Fort Worth Police Department

Fort Worth's police chief, Ed Kraus, is retiring. The six people in the running for his job answered questions about police accountability at a public forum on Thursday night.

Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus is retiring, and six people are in the running to replace him. The city provided KERA with each candidate's cover letter and resume.

Police Chief Ed Kraus announced his retirement in July. The assistant city manager in charge of police says they're looking for someone like him.

Judge David Hagerman said the scheduling may be fluid but that the case of former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean “needs to be tried next year,” the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Dean resigned after he was charged with murder in the Oct. 12, 2019, shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson.

Officer Roger Ballard was given a “indefinite suspension,” which a spokesman described as “equivalent to termination,” for violating the Fort Worth Police Department’s general orders, according to the statement.

Fort Worth had COVID-19 and the recession in mind when putting together this year's budget. The City Council passed it unanimously on Tuesday.

Fort Worth was the biggest city in Texas without some form of outside police oversight until Kim Neal started as the city's first police monitor in March.

Fort Worth's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year does not include a decrease in police funding. However, some of the money from the Crime Control…

The Fort Worth City Council on Tuesday night voted to approve a new four-year police contract, despite calls to postpone the vote for a second time.The…

The Fort Worth Police Chief, Ed Kraus, announced in an email sent to officers and employees on Monday that he will retire by the end of the year. Kraus is…

A Fort Worth Police officer was rushed to the hospital Saturday after being struck by a vehicle in pursuit on the North Freeway in Fort Worth. The officer…

Protests continued around North Texas for a fourth day Monday, with one in Dallas resulting in police firing smoke bombs at a crowd on the Margaret Hunt…