Interim city manager appoints a Dallas interim police chief

Dallas police has an interim police chief as of Friday.

The interim city manager has named an interim police chief. Kimberly Bizor Tolbert has named Dallas Police Executive Assistant Chief Michael Igo to serve as the interim Dallas Chief of Police. His appointment is effective at the close of business two weeks from today. He replaces Eddie Garcia who is going to Austin to take a role as an assistant city manager.

Igo has been with the department for 33 years, all with the Dallas Police Department. He received his first promotion in 1997 as the senior corporal and went on to become a sergeant, lieutenant, major, deputy chief, and assistant chief before his appointment to Executive Assistant Chief in January 2024.

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