The superintendent for the Chicago Police Department resigned Wednesday from one of the country’s largest police forces. The resignation comes shortly after Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) lost her reelection bid.
Lightfoot announced that she accepted the resignation of Superintendent David Brown in a statement and said Brown’s last day will be March 16. First Deputy Eric Carter will serve as the interim superintendent until a new mayor is sworn in.
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“I accepted his resignation and want to commend him for his accomplishments not just for the department but the entire city,” Lightfoot said.
Brown has served as the superintendent since the early days of the pandemic, but he came under scrutiny after the city saw rising violent crime rates during his tenure. His job started just a month before George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. Floyd’s death sparked a summer of nationwide protests against law enforcement practices, including in Chicago.
Brown confirmed his resignation in a post Wednesday, stating that he had accepted a job as the chief operating officer of a Texas law firm. Brown had served as the police chief in Dallas before his stint in Chicago.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to work alongside the brave men and women of the Chicago Police Department,” Brown said. “I will continue to pray that all officers return home to their families safe at the end of their shift. May the Good Lord bless the city of Chicago and the men and women who serve and protect this great city.”
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Lightfoot lost her reelection bid on Tuesday and had been Brown’s strongest ally before her defeat. The other mayoral candidates, including the two who have advanced to a runoff election in April, vowed to fire Brown if elected.
Brown’s resignation comes just shy of his three-year mark as the chief law enforcement officer. Five of the other most recent police superintendents also lasted three years: Terry Hillard, Phil Cline, Jody Weis, Garry McCarthy, and Eddie Johnson, according to Fox 32. McCarthy and Johnson were fired.
