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Fort Worth Appoints New Police Chief

“Chief (Neil) Noakes is the right leader, at the right time, for the Fort Worth Police Department and the City of Fort Worth,” Mayor Betsy Price said in a statement on Facebook.

January 27, 2021

Command

New Fresno Chief Sworn in Monday

"I see an opportunity here, I see a challenge here," Chief Paco Balderrama said. "I see for great things to happen. I believe in five to 10 years, Fresno is going to be a much different place and if I can play a small role in it, that's a life and a career well lived."

January 13, 2021

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Board Appoints New U.S. Capitol Police Chief

Yogananda Pittman becomes the first woman and first black person to serve in the post. She comes into the position experienced. She led the security footprint for the 2013 Presidential Inauguration.

January 13, 2021

Command

Atlanta's Chief Assembles Panel of Police Experts to Address Rising Crime

Atlanta Interim Police Chief Rodney Bryant is enlisting the advice of former police chiefs and senior veteran officers to gather ideas on how to combat rising crime in the city.

January 13, 2021

Patrol

Capitol Police Chief to Resign Over Riots

Sund confided to colleagues he felt responsible for letting down his force. The irony, colleagues said, is that Sund cut his teeth on planning major events.

January 8, 2021

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Former Atlanta Chief to Take Command in Louisville

Erika Shields, the former Atlanta police chief who stepped down in June after one of her officers fatally shot DUI suspect Rayshard Brooks, has been named the next chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department.

January 6, 2021

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New Dallas Chief Touts Crime Reduction as a Top Goal

Chief Eddie Garcia, 50, said he felt the statistics and perception of crime in the city went hand in hand — and that both had to go in the opposite direction. He said he felt residents can judge whether his plans are successful by their perceptions of crime in the city, how present officers are and their collaborations with the community.

December 30, 2020

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Dallas Names New Police Chief

Retired San Jose, California Police Chief Eddie Garcia has been named the new head of police in Dallas to replace Chief Renee Hall, the city announced.

December 24, 2020

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7 Candidates Vying to Be Next Ft. Lauderdale Chief

City Manager Chris Lagerbloom, the man who will make the final decision on whom to hire, says he doesn’t expect to make a pick until early next year.

December 23, 2020

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DC Mayor Taps Veteran Metro Officer as Next Police Chief

Robert J Contee III, a 31-year veteran who joined the force as a cadet while a senior in high school, will take over from outgoing Police Chief Peter Newsham on Jan. 2.

December 23, 2020

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After Murders of Officers in Charlotte Area NC Chiefs Ask Governor to Condemn Attacks on Police

“It must end. The governor and the attorney general have a role as leaders in our state to condemn acts of violence against law enforcement,” said President of the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police, Chief David Hess of Roxboro.

December 22, 2020

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Former Honolulu Police Chief Gets 7 Years for Corruption

Former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in one of the worst public corruption scandals in Hawaii history.

December 2, 2020