Dallas interim city manager to cities attempting to poach police chief: 'Turn around and go back home'

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Law enforcement sources tell FOX 4 News that the City of Houston is eyeing Dallas police chief Eddie Garcia for their recently vacated chief position.

Sources say Houston has reached out to Garcia about the open position.Houston police chief Troy Finner abruptly announced he would be retiring on Tuesday night.His retirement comes amid headlines surrounding the investigation into the suspension of 264,000 incident reports due to a "lack of personnel" code, the chief stated he was unaware of.

Obviously, City Council members and I want to keep him in Dallas doing a good job. It will take flexibility, creativity with a hefty dose of accountability to accomplish that, but we are working tirelessly to develop solutions. I believe Chief Garcia wants to remain here.To the cities shopping in Dallas for a new chief, I have one message for you: ‘turn around and go back home.’ In the meantime, I will keep the City Council and the public informed about the progress on these issues.

 

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