Mayor Rawlings Comments On Chief Brown’s Retirement
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Mayor Mike Rawlings answered questions about Chief Brown’s retirement this afternoon from the Dallas City Hall Flag Room. “In the wake of the...
View ArticleFort Worth Aiming To Bridge Gap Between Police And Communities
FORT WORTH (CBS11) – Fort Worth’s Task Force on Race and Culture met Monday night for a progress report from the police department on initiatives and policy changes in dealing with minority...
View ArticleVeteran Dallas Officer To Become Galveston Police Chief
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A veteran Dallas officer has been named police chief in Galveston. The Galveston City Council on Thursday approved hiring Dallas Deputy Chief Vernon Hale. Hale will replace...
View ArticleLewisville 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...
View ArticleScathing 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...
View ArticleBody 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...
View ArticleLong-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...
View ArticleBaltimore 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...
View ArticleTexas 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleFrisco’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...
View ArticleTexas 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....
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleTexas 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....
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