Daniel Comeaux named new chief of the Dallas Police Department
Comeaux currently serves as the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Houston Field Division.
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Comeaux currently serves as the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Houston Field Division.
North Texans got a rare glimpse into the minds of the five contenders for the job of Dallas' new police chief Tuesday.
The police chief and three officers that make up the entire four-person police department of the town of Geary, Oklahoma resigned on Thursday with little explanation.
Authorities say the body of 60-year-old Denise Prudhomme was discovered four days after she scanned into work at a Wells Fargo office in Tempe, Arizona.
The city's policy, before December 2023, did not restrict how far employees could drive home in city-owned cars.
While no one has confirmed it, it's an open secret that the popular top cop in Dallas is likely to entertain an offer soon to take over the Houston Police Department.
"We had well over 1,500 less victims of violent crime this year than we had last year," says Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia.
The Dallas Police Department is mourning the death of an 18-year veteran officer who died by suicide the day after his involvement in the fatal shooting of a homicide suspect.
Surrounded by his family, Newman passed away Sunday, Aug. 6 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center.
"Time's on our side right now. I know we probably have kids in there, but we've got to save the lives of the other ones."
The new mandatory four-hour curriculum began this month in Lubbock.
The finalists will participate in panel interviews in Mesquite on August 25 and 26, and the city plans to select one of the finalists as its new police chief by the end of September.
He is the top cop in Texas' largest city. Houston police Chief Art Acevedo forged a national profile by calling for gun control, marching with protesters after George Floyd's death and criticizing President Donald Trump is taking the top job in the Miami.
Residents of Fort Worth have the opportunity to submit questions for the six police chief finalists until Jan. 13.
Arlington will host a public event to welcome Al Jones when he begins as the new police chief on Jan. 11, 2021.
The cities of Arlington, Bedford, Dallas and Fort Worth are looking for their next police chiefs, and one expert believes understanding community diversity is one the top traits needed in today's age.
As the search for Dallas' new police chief gets underway, city leaders are inviting members of the community to be a part of the process.
A final selection is expected by the end of October or early November 2020.
A wave of change is hitting law enforcement agencies across North Texas.
With Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall's resignation after only three years on the job, it may seem like the position has become a revolving door. But experts say Dallas is no different than other big cities.
A survey is being conducted as a part of a comprehensive effort by the City of Fort Worth to define the profile of the city's next police chief.
Assistant Chief Jaime Ayala and Assistant Chief Kevin Kolbye will lead the Arlington Police department during the search for a new chief.
It was a win in the courts for former Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald nearly a year after he was fired from the department.
Sources tell CBS Chicago that former Dallas police chief David Brown is among three finalists for the superintendent role with the Chicago Police Department.
New Plano Police Chief Ed Drain drove from Amarillo Friday to look for a house in the same place where he spent the first 22 years of his career.
