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Ft. Worth’s first African-American police chief will assume his new position next month. Joel Fitzgerald, who beat out five other finalists for the job led a department of 200 officers for the past few years in Pennsylvania and holds degrees from Harvard and Northwestern universities.

“Chief Fitzgerald will be a dynamic asset to Fort Worth,” said city manager David Cooke.

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Ft. Worth Announces First Black Police Chief  was originally published on boom945.com