Dallas’ next police chief is Daniel Comeaux, a federal law enforcement leader from Houston who has specialized in drug enforcement for three decades. City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert announced Friday that Comeaux beat four other finalists,

Daniel Comeaux will lead the Dallas Police Department. The decision was made by Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert after a months-long national search.

The Dallas Police Department has a new top cop -- and, for the third time in a row, it's an outside hire that the city manager has selected for the job.