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Fort Worth welcomed its new police chief, Eddie Garcia, on Friday morning.

Garcia previously served as the police chief for the Dallas Police Department.

Fort Worth's former chief, Neil Noakes, who retired in May, was also at the welcome ceremony.

FORT WORTH, Texas - The city of Fort Worth officially welcomed its new police chief on Friday morning.

Former Fort Worth Chief Neil Noakes was also there to pass the torch to Chief Eddie Garcia, who led the Dallas Police Department from 2021 to 2024.

Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia

What we know:

On Thursday, Garcia was selected to be Fort Worth’s newest police chief. He beat out two other finalists for the job.

He’s been a civilian since retiring as the Dallas police chief this past October. He’s worked for the city of A

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