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Top Stories: Dallas Police Chief David Brown To Speak About Retirement

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Dallas Police Chief David Brown recently appeared in The Black Eyed Peas' remix of their 2003 hit, "Where Is The Love?"

The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº: Dallas Police Chief David Brown this morning will speak publicly for the first time about his .

Brown hasn’t revealed the reason for the departure since he announced it in a statement last week. He’s been with the Dallas Police Department since 1983, and police chief since 2010.

Assistant Chief David Pughes will serve as interim Chief after Brown retires Oct. 22. The next city manager will appoint a new police chief.

Other stories this morning:

  • Some of the neediest homeless people in Dallas will move into new homes today. The Cottages at Hickory Crossing will open just south of Deep Ellum. They’re designed to provide homes for 50 homeless people considered as the costliest to hospitals, emergency services and jails in Dallas County. Tenants will be moving in over the next few weeks.
  • Our team covers the films to watch from this week’s Venice Film Festival.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM. 

Former ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and ËÄ»¢Ó°ÔºNews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.