Chief of Police Department in El Paso, Texas passes away.
Chief Greg Allen chief of the Police Department died and his death was announced on Tuesday by city officials. Allen joined the City in 1978 and in March 2008 was named Chief of Police.
While having discussion with El Paso Police Department’s academy Allen told KFOX14 in 2018: “I always wanted to be a police officer, ever since I was a kid”.
He served as Chief of the Police Department for 15 years after serving as a police officer for 40 years. It was reported that he died during recovery from a medical procedure.
“Chief Allen was recovering from the hospital from a medical procedure and unfortunately during his recovery, we lost chief” said Leeser.
“We lost a great leader today. El Paso Chief of Police Greg Allen was not only an incredible Chief of Police, but he was an incredible son, husband, father, and friend. He earned the respect of every officer on his force, and I was proud to call him my friend. He will be greatly missed, and the City of El Paso will be forever indebted to him for his leadership. Our heart goes out to his wife Rosanne and his entire family at this difficult and painful time. He was an esteemed member of our City family and we mourn alongside them,” El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser stated.
El Paso Chief of Police Department Greg Allen died and the city is mourning this unfortunate news. El Paso Police Department has also given statement on passing of El Paso Chief of Police Greg Allen.
“Today we are focusing on mourning our beloved police chief. We will be looking at the talent left behind. He left four very strong assistant chiefs. We’ll be giving them an opportunity and we’ll be talking to them and we’ll be following the same process as every department that we manage here in the city,” said Gonzalez.
A procession for the fallen Police Chief started from Hospitals of Providence East Campus on Jan 17, 2023. Tommy Gonzalez the City Manager said that the steps of choosing interim police shall be taken soon.
