Safety, an unusual combined-services agency in which officers are cross-trained as both police and firefighters — a structure dating to the 1930s. The town has one of the lowest violent-crime rates in North Texas and a low overall arrest volume, but DPS does book defendants for traffic stops, DWI, and incidents along the Mockingbird Lane and Preston Road corridors. Charges that fall under Dallas County jurisdiction municipal offenses transfer to Lew Sterrett Justice Center in downtown Dallas for magistration and bond posting.

How to Post Bond at Highland Park DPS Jail

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Arrest & Intake at Highland Park DPS

Highland Park DPS transport arrested individuals to the DPS facility for booking, including identification verification, fingerprinting, and personal property inventory.

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Time-Sensitive Bond Window

Highland Park DPS keeps very small holding capacity and a low arrest volume, which compresses the window between booking and transfer to Lew Sterrett — defendants do not sit long here. That makes the call to Act Quick more urgent than at higher-volume facilities, because the window can close in minutes rather than hours.

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Bond Posted Locally When Possible

If we reach the Drexel Drive DPS facility before Highland Park transports the defendant out, bond is posted there directly — meaningful because the Park Cities-to-Lew Sterrett trip is short and the transport happens fast. Once the trip is underway, the case completes at Lew Sterrett after a Dallas County magistrate sets the bond.

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Magistration & Bond at Lew Sterrett

A Dallas County magistrate reviews the charges and sets a bond amount. Once set, an Act Quick agent posts bond at the 24-hour bond window.

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Initial Check-In — Required

Within 24 to 72 hours of release, the defendant must report to our office for a mandatory initial check-in. We review all court dates, bond conditions, and reporting requirements. Failure to complete this check-in results in bond forfeiture and a new warrant for the defendant’s arrest.

Highland Park DPS Jail

4700 Drexel Dr, Dallas, TX 75205

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Highland Park DPS Jail FAQs

Why is Highland Park policed by a Department of Public Safety instead of a regular police department?
Highland Park has used a combined Public Safety model since the 1930s, in which the same sworn officers are cross-trained for both police and fire response. This is an unusual structure for a Texas municipality but gives Highland Park flexibility in deploying responders for the town’s size.
Is Highland Park a separate city from Dallas?
Yes. Highland Park is an independent municipality entirely surrounded by the City of Dallas, with its own town government, ordinances, and Department of Public Safety. It sits within Dallas County for criminal-court purposes — cases that fall under Dallas County jurisdiction still route to Lew Sterrett Justice Center.
What charges are most common at the Highland Park DPS facility?
Highland Park has one of the lowest crime rates in North Texas. The most common bookings tend to involve traffic stops, DWI enforcement on Mockingbird Lane and Preston Road, and incidents at private events. Felony bookings are uncommon.
How do I bond someone out after a Highland Park arrest?
Highland Park DPS runs an unusually low-volume operation, which compresses the window between booking and transfer to Lew Sterrett — small holding capacity and few defendants in queue mean transfers move quickly. That makes calling immediately even more important here than at higher-volume city jails. Reach (214) 744-1414, give us the defendant's name and the offense location, and we will move toward the Drexel Drive DPS facility while the booking process is still happening.
Call (214) 744-1414