Fort Worth hires former DPD Chief Eddie Garcia to take over FWPD

Fort Worth has a new police chief. City Manager Jay Chapa announced Thursday afternoon that Eddie Garcia will take over the FWPD.

Garcia knows North Texas well; he was the Dallas police chief from 2020 to 2024.

Just last year, Garcia announced he was retiring from law enforcement and moved to Austin, accepting a job as an assistant city manager under former Dallas city manager TC Broadnax; Broadnax hired Garcia as the Dallas police chief…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS