Suhm names Brown police chief

I welcomed the news that Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm has named Dallas Assistant Chief David Brown to succeed retiring Chief David Kunkle as the head of the Dallas Police Department.

While I was the executive director of what used to be called the Dallas Northeast Chamber of Commerce I had the opportunity to work with Chief Brown on several crime reduction initiatives while he was head of the Northeast substation and then again when he became first assistant chief. He both commands and earns respect. Not only that, he is a 26-year veteran of the department and can really hit the ground running. This is a superb appointment.

Here is Suhm's memo to the mayor and city council announcing the appointment.