Police Chief Hall Responds to Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s Unwarranted Comments
NBC 5 Exclusive: Dallas Police Chief ‘Offended and Exhausted’ By Mayor’s Comments
November 20, 2020: In an exclusive interview with NBC 5 Investigates, Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall said she is offended by the treatment she has received from Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and that she believes the mayor’s recent attacks on her leadership have become personal.
Speaking to NBC 5 Senior Investigative Reporter Scott Friedman, Hall fired back at comments Johnson made Wednesday in a news conference, where he suggested that the chief has not been doing everything possible to reduce violent crime. Johnson said he was happy to hear that the chief recently talked of a full-court press on crime but he added that we are, “long overdue for a full-court press.” “I have been asking for our city’s public safety leadership to engage in the active pursuit of criminals and the enforcement of our laws,” Johnson said.