Dallas Police Department

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  • First Chief of Police Appointed

    J.C. Arnold

  • Dallas Police Department was founded

  • First Line of Death Officer

    C.O. Brewer

  • First Female Officer

    Captain Eva Farley

  • Horse Patrol

    34 Officers patrolled the city on horseback

  • First Patrol Car

    First patrol car and two motorcycles

  • Dallas Police Association Founded

    George E. Butler was the first President of the Union. he served from 1959-1964

  • First Police Officer Involved Shooting

    Suspect was injured

  • Major Police Shooting

    James Bowman attacked police with armored van

  • 5 Officer killed in the line of duty in 1 day

    Micah Xavier Johnson ambused police killing five officers that day

  • First Female Chief

    Ulysha Renee Hall becaome the first female police chief for Dallas PD. She served from 2017-2020

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