Joel Fitzgerald made history in Waterloo, Iowa, after becoming the city's first Black police chief in 2019. Now he's facing some opposition from current and former officers in the town on a measure to potentially reform the department.
History was made in Fort Worth, Texas last week when Joel Fitzgerald became the city’s first African-American police chief. Fitzgerald was sworn in last Tuesday following a troublesome year of racial incidents within the department. Former Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead retired in 2014. Three discrimination lawsuits have been filed against Halstead and the city of Fort Worth, after […]
