City Hall Lists 10 Top Cop Candidates

DALLAS - Ten people have laid claim to the top spot at the Dallas Police Department.  However, none of the names on the list are current DPD officers.

Outgoing Chief David Kunkle retires later this spring and the city manager's office has said they'd like to find a replacement by the end of April.

The list released Tuesday includes:

• Joseph Costa, Chief Deputy, Dallas County Sheriff's Department
  Held position since 2005
  Master's degree in Criminal Justice from Boston University (1981)
   
• Michael D. Owens, former Director of Special Facilities, Miami University of Ohio
  Oxford, OH
  Left the Indiana State Patrol in 2001 as a district commander after 28 years
  Masters in Public Management from Indiana University (1990)
   
• John R. Magnier, Chief of Police, Glen Ridge, NJ
  Glen Ridge, NJ
  With department since 1985, as Chief since 2001
  M.Ed. Education from Seton Hall (1989)
   
• Gerald Mines, Consultant/Expert Witness, Equalizer Private Investigations
  New York, NY
  32 years with NYPD, ending as a captain
  Commissioner of Police in Mt. Vernon, NY in 2006
  MS in Criminal Justice Management from New England College School of Graduate and Professional Studies (2008)
   
• Sylvester Jones, Asst. Director for Witness Security, US Marshals Service
  Washington, D.C.
  Held position since 2005, with agency for 23 years
  Masters in Human Resource Management from University of Maryland (2004)
   
• James I. McDaniel, Chief of Police, Battle Ground, WA (until 12/09)
  Portland, OR
  Battle Ground, WA chief from 2005 to 2009
  Assistant Chief in Portland Police Bureau, 2004
  BA in Human Resource Management from George Fox Univeristy (1989)
   
• George T. Buenik, Asst. Chief, Houston PD
  Houston, TX
  Held position since 2004, with department 27 years
  Masters in Criminal Justice Management from Sam Houston State University (1993)
   
• Brian K. Jordan, Captain, Metro PD (Washington, D.C.)
  Washington, D.C.
  Held position for less than one year
  With department for 27 years, including 9 years as an assistant chief
  Masters in Criminal Justice Administration from University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa (1993)
   
• Jamie Fields, CEO, Police Liability Experts and Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University
  Detroit, MI
  Held position of deputy chief in risk management bureau of the Detroit PD from 2005-2009
  With Detroit PD since at least 1993
  JD from University of Detroit (1993)
   
• Donald Teti, Sr. Investigator, State of Nevada
  Las Vegas, NV
  Handles commercial transportation investigations for an unnamed state agency
  Held position with the Clark County School Police for 19 years (1987-2006)
  BA, UT San Antonio (1983)