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The City of Alvarado has appointed Allwin Barrow as Interim Police Chief.

Houston’s newest police chief was sworn in during a ceremony Monday in which he asked residents in the nation’s fourth-largest city for their help in bringing down rising crime, including a 37% increase in homicides.

Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington have all selected new police chiefs that will soon be at the head of the departments. Meanwhile, it is a critical time for policing across the country. NBC 5 talks with Gregory Smith who is the Director of Institute for Law Enforcement Administration about what is at stake.

There will be significant changes within Fort Worth leadership over the next few months, particularly naming a new police chief and electing a new city mayor.

Community leaders on Wednesday voiced their hopes for Dallas’ next police chief, after Renee Hall submitted her resignation letter Tuesday. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero reports.

The Dallas Police Association and Mother Against Police Brutality respond to the decision by Chief Renee Hall to submit her letter of resignation. NBC 5’s Ken Kalthoff and Maria Guerrero report

U. Renee Hall, the first Black woman to lead the Dallas police force, has submitted her resignation effective Nov. 10. NBC 5’s Scott Gordon reports she’s agreed to stay on through the end of the year.

The Chicago City Council has approved the appointment of former Dallas Police Chief David Brown as the city’s police superintendent. The council voted unanimously in favor of Brown on Wednesday. The vote comes a little more than two weeks after Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced her selection of Brown to head the police force in the nation’s third largest city....

After a surge in violent crime this year, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is demanding an action from City Manager T.C. Broadnax and Police Chief U. Renee Hall by the end of this year.

After a surge in violent crime this year, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is demanding an action from City Manager T.C. Broadnax and Police Chief U. Renee Hall by the end of this year.

The Dallas Police Department held the second of several listening sessions tonight in Oak Cliff. It was an opportunity for residents to bring their concerns directly to Police Chief U. Renee Hall.

A police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded while responding to a home invasion on Detroit’s West Side, authorities announced late Wednesday. The officers were searching the home for a suspect when they were shot, Police Chief James Craig said. An 18-year veteran of Detroit Police was shot in the neck with a high-powered rifle, Craig said. The...

In a Dallas courtroom Tuesday, former Fort Worth police Joel Fitzgerald took the witness stand at a hearing which will determine if an injunction will continue to prevent the city from hiring a permanent replacement.

In a Dallas courtroom Tuesday, former Fort Worth police chief Joel Fitzgerald took the witness stand at a hearing which will determine if an injunction will continue to prevent the city from hiring a permanent replacement.

A panel including experts could begin to review the Fort Worth Police Department as soon as December 2, pending approval from the city council.

An Oklahoma police chief was killed during an altercation with one of his own officers while at a conference in Florida Sunday, NBC News reports. Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a physical altercation at the Hilton Garden Inn in Pensacola Beach Sunday evening and found Mannford Police Chief Lucky Miller dead, according to NBC affiliate KJRH....

In the wake of a fatal police shooting that has stoked racial tension throughout the city, the Fort Worth Police Department has decided to stop pairing rookie officers together on patrol shifts, particularly at night, NBC 5 Investigates has learned.

Several questions and pieces of information could play a key role going forward. We spoke with two attorneys to get a sense of what they’re watching closely.

The same day a Fort Worth Police officer fired into a home during a well-being check on Saturday, police released one minute and 16 seconds of the officer’s body camera footage.

School-based law enforcement officials say time demands and constant changes in social media present ongoing challenges.