What's Happening in Irving, TX…

Larry Boyd, Irving’s chief of police who has been in charge of the department since 2004, recently announced his plans to retire at the end of 2016, according to an article from CBS.

Boyd said he was honored to have served Irving, and praised the law enforcement officers with whom he has worked for over a decade.

Chief Boyd began his career in policing in 1980, when he joined the Irving Police Department for his first year. After his rookie year, he went to work for the Arlington Police Department, where he served for 22 years before he came back to Irving.

Boyd won high praise from both Irving’s mayor and the city’s manager. Mayor Beth Van Duyne called the chief a “rock of stability and professionalism” who had managed the police department with dignity, grace, and honor. She went on to characterize him as being of “strong moral character” and yet having a kind-hearted approach to law enforcement that informed the entire department.

Chris Hillman, the city manager, echoed the mayor’s praise of Boyd, calling him a “consummate professional” who understood how valuable it is to build relationships with community members, and who also knew the department needed sophisticated tools to meet the challenges of policing today.

Irving has hired Strategic Government Resources, an executive recruiting firm, to conduct a nationwide search for Boyd’s replacement.

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