City of Denton appoints new police chief from Austin PD

[Skipper]

Denton’s new police chief, Frank Dixon of Austin, starts his new position in Denton Oct. 15, according to a news release. Dixon’s is currently the assistant chief for the Austin

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[KRAM1]

All indications are...Denton got a good one! Hope so. 

[UNTLifer]

They had a good one.

[KRAM1]

On 9/11/2018 at 5:08 PM, UNTLifer said:

They had a good one.

He quit. Needed a new one.

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, KRAM1 said:

He quit. Needed a new one.

The real question should be why.

[Censored by Laurie]

11 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

The real question should be why.

you don't want a police chief? never thought you for an anarchist. 

[UNTLifer]

2 hours ago, Censored by Laurie said:

you don't want a police chief? never thought you for an anarchist. 

No.  The previous chief was a lifelong resident of Denton, a good man and left shortly after becoming the Chief of Police.  Something seemed odd about the entire situation.

[MeanGreenTexan]

9 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

No.  The previous chief was a lifelong resident of Denton, a good man and left shortly after becoming the Chief of Police.  Something seemed odd about the entire situation.

He must not have liked this gig.

[Withers940]

On 9/18/2018 at 1:40 PM, MeanGreenTexan said:

He must not have liked this gig.

More like, he saw the writing on the wall and wanted to actually do police work and not be a politician. Also, the Denton City Manager is a joke! 

[MeanGreenTexan]

5 minutes ago, Withers940 said:

More like, he saw the writing on the wall and wanted to actually do police work and not be a politician. Also, the Denton City Manager is a joke! 

What, um... that wasn't the question.  d-d-do you like your job?

[Rudy]

The guys I've talked to are hopeful and have heard good things about the new chief. But the new chief is coming from Austin, so hopefully he didn't pick up too much from Art Assevado.  

Most police Chiefs don't do much "police work".  They spend a majority of their time running the department, which doesn't leave much time for patrol, answering calls, etc.