Former Dallas, Arlington Chief of Police David Kunkle dies at 72
David Kunkle, a longtime North Texas law enforcement officer and chief of police who had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, has died at the age of 72, his family confirms.
For nearly 40 years, Kunkle wore a badge in North Texas during which he served as the chief of police in three of North Texas's largest cities. After leading the departments in Grand Prairie, Arlington and Dallas, Kunkle retired from law enforcement in 2010.Kunkle talked with officers about his diagnosis of Lewy body dementia“Ultimately, it’s going to be fatal. I don’t know if it’s going to be two years or 10 years, but it’s progressive and each day it gets a little bit worse.
Kunkle began his law enforcement career in 1972 with the Dallas Police Department. He quickly rose through the ranks, becoming the youngest captain in the history of the department. From there he took his first job as chief, in Grand Prairie, before moving to Arlington in 1985. Kunkle led the Arlington Police Department for 14 years before being named deputy city manager. In 2004, he left Arlington for Dallas where he was chief of police until he retired in 2010.
Following his retirement from the Dallas Police Department in 2010, Kunkle was named the"executive in residence" for the W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas.
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