Former Dallas, Arlington Chief of Police David Kunkle Dies – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Former Dallas, Arlington and Grand Prairie, Texas Chief of Police David Kunkle has died at the age of 72, his family confirms.
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Former Dallas, Arlington and Grand Prairie, Texas Chief of Police David Kunkle has died at the age of 72, his family confirms.
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In 2019, Kunkle and his wife revealed that he was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, which is a type of Alzheimer's.
We find ourselves in an insanely fraught moment for a new chief of police to start in Dallas. These times are not normal by any measure. What makes it worse is that we’ve had some terrible chiefs before. We have also had great ones. But in this moment, when we look at a new chief, is there some measuring stick by which we might at least guess what may lie ahead? And, by the way, because of magazine deadlines, I am writing this fully two weeks before the decision is announced. I have my own favorite candidates from within the department. Maybe the job goes to somebody I have never heard of. ...
The Love Affair That Rocked City Hall He’s been divorced four times. She is 23 years his junior. But what really got the gossip going: he’s the chief of police, and she’s a tenacious TV reporter The debate had been raging all day at the Dallas Morning News. On Wednesday, September 20, Metro columnist Sherry Jacobson had written a story for the next day’s edition breaking the news that Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle was dating CBS Channel 11 City Hall reporter and news anchor Sarah Dodd. Jacobson’s story confirmed the rumors that had been flying around City Hall and at Jack Evans ...