DALLAS — Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia has told city officials that he plans to retire from law enforcement and appears to be in line to take a new position with the city of Austin, multiple sources told WFAA. The move means Garcia would be joining T.C. Broadnax, Dallas' former city manager who took the same role in Austin earlier this year.

Police Chief Eddie Garcia's resignation was a shock to Dallas' top officials. One council member said she was "blindsided" by the news that Garcia is leaving for Austin.

Police leaders say Chief Eddie García’s impact can’t be reduced to a single event in Dallas. In his more than three years here, he oversaw drops in arrests for lower-level offenses, reckoned with pyramid promotional schemes involving his officers and created a new constitutional policing unit.