Ed Kraus
After a 28-year career with the Fort Worth Police Department, Chief Ed Kraus has announced that he will retire.
In an email to employees sent Monday morning, Kraus wrote: "I feel so blessed to have served our community with you over the past 28 years. I will forever have fond memories of this department, our accomplishments, and especially the relationships shared. With change comes opportunity for improvement, and I have full confidence that you (our employees, volunteers, and leadership team), in partnership with our community, will guide our department forward."
Kraus began his law enforcement career with the FWPD in 1992, serving as an officer, detective, and sergeant in several units in the Patrol Bureau, as well as various executive roles. After the firing of former Chief Joel Fitzgerald in May 2019, Kraus became interim chief and took the job permanently in December.
Kraus has garnered national attention for his handling of local protests following the death of George Floyd, taking a knee with protestors in June and later dropping charges against those arrested for rioting.
Kraus intends to remain with the department through the end of the year or until the city hires a new police chief.
"Fort Worth has been incredibly blessed to have Chief Kraus at the helm of our police department,” Mayor Price said in a statement. “His servant’s heart has been what the City of Fort Worth needed during these unprecedented times, and his leadership has been transformative for our community. Chief Kraus has laid the groundwork for a more accountable and transparent department through various initiatives, from working with the police monitor to establishing the third-party panel review, and I am confident these efforts will continue for the remainder of his tenure and beyond.”
