Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls former Dallas police chief David Brown the right leader in a time of cris
Source: Chicago Tribune
Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls former Dallas police chief David Brown the right leader in a time of crisis, announces him as choice for police superintendent
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has chosen former Dallas police Chief David Brown to be the next Chicago police superintendent, calling him the “humble leader” the city needs to lead it through its violence problem and the unfolding coronavirus emergency.
The selection of Brown, chosen from among the three finalists for the job named by the Chicago Police Board this week, was a crucial choice for Lightfoot, who has picked a permanent top cop for the first time since being elected mayor last year.
At a press conference Thursday making the announcement, Lightfoot said Brown in Dallas made it a mission to bring peace to neighborhoods and led initiatives on accountability and transparency. Highlighting Brown’s lifelong history of overcoming adversity and track record of reducing crime in Dallas, Lightfoot declared him the best man for the job.
“In this time, in this moment, the Chicago Police Department – indeed our city – needs this humble leader,” Lightfoot said. “A man of integrity whose mettle was forged in tragedy,” she said, mentioning his time leading the department through a mass shooting in 2016 that took the lives of several police officers.
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