The Dallas Police Department needs a new academy to train the hundreds of recruits it's supposed to hire in the next few years — but what that training facility will look like is still up for debate.

The City of Dallas has named five finalists for consideration for police chief, nearly six months after former police chief Eddie Garcia announced he was leaving for an assistant city manager job in Austin.

The search for Dallas’ next police chief is nearing its conclusion as City Manager Kimberly Tolbert prepares to select from five finalists following a public forum.