The city of Woodway has selected a new public safety director to head the city’s police, and fire and rescue operations.
Assistant Chief Khalil El-Halabi will fill the role after the retirement of Chief Bret Crook, the city announced in a press release Tuesday.
El-Halabi
El-Halabi has worked in the Woodway Public Safety Department since 2008 and has held every rank in the organization, the press release states. He has a master peace officers’ license through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and a state firefighters’ license.
In academic credentials, the rising chief has a master’s degree from Kaplan University and is pursuing a doctorate in public administration through Liberty University.
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The new chief instructs cadets at the police academy and he also teaches new supervisors.
He lives in the Woodway area with his wife and children.
