Fort Worth has a new police chief. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Eddie Garcia<\/a>, the former Dallas police chief, has been named the new chief of the Fort Worth Police Department, City Manager Jay Chapa announced Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n Garcia, who led the Dallas Police Department from 2020 to 2024<\/a>, left law enforcement last year, saying he was retiring for good<\/a>. He later accepted a role as assistant city manager in Austin under former Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax, who had originally hired Garcia in Dallas.<\/p>\n Now, Garcia is returning to policing in Fort Worth. He, Chapa, and Mayor Mattie Parker are scheduled to hold a news conference Friday morning at Fort Worth City Hall.<\/p>\n Search narrowed to four finalists<\/p>\n The city began its search for a new police chief earlier this year after former Chief Neil Noakes announced his retirement. Last month, officials named four finalists<\/a>: Garcia, interim Fort Worth Police Chief Robert Alldredge, former Dallas Police Deputy Chief Vernon Hale III, and Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Emada Tingirides. Tingirides later withdrew<\/a>\u00a0from consideration.<\/p>\n Garcia’s appointment follows a six-month search process and has sparked both praise and criticism from community members and leaders.<\/p>\n Community leaders express concern<\/p>\n