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PRESS RELEASE- CITY OF WOODWAY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2018
2:00PM

WE IN WOODWAY ARE VERY PROUD OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT. IN CONTINUING THE HIGH LEVEL OF PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT, I AM PLEASED, AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER, TO ANNOUNCE THE PROMOTION OF ASSISTANT CHIEF BRET CROOK TO DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE CITY OF WOODWAY.
CHIEF CROOK IS WELL PREPARED TO ASSUME THIS POSITION. AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF THE DEPARTMENT’S PERSONNEL AND OVERSAW THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THE CHIEF HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE FROM BAYLOR UNIVERSITY WHERE HE PLAYED FOOTBALL UNDER GRANT TEAFF. HE WAS WOODWAY’S FIRST K9 OFFICER AND IN 1999 HE WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN. IN 2002 HE RETURNED TO THE PATROL DIVISION AND IN 2003 CROOK GRADUATED FROM THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY. HE ALSO HOLDS THE MASTER PEACE OFFICER LICENSE AND IS A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR IN SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FIELDS.
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN OFFICER LIKE CHIEF CROOK IN THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO TAKE THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS CHIEF CROOK.