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Fort Worth Police Chief Finalists Answer Accountability, Oversight Questions From Public

Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus is retiring, and six people are in the running to replace him. The city provided KERA with each candidate s cover letter and resume. The public met those candidates on Thursday night, at a forum at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Residents submitted over 100 questions, which were boiled down into six topics. One area of particular interest: How each candidate would hold officers accountable for being disrespectful, or for using excessive force. Wendy Baimbridge an assistant chief in the Houston Police Department said departments can t let misbehaving officers off the hook. We unfortunately have had to let go of a lot of officers. I ve been under some chiefs that didn t. And unfortunately, that will fester and grow worse,” she said.

Forum for Fort Worth PD chief finalists set for Thursday evening

Who will be Fort Worth s next police chief? Six finalists wanting the job answer questions from the public All six candidates vying for Chief Ed Kraus job are police executives, with five currently serving in Texas. FWPD currently employs two candidates. Author: Lauren Zakalik, Matt Howerton Published: 4:12 PM CST January 14, 2021 Updated: 11:06 PM CST January 14, 2021 The forum began at 6:30 p.m. inside the ballroom at the Fort Worth Convention Center.  But the forum looked much different than previous ones because of the pandemic. Still, that didn t quell the appetite of many who wanted to hear how each candidate would handle an increase in violent crime and cultural change within the department. 

Fort Worth Police Chief Candidates Take Part in Community Forum Thursday Night

A Plan for Violent Crime The very first question addressed during the forum asked candidates what their plan would be to reduce the increase in violent crime and homicides seen in the city of Fort Worth in the past year. Here s a portion of their responses: During a community forum Thursday night, final candidates for Fort Worth Police Chief – Houston Assistant Police Chief Wendy Baimbridge, Austin Assistant Police Chief Troy Gay and Las Vegas Municipal Police Assistant Sheriff Christopher Jones – were asked how they would tackle violent crime problems. If you re talking about crime, you have to work on that intelligence on what s going on within those gangs. Who are the shotcallers in the robbery groups? And that takes more than just looking at data. Get with the DA s office. Get with the feds, said Wendy Baimbridge, assistant chief of Houston Police.

Fort Worth Narrows Down Police Chief Search to 6 Candidates

Since March 2017, Baimbridge has been assistant chief of the Houston Police Department. Her tenure with HPD started in 1992. She has a master of arts degree in sociology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Houston. Troy Gay Gay has been with the Austin Police Department since 1991 and has served as assistant chief at the Austin Police Department since January 2013. Gay has a bachelor s degree from Texas State University, performed graduate work in criminal justice at the University of Virginia and graduated from the FBI National Academy. Christopher C. Jones Jones has a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and graduated from the FBI National Academy. Since February 2020, he has been assistant sheriff with the Las Vegas Municipal Police Department.

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