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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