\t\t\t\tFort Worth City Manager Jay Chapa announced Aug. 21 that former Dallas Police Department Chief Eddie Garcia will be city\u2019s 28th police chief.<\/p>\n
The gist<\/strong><\/p>\n Garcia was chosen from a field of three finalists who took part in a public meet-and-greet Aug. 14 at city hall.<\/p>\n The other finalists were Robert Alldredge Jr., the current interim chief<\/a> for Fort Worth, and Vernon Hale III, the current assistant chief of police for the Prince George’s County Police Department in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, according to previous reporting<\/a>.<\/p>\n A fourth finalist, Emada Tingirdes from the Los Angeles Police Department, withdrew her name after getting a promotion in Los Angeles, according to a city news release.<\/p>\n What you need to know<\/strong><\/p>\n Garcia currently serves as an assistant city manager in Austin and was the police chief in Dallas from February 2021 to October 2024, commanding the ninth-largest police department in the country, according to the news release. He\u2019s been with the city of Austin since he was hired in September 2024, according to a previous reporting<\/a>.<\/p>\n In Austin, Garcia oversees<\/a> the fire department, police department, Austin\/Travis County EMS, chief medical officer, forensic science department, Homeland Security and Emergency Management and labor relations, according to the city website.<\/p>\n Garcia is part T.C. Broadnax\u2019s staff, who was the former city manager of Dallas. Broadnax was hired as Austin\u2019s city manager May 26, 2024, according to previous Community Impact reporting<\/a>.<\/p>\n Garcia spent 28 years working for the San Jose Police Department in California, with the last five as police chief from 2016-21.<\/p>\n