Reports: Fort Worth police chief will step down

Staff report

Fort Worth Police Chief Jeff Halstead is stepping down from his post, multiple news outlets reported Monday.

Halstead will make the announcement at the City Council’s afternoon pre-council meeting Tuesday, the outlets reported.

Mayor Betsy Price deferred to Halstead.

“I had a chance to talk with Chief Jeff Halstead this afternoon,” she said in a statement Monday. “Although there’s nothing official to release today, I understand the chief will have an announcement to make at tomorrow’s pre-council meeting at 3 p.m.”