Learn more about the finalists for Lewisville Police Chief

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Brook Rollins, Deputy Police Chief, Arlington Police Department.
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William Wawro, Assistant Chief of Police, Lewisville Police Department
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Lewisville Leader
By Arianna Morrison | Star Local Media
December 6, 2023

On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the three finalists for the Lewisville Police Chief position attended a meet-and-greet with residents and a public question-and-answer forum.

In late-November, Lewisville City Manager Claire Powell announced three finalists for the Lewisville Police Chief position. The three finalists, in alphabetical order by last name, are:

• Christy Martinez, Director, North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Police Academy
• Brook Rollins, Deputy Police Chief, Arlington Police Department
• William Wawro, Assistant Chief of Police, Lewisville Police Department

More than 60 applicants applied for the position of Lewisville Police Chief, and candidates were vetted through a comprehensive process to narrow down the field to the three most qualified candidates.

The new police chief will succeed Chief Kevin Deaver, who will retire in Feb. 2024 after serving for 35 years in law enforcement, with 25 of those years with the Lewisville Police Department. Deaver has served as the Lewisville Police Chief for the past five years.

According to City Manager Claire Powell, a new police chief will be selected by the end of the year so they can work with Chief Deaver for a smooth transition upon his retirement.

Here’s more about the finalists:

Christy Martinez, Director, North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Police Academy

Assistant Chief Martinez was born and raised in North Texas and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from the University of Texas at Arlington with Summa Cum Laude honors. She is actively pursuing her Master’s Degree in Public Administration at Tarleton State University.

Chief Martinez began her law enforcement career with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) where she served as a detention officer and communications specialist. After serving at TCSO, she joined the Grand Prairie Police Department and served in numerous assignments: patrol, property crimes investigations, child and sex crimes investigations, patrol sergeant, field training sergeant, property/financial crimes sergeant, and liaison on the Secret Service Task Force and Intellectual Property Crimes Task Force. In 2017, she was triple promoted to assistant chief where she performed duties for all three bureaus of the police department: special operations, field operations, and investigative services. After retiring with 20 years of law enforcement service, Chief Martinez joined the Caruth Police Institute as an honorarium instructor. Shortly thereafter, the call to return to law enforcement enabled Chief Martinez to be selected as the Director of the North Central Texas Council of Governments — Regional Police Academy where the mission is to provide high caliber professional training to current and future peace officers.

To learn more about Chief Martinez, see the City of Lewisville’s coverage of the question-and-answer forum on YouTube.

Brook Rollins, Deputy Police Chief, Arlington Police Department

Deputy Police Chief Brook Rollins has served the Arlington Police Department (APD) for over 21 years. After graduating college, Chief Rollins began his career in policing at APD where he gained progressive leadership experience, rising through the ranks as an officer, sergeant, lieutenant, and deputy police chief.

As an officer, Chief Rollins served in the patrol division, and an assignment in the special retail district. He served as an auto theft detective and a SWAT team member. While serving as a sergeant, Chief Rollins was a patrol supervisor, criminal investigations division supervisor, and SWAT team supervisor. In 2012, Chief Rollins pioneered the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program, one of the first of its kind for police agencies across the nation, and grew the UAS Program into a citywide operation, enhancing crime reduction efforts through technology.

Upon his promotion to lieutenant, Chief Rollins oversaw a department-wide data integrity project to collect, manage, and produce crime data and to share transparent policing information with the public more efficiently. He also served as the department chair for the Advancing 21st Century Policing Initiative under the Department of Justice’s Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services.

As a Deputy Police Chief, Chief Rollins currently manages the Investigative and Tactical Support Division, including the traffic, SWAT, community action team, and the management of the UAS program, K9 unit, special response team, mounted unit, and reserve officer unit, as well as the event management sections, overseeing AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field, including the recent World Series and victory parade. Chief Rollins will also serve as the division chief for the 2024 MLB All-Star Game and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

To learn more about Chief Rollins, see the City of Lewisville’s coverage of the question-and-answer forum on YouTube.

William "Bill" Wawro, Assistant Chief of Police, Lewisville Police Department

William “Bill” Wawro is currently serving as the Assistant Chief of Police for the Lewisville Police Department. He brings over 25 years of law enforcement experience with a history of teaching and leading police officers, emergency and tactical situations, and public relations. Wawro is also an instructor for the ILEA (Institute for Law Enforcement Administration) Texas Sergeants Academy (TSA), teaching Police Leadership 101 to current and new police supervisors.

Wawro has a background in critical incident management, criminal investigations, and training. He works closely with the Chief of Police to manage daily operations and frequently serves as acting police chief to seamlessly tackle time-sensitive issues and key departmental responsibilities. He has over 18 years of experience with S.W.A.T., leading others in high-stress critical incidents, and served the team as SWAT Commander for five of those years. He is the PD construction lead for the new 116,000 square foot, $97-million-dollar Tittle-McFadden Lewisville Public Safety Center.

To learn more about Chief Wawro, see the City of Lewisville’s coverage of the question-and-answer forum on YouTube.

Arianna Morrison is a reporter for Star Local Media, covering the communities of The Colony, Little Elm, Carrollton, Lewisville, Flower Mound and Coppell. Email her with story ideas and more at amorrison@starlocalmedia.com.