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Lewisville Police Chief Retiring After 40 Years With Department
LEWISVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Police Chief Russ Kerbow, who has served in the Lewisville Police Department since 1978, announced he will retire in August. “When I took over as Chief, my philosophy...
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Scathing Report Issued On Small North Texas City’s Government
FERRIS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Ferris, Texas may be small, but it is big on drama. “’Sex in the City’ is what I call it,” said Tina Miller. She owns a shop catty-corner to city hall, a place she’d rather...
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Body Cam Video Of Confrontation To Keep Gunman From Killing Texas Police...
JOSEPHINE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – CBS11 News has obtained exclusive body cam video of police officers in a small Collin County town desperately trying to stop a man from killing their police chief Mathew...
View ArticleSexual Misconduct Claims Lead To Suspension Of Texas Chief
HEARNE (AP) — State records show a Texas police chief failed to discipline a sergeant accused of sexual misconduct and also helped the sergeant flush drugs down a toilet, potentially compromising...
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Long-Time Roanoke Police Officer Sworn In As Chief
ROANOKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The City of Roanoke has a new police chief and he is a familiar face at the Roanoke Police Department. Jeriahme Miller was sworn in on Wednesday, October 24. Jeriahme...
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Baltimore Council Members Come To Fort Worth To Vet Chief Fitzgerald For...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A four-person delegation of city council members from Baltimore spent 20 hours over two days in Fort Worth vetting the man nominated by the Baltimore mayor to be that city’s...
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Texas Police Chief Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge
EDINBURG, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The police chief in a South Texas city has been arrested on a domestic violence charge after his common-law wife said he assaulted her. Hidalgo Police Chief Rodolfo...
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New Cedar Hill Police Chief Ely Reyes Wants To Make City ‘One Of The Safest’...
CEDAR HILL, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Cedar Hill Police Department has a new leader. City Manager Greg Porter has appointed Ely Reyes Chief of Police. Reyes is currently Assistant Chief of Police of the...
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Frisco’s Police Chief John Bruce Leaving For Job In Washington State
FRISCO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Frisco’s Police Chief, John W. Bruce is leaving North Texas to become the new Chief of Police for the city of Richland, Washington. Chief Bruce climbed the ranks within the...
View ArticleNorth Texas Police Department Terminates Contract With Red Light Camera Company
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – North Texas cities aren’t wasting time adjusting to the new statewide ban on red light cameras. Haltom City Police Chief Cody Phillips has terminated its red light camera...
View ArticleLawyer For Former Fort Worth Police Chief Demands Public Hearing
FORT WORTH (AP/CBSDFW.COM) — Dallas-based attorney Stephen Kennedy announced that he has issued a demand letter to the City of Fort Worth, Texas today demanding that the City follow its City Charter...
View ArticleJudge Prevents City Of Fort Worth From Hiring New Police Chief For 14 Days
UPDATE: A judge has placed a temporary restraining order on the city of Fort Worth for 14 days, which means the city cannot hire a new police chief for 14 days. The hearing will resume on Thursday,...
View ArticleProposed Dallas Budget To Boost First Responder Pay, Increase Property Tax Rate
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax presented a proposed 2020 budget that would boost pay for police officers and firefighters and increase the property tax rate slightly. For...
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Texas Police Chief Kills Himself After Being Served Warrant
BRUCEVILLE-EDDY, Texas (AP) — Officials say the police chief of a small Central Texas town shot and killed himself when Texas Rangers arrived at his home. McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara told...
View ArticleDallas Police Chief Renee Hall Returns To Work Following Medical Leave
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — After taking an extensive leave of absence, Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall is back at work Monday morning. Hall was on medical leave since July to have an undisclosed surgery....
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New Dallas ISD Police Chief John Lawton: ‘We Have To Create Environment Where...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – On the rear side of Spence Middle School’s north central campus in Dallas, hundreds of students wander through a bottle neck of bodies, looking for buses to board, parents to...
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Texas Deputy Killed, Police Chief In Critical Condition After Getting Struck...
RIESEL, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A sheriff’s deputy was killed and a small-town police chief was injured when a car struck them as they aided a motorist on a Central Texas roadside Friday. Around 2 p.m....
View ArticleJoel Fitzgerald’s Attorney Says If Former Police Chief Had Been Reinstated...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) — One day after a Fort Worth police officer fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her own home, an attorney representing former police chief Joel Fitzgerald said if he...
View ArticleInjunction Hearing Underway For Fired Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – As former Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald continues the fight to get his job back, attorneys are in court today at an injunction hearing. Attorneys representing Fitzgerald...
View ArticleFired Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald Takes Stand At Hearing
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth’s former police chief said in court Tuesday that he intends to be the chief in the city again. Joel Fitzgerald said no amount of money could repair the damage to his...
View ArticleFort Worth City Leaders Defend Decision To Fire Police Chief
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – During a break in testimony Wednesday in Dallas civil court, fired Fort Worth police chief Joel Fitzgerald caught sight of his former city managers and city attorneys conferring....
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Interim Chief Ed Kraus Named New Fort Worth Police Chief
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The city of Fort Worth has a new police chief. The Fort Worth Police Department announced Wednesday night, City Manager David Cooke offered Interim Chief Ed Kraus the Fort...
View ArticleEd Kraus Formally Named New Fort Worth Police Chief
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) — The city of Fort Worth has formally named Ed Kraus as the next police chief Thursday afternoon. Kraus has been with the Fort Worth Police Department for 27 years and served as...
View ArticleFort Worth Activists Frustrated With Hiring Of Police Chief Ed Kraus Without...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) — The Fort Worth Police Department made it official Thursday and announced that former Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus accepted the position on a permanent basis. But, many...
View ArticleJoel Fitzgerald Takes Job In Philadelphia As He Continues To Fight For Fort...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Former Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald has taken a job in Philadelphia as he waits for a trial to get his chief job back. Fitzgerald filed a civil suit against the...
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DPD’s Acting Deputy Chief Max Geron Hired As New Rockwall Police Chief
ROCKWALL, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — Rockwall City Manager Rick Crowley has selected Max Geron to serve as the new police chief, the city said in a release Friday. Geron began his career with the Dallas...
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‘It’s Humbling Quite Frankly’: New Plano Police Chief Ed Drain On Returning...
PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — 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. “It’s humbling quite...
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Report: Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown Is Among Finalists For Top...
Sources tell CBS Chicago that former Dallas police chief David Brown is among three finalists for the superintendent role with the Chicago Police Department.
View ArticleJudge Rules Former Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald’s Firing Should Be...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – 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. Fitzgerald has maintained that he was...
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2 Assistant Chiefs To Lead Arlington Police Department During National Search...
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The City of Arlington announced Wednesday night two assistant police chiefs will lead the department on an interim, rotating basis following the retirement of Police...
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City Of Fort Worth Looking For Opinions On Traits Needed In Next Police Chief
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The City of Fort Worth wants to know what residents hope to see in their next police chief. Police Chief Ed Kraus announced in July he was retiring at the end of 2020. Fort...
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Experts Say Dallas No Different Than Other Big Cities Regarding Short-Term...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – 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...
View Article3 Largest Cities In North Texas Searching For New Police Chiefs After Wave Of...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A wave of change is hitting law enforcement agencies across North Texas. With Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall’s announcement Tuesday that she plans to step down at the end of the...
View ArticleArlington Announces 10 Finalists For Police Chief; 4 Are Internal Candidates
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The City of Arlington has narrowed its nationwide search for a new police chief to ten candidates. Chief Will Johnson retired at the end of May after 23 years of service...
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Leaders Asking For Public Input On Selection Of New Dallas Police Chief
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — 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. In the survey residents can give their...
View ArticleAs North Texas Cities Look For New Police Chiefs, Expert Says Search For...
(CBSDFW.COM) – Four cities in North Texas are looking for their next police chief: Arlington, Bedford, Dallas and Fort Worth. According to one police expert, that search is becoming more difficult. Dr....
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Baltimore County’s Col. Al Jones Named Arlington’s New Police Chief
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Arlington City Manager Trey Yelverton has appointed Col. Al Jones, a 25-year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department, as the City of Arlington’s new police...
View ArticleHave A Question For The Next Fort Worth Police Chief? Ask!
FORT WORTH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Residents of Fort Worth have the opportunity to submit questions for the six police chief finalists until Jan. 13. They can send their questions via FWConnection. The...
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Texas Police Chief Art Acevedo Called The ‘Tom Brady’ Of Chiefs As He Takes...
MIAMI, Florida (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — 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...
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Arlington Police Deputy Chief Among 5 Finalists For Next Mesquite Police Chief
MESQUITE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The City of Mesquite announced five finalists for police chief on Monday, August 16. The finalists will participate in panel interviews in Mesquite on August 25 and 26,...
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