{"id":385929,"date":"2025-11-17T20:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/385929\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T20:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:03:11","slug":"leader-of-dallas-largest-police-union-placed-on-leave-in-internal-affairs-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/385929\/","title":{"rendered":"Leader of Dallas\u2019 largest police union placed on leave in internal affairs probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update: <\/p>\n<p>This story is developing. Check back for details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Jaime Castro, a longtime officer who leads the Dallas Police Association, the city\u2019s largest and oldest police union, was placed on administrative leave Friday while the department conducts an internal affairs investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The exact nature of the investigation was unclear Monday. Responding to a list of questions from The Dallas Morning News, a police spokesperson said no further information would be provided to \u201cprotect the integrity of the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cThe Dallas Police Department expects every member of the organization to uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and accountability,\u201d Dallas police Chief Daniel Comeaux said in a statement through the spokesperson. \u201cAny allegation of misconduct is taken seriously and investigated thoroughly and fairly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Castro did not immediately return messages seeking comment Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Castro, 52, joined the department in 1998. He holds the rank of senior corporal and is assigned to the department\u2019s alarm unit, which is housed in the office of the police chief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Association members elected Castro president in January 2024, succeeding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-safety\/2023\/11\/21\/dallas-police-association-president-to-leave-department-after-decade-leading-rank-and-file\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Mata<\/a>, who held the job for six years. Before then, Castro had served on the union\u2019s executive board since 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">As president, Castro has been a prominent voice for rank-and-file officers. He is a common fixture in debates around City Hall\u2019s public safety obligations, particularly in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2024\/10\/21\/dallas-largest-police-association-says-3-charter-proposals-spell-doomsday-for-city\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lead-up to a vote<\/a> on Dallas Hero\u2019s S, T and U propositions last fall. Propositions S and U ultimately passed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Proposition S waives the city\u2019s governmental immunity and allows residents to sue if they believe Dallas isn\u2019t following its charter, ordinances or state law. Proposition U directs the city to work toward a 4,000-officer force, devote half of new annual revenue to pensions and public safety and ensure the department\u2019s starting pay is competitive in North Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update: This story is developing. Check back for details. 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