Dallas Hires First Female Chief Of Police, Renee Hall
Dallas has hired its first female police chief, Renee Hall, to lead
the police department. Hall, currently the deputy chief of the Detroit
Police Department, will take over the Dallas Police department in
September.
Her appointment means women of color now hold the top three
law enforcement positions in Dallas County.
She joins Sheriff Lupe
Valdez, the first openly gay Latina to be elected Dallas County sheriff,
and District Attorney Faith Johnson, the first black woman appointed to
the position.
Hall, the daughter of a murdered Detroit police officer, is also the
first woman to hold the position in the department's 136-year history.
"I am honored to be chosen to lead the Dallas Police Department at this
critical time in its history, I look forward to building on the
successes of the past, preserving community trust and ensuring the
safety of our officers and the entire Dallas community," she said in her
statement.
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