The Port of Brownsville has hired a new police chief.
William G. Dietrich, a former and retired commander with the Brownsville Police Department, took over as the new director as the chief of police for the port’s Police and Security Department on Monday.
He will head a department that includes sworn police officers, security guards, and administrative staff, the Port of Brownsville said in a media release Wednesday.
Dietrich replaces former chief Carlos L. Garcia, who retired from the position July 8, after serving as chief for 10 years. Garcia previously served as chief of police for Brownsville Police Department.
Before joining the port, Dietrich retired from the Brownsville Police Department as commander, after 26 years of service. Throughout that time, he served in the Uniformed Services Command, Investigative Services Command, Special Investigations Unit, and served as the Hazardous Devices Unit commander, the release said.
Dietrich holds a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Texas at Brownsville (now University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) and is a graduate of the Canadian Police College. Dietrich’s training includes certification from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Bomb Technician School and the FBI’s Hazardous Devices School.
