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    Dallas Police Get First Female Chief, Making All Of Metro's Top Lawmen Women

    Renee Hall succeeds David Brown, who led the department through the aftermath of the ambush deaths of five officers last July. She leaves Detroit, where she has been deputy chief of police.
    by Molly Evans Jul 19, 2017 2 minutes
    Renee Hall has been hired as police chief in Dallas, after a stint as deputy chief in Detroit.

    Renee Hall will be the first female chief of the Dallas Police Department.

    Hall will follow former Dallas Police Chief David Brown, who retired in October after leading the department through the aftermath of the July 2016 ambush that left five officers dead.

    Her appointment means she joins Sheriff Lupe Valdez and District Attorney Faith Johnson, both women,

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